I started with no tech background and kept going.

Where I started

I went to Bustamante High School in Lionel Town. I left at 16. I didn't pass most of my exams the first time. But I was named Best Performing Student in English at graduation, and I went back later and earned the passes I needed.

The teacher years

From 2017 to 2019 I taught maths and social studies to 10- and 11-year-olds at Cross Primary and Infant School. That is where I learned to explain hard things simply. It is also where I learned that people come first. Every tool I build now starts there.

The turn

I was accepted to study marketing at university. I was working at a gas station to make it happen. Then COVID came, and I lost my home. The plan was over.

In 2020 I joined the military. I still serve today.

Building

I always wanted to fix the way people in Jamaica get help over the phone. Hours on hold for simple things. I first wanted to start a call centre, but I had no money and no network. So I turned to AI and taught myself.

In 2024 I registered Axespire Solutions Limited. Its first product is YuhChat, an AI voice assistant for everyday life. For me, human-centered AI means technology that answers like a person who cares, in a voice that feels like home.

Recognition

In April 2026, YuhChat won 1st place at the UTech Technology Innovation Centre's "Know Your Numbers, Pitch for the Future" competition. It received the MIIC Innovation Award of J$500,000 from the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. The Gleaner covered it in May 2026.

The book

I wrote my story down in The Big Head Boy: The Story of a Boy Who Never Gave Up. It is for anyone who learns differently, or was ever told they wouldn't make it.

Life

I'm a father to a young son. He is the reason I want to build something that lasts.

Use what's around you. Don't stop until you figure it out.

Want to build something with me? Get in touch.