Wadelene Nicola is the CEO of Kompa en Action, Inc. She earned her MBA from Florida Atlantic University in 2020. She completed her undergraduate studies at Broward College, formerly known as Broward Community College, and earned her bachelor’s degree in 2018.
She founded Kompa en Action, Inc. in August 2005. Over the years, the company has gone through several major changes as it continued to adapt and grow. The company’s name was inspired by Kompa, also known as Compas, one of Haiti’s most popular styles of music.
Wadelene began by interviewing Haitian celebrities and producing a 30-minute television program that aired on Comcast Channel 76, serving viewers from Plantation to Deerfield Beach in Broward County, Florida. The company later expanded into the production and distribution of Haitian films and music for Creole-speaking audiences in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
In 2016, as CD and DVD sales continued to decline, she shifted the company into online retail, selling dry goods such as rice, beans, corn grits, and other products. She continued reinventing the company to keep pace with changing times and customer needs.
Since October 2020, Kompa en Action, Inc. has gone through additional changes, including website updates, rebranding, and the development of new products and services designed to reach broader markets.
Gotthem.biz is one of Wadelene Nicola’s latest projects, created to promote Haitian films and independent filmmakers while bringing their work to audiences worldwide.
She also operates Tifi Paste-A Depot, a warehouse-based business in Boca Raton, Florida, that sells dry goods to customers around the world.