Meet Abeena Gomes: Digital Marketer, Philanthropist and Podcast Host

Rianna Patterson
4 min readMar 8, 2021

In light of International Women’s Day I sat down with Abeena Gomes who is passionate about youth engagement and media. She is the founder of Shine Your Light Initative and Marketing Consultant at ASG Solutions.

Rianna: What lead you to advocate and work towards providing quality education? Is there a personal story that you can share?

Abeena: I have always been afforded the opportunity to learn. As I grew older I understood that not everyone has that privilege hence I decided to use the resources that I have to help others.

It creates a domino effect because they’re now equip with the resources to aid persons in their respective homes or even communities.

Rianna: How has your business changed since COVID? Have you introduced any new projects during this time?

Abeena: The nature of my business has always been online but I saw a decline in clientele due to the pandemic. I focused more on developing certain skills to expand my service offerings.

Rianna: What advice would you give a young driven lady/ younger self?

Shine your light and take up space regardless of who is uncomfortable with your abilities. We often times shrink to fit into the mold when we really should be true to…

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Rianna Patterson

TEDx Speaker, Personal Development Coach and Founder of Dominica Dementia Foundation. Support my work: http://buymeacoffee.com/riannapatterson