User:Brian M Benoit/sandbox

Brian Benoit is the Chief Executive Officer of the Benoit Academy of Steel Pan, Executive Producer of Legends of Panderica and an alumni professional fellow of the United States, Department of State, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). Mr. Benoit has won various awards for developing the steel pan industry from winning the National Youth Award for Entrepreneurship, BPTT award for pan making and tuning program by pan development unlimited, Ideas to innovation Award for his animated educational cartoon for steel pan from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago for his innovative excellence and commitment to shaping the future of Trinidad and Tobago and developing the education sector of the Steel Pan Industry.

Benoit is involved in entrepreneurship with a focus on music business and the business of steel pan having done a certificate in Music business from the Berklee College of Music, certificate in entrepreneurship from the Ministry of Labour in collaboration with the College of Science Technology and applied arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT), certificate in project management of the university of Adelaide. He is also the Pioneer of the course entitled Pantrepreneurship which is a program to educate steel pan musicians on the business of steel pan both locally, regionally and internationally.

Mr. Benoit has traveled to various parts of the United States and Peru promoting steel pan and finding opportunities to enter the USA, Caribbean and Latin American community for the further development of steel pan. He as partnered with Panlara, Cafe and Steelpan Collective to promote steel pan globally.

Benoit is using his entrepreneurial skills and connections to develop the steel pan industry to create jobs for steel pan musicians and other industry affiliates