About Us

How Nudge is Creating Impact

There is a community of innovators in the Caribbean waiting to translate transformative ideas into world-changing companies, but these entrepreneurs face deeply rooted obstacles that stand in the way of them pursuing their dreams and making a difference. We tackle the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurs and, by extension, the Caribbean, head-on.

Who
We Are

Nudge is a social enterprise connecting makers to the market-place, ensuring that country, culture, and community thrive.

We have created an ecosystem for Caribbean entrepreneurs to engage as a community and gain access to resources, support, camaraderie, and guidance. Nudge is the most direct bridge between innovative entrepreneurs and the Caribbean’s largest and most established companies. This unique position enables us to identify the challenges entrepreneurs face and harness the resources of big business to address them.

How Nudge

Began

2020

Now, three years later, we’re empowering nearly 200 entrepreneurs to build successful companies, contribute to healthier communities, and scale their impact across the Caribbean and beyond.

Our work began in 2020 with a discovery process to learn about the challenges facing Caribbean entrepreneurs.

2023

2020

Our work began in 2020 with a discovery process to learn about the challenges facing Caribbean entrepreneurs.

2023

Now, three years later, we’re empowering nearly 200 entrepreneurs to build successful companies, contribute to healthier communities, and scale their impact across the Caribbean and beyond.

Nudge is bolstered by the belief that complex problems are solved with unexpected, creative solutions — and that small businesses can save the world.

Nudge is creating

A Ripple
effect

Nudge has been able to create meaningful change in the Caribbean region by nudging us forward, one dream at a time. Nudge can influence other corporations to invest in this way and to recognize the value in doing this kind of work.

Meet The Founders

Anya
Ayoung Chee

Anya is a design strategist, social entrepreneur and winner of Project Runway Season 9.

Anya’s deep love for her native Caribbean, and her background in design thinking, led her to a role in driving social innovation in the region. She co-founded Nudge to address the challenges facing fellow entrepreneurs across the regionme page

Julie Avey

Julie is the Senior VP of People and Culture for the Massy Group.

She is driven by Massy’s purpose, vision, and values and by the potential to positively impact the Caribbean. With traditional jobs being disrupted, Julie co-founded Nudge as an avenue to strengthen relationships across sectors serving MSMEs which will ultimately lead to the thriving of Caribbean talent.

Massy Group

The Massy Group has contributed invaluable human capital and unprecedented financial resources to support Nudge’s mission to empower Caribbean entrepreneurs to build companies that benefit our communities. Our unique partnership with this powerhouse grants our community of entrepreneurs access to markets, expertise, education, funding, and community engagement.

“It gives the Massy team incredible pride to be part of the entrepreneurs’ journey and support their transformation from creator to successful business leader. Whether we are volunteering or mentoring to support important growth opportunities around financial literacy, customer service, branding, and quality control, or critical soft skills like networking, adaptability, and work-life balance – we go deep. We become family.”

Amanda McMillan,
Vice President, Group Wellness & Benefits, Massy

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