Cosmocreole is dedicated to Seychellois women and those living overseas with a special connection to our islands. It was launched in July 2020 at the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Our mission is to offer a regular supply of articles, features and inspiration, primarily (but not exclusively) for Seychellois women. We provide insight into a diverse range of issues that truly resonate with the modern woman in Seychelles and beyond and showcase the content from a ‘Seychellois’ point of view from all corners of the world. This platform celebrates women in Seychelles and beyond.
If your curiosity brought you here, Welcome to the community!
Meet the team
Jini Gilbert-Finnigan
Founder & Chief editor
Jeannine worked as a Broadcast journalist, television newscaster and in public relations in Seychelles for a number of years before moving to the United Kingdom where she trained and worked as a Media and Communication lecturer and freelance writer. Jeannine’s ambition for Cosmocreole is for it to be that go-to online platform for Seychellois women everywhere, where they can recognise themselves, their experiences and be inspired by others.
Natalie Hodgson
contributor
Natalie has over 15 years of tourism marketing and sales management experience in Australia, Seychelles, the Middle East and the UK. In 2010 she moved out of the corporate world and became a freelance writer in the Middle East. Freelancing for publications such as Emirates Women, Mother Baby and Child Dubai, Yogalife Magazine Dubai, Doha Mums and Pot Pourri Magazine, Seychelles.
Rhonda Chapman
contributor & editor
Rhonda joins us from Western Australia, with a mixed background in radio, television, marketing, public relations and copywriting. During a school holiday stint helping the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation set up its first digital music library, Rhonda developed a strong interest in media. She pursued a scholarship and earned her stripes as a trained journalist and filmmaker upon graduating from media school in Western Australia.
Jade Gilbert-Finnigan
Contributor
Despite being born in Seychelles, Jade spent most of her childhood living in the UK where her father is from and spent a couple of years living and studying in Australia. She has completed her International Baccalaureate Diploma— studied English Literature, French, Biology, Philosophy, Geography, and Mathematics and is currently studying Modern Languages at the prestigious University of Oxford. Jade has always been an avid reader and passionate writer, so she started blogging at age 12. As well as her personal writing projects, she has contributed written pieces to an independent news outlet and has done work for a major British television news channel at the age of just 17.
Michelle Watts
Beauty Editor
Michelle lives in the UK and has worked and developed her career in the beauty industry, mainly, within the Estee Lauder Companies where she has been Counter Manager for Clinique, Estée Lauder and currently holds the position Counter Manager for Creme de La Mer – a luxury Skincare Brand still part of the Estée Lauder Companies. Michelle has had an impressive career in the industry-is a CIBTAC (Confederation of International Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology) qualified Beauty Therapist with 30 years of experience in the industry, and a member of BABTAC ( British Association of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology ).