When I met Chief Disruption Officer of ZOMA Business Solutions Rhonda Glynn, I didn’t think we could work together. I am more quiet, relaxed, laid back, I will get to it when I am ready to get to it. On the other hand Rhonda is not one to play around. She recognizes the importance of time and you will understand why as you read her story below; you will also understand why she says she is currently living the life she has always dreamed of. As a CDO (Chief Disruption Officer), there is a certain personality that goes with the title. She understands that game-changing small businesses (which is a part of the market she serves) cannot afford to become complacent; but must constantly innovate and work to keep their businesses relevant and “sexy” (needed) both internally and externally. And that is where she comes in…
READ RHONDA’S STORY BELOW:
I left school with 4 O’level passes, and while that could have confined me to a more prosaic life, I always knew that I was capable of more. But it was a struggle. I had almost zero support, had to find work, which I did in a series of dead-end jobs that were mostly temporary and nowhere close to what I knew I was capable of. I can’t begin to tell you how many tears and prayers took place. How many disappointments and heartbreaks. But I never lost faith in my dreams or my ability to overcome.
In 1991, I accepted a job as an airport security officer. The money wasn’t all that, but it was permanent and offered me the stability that I needed. Even more than that, it allowed me the opportunity to finally start to create the life I had always dreamed of. One where I would be independent, and never have to bow to the dictates of others.
It wasn’t until I was 40 that the first break came. I was able to pursue tertiary education at a minimal cost. Of course, I grabbed it with both hands – and in 9 years I was able to acquire 3 degrees; an Associate Degree in Security Management, a BSc. in Security Management and a MSc. in Aviation Management – all while still working as a security officer. I told myself that if I failed a course I would pay to retake/re-sit it, but I was not giving up.
In my job, my dogged determination came to the attention of one of my supervisors, who became my mentor and allowed me to attend many aviation-based workshops and training sessions. My proudest moment occurred in 2015 when I became the first female in my organization to become an internationally-certified instructor.
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Another proud moment was when I was chosen by my organization to become the aviation representative for a National Security Think Tank. In this role I was trained in all aspects of security- based analysis – a 2- year posting that allowed me to acquire critical analytical tools that I have been able to utilize in building my present business consultancy. For me, it has always been a struggle. But even at this stage, I look back at all the times when I could have given up and I didn’t – and where that dogged determination has led me.
Trincity, Trinidad
Zoma Business Solutions is the next stage of my evolution- to build a platform that tells my clients that they can dream the impossible and do it!! My business is my love story to others – to have someone to believe in them, the way I never had.
At present I am completing my doctorate in business administration. At 56, I am finally living the life I dreamed of all those years ago. My business is growing. I’m building a network of like-minded souls and, more than that, I am giving other people the chances I never got, letting them know that, even when no one supports your dream, people and opportunities will come along to help you accomplish everything you can imagine.
I feel really blessed to be a blessing to others. I take nothing for granted because I know that God tests us so that we can share our experience and testimony to others… I love what I do, and I’m so looking forward to the next phase of this journey.And so Rhonda is living the life she has always dreamed of and we are so happy to be a part of this journey with her.
RHONDA GLYNN
CHIEF DISRUPTION OFFICER
ZOMA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Rhonda's story first appeared in the
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