Trinidad entrepreneur Colleen Paige has addressed criticism surrounding her businesses and personal life while explaining why she chose not to answer detractors publicly.
Paige appeared on the Dai Good Talk podcast in an episode released on October 1. The programme’s description says the conversation traces the development of The Beauty Basement, BC Beauty Academy and frozen-dessert brand The Chunky Bunny, while also examining the role of her sister Peyton in building the businesses.
The episode is notable because it presents Paige discussing backlash over her prices, desserts and marriage. According to the programme, she did not record a response video or go live to challenge critics, choosing instead to continue working on her ventures.
That decision places the interview within a wider conversation about how Caribbean entrepreneurs respond when their businesses and private lives become subjects of public debate online. Social platforms give customers immediate ways to praise, criticise or question a brand, but they also create pressure for owners to answer every claim in real time.
Paige’s account offers a different approach. The episode frames persistence, family collaboration and continued expansion as her response to scrutiny. It also describes The Beauty Basement as a major luxury salon in south Trinidad and BC Beauty Academy as a training operation for aspiring aestheticians.
The Chunky Bunny added a separate consumer brand to that portfolio. Its creation forms part of the podcast’s wider account of how Paige moved from one venture to several connected businesses.
The episode was recorded at LADNEK Media Studio in La Romaine and hosted by Kendal St Louis and Keron. Its description presents the interview as the first occasion on which Paige has publicly opened up about some of the criticism directed at her.
Rather than treating the discussion as a general personality profile, the interview provides a local example of the choices business owners make when social-media attention crosses into their personal lives. Paige’s central message is that setbacks and criticism do not have to determine what an entrepreneur builds next.
