https://tradewindsbrief.com/tags/inspiration/Recent content in Inspiration on The Tradewinds Briefhttps://tradewindsbrief.com/images/brand/og-default.pnghttps://tradewindsbrief.com/images/brand/og-default.pngHugo -- 0.142.0en-usFri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-01-16-patriots-portfolio-dr-persaud/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-01-16-patriots-portfolio-dr-persaud/<p><strong>A Weekly Profile of Guyanese Excellence</strong></p> <p>At Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Sharmila Persaud is performing some of the world&rsquo;s most complex brain surgeries. But every morning, she looks at a photo on her desk: her grandmother&rsquo;s wooden house in Berbice, where she grew up without electricity.</p> <h2 id="the-journey">The Journey</h2> <p>&ldquo;People ask me how I got from there to here,&rdquo; Dr. Persaud says, gesturing around her state-of-the-art operating suite. &ldquo;I tell them: I got here because I started there.&rdquo;</p>