Twigs Naturals Named Among VI50: Global Leader in Mentorship and Remote Internship.
August 18, 2025 — Twigs Naturals received a spot on Virtual Internships’ VI50 Report, which honours businesses that do very well in mentorship-driven remote internships. The VI50 honours 50 global organisations that provide well-organised initiatives, significant projects, and lasting effects. Twigs Naturals feels humbled to be the sole Trinidad & Tobago-based firm to get the recognition.
The VI50 classifies organisations according to their size and intern-hosting strategy based on input from over 1,500 interns. Twigs Naturals has been named a Legacy Leader, a designation given to vibrant, rapidly expanding businesses that employ one to three interns. Twigs Naturals also got recognition as a member of the Company Advisory Forum, joining a small group of companies that collaborate with Virtual Internships to influence the direction of remote internship programs around the world.
Internships at Twigs Naturals are intended to generate reciprocal benefits. Interns directly support company objectives while gaining practical experience in marketing, human resources, and logistics. The company’s strategy is focused on:
- Projects having a purpose that are in line with the current company objectives.
- Frequent check-ins and mentoring to guarantee development and advancement.
- A culture that values two-way learning, constructive criticism, and curiosity.
The Twigs Naturals program has received recognition for striking a balance between structure and assistance, allowing interns to advance important business tasks while developing their abilities and self-assurance. The program has proven to be successful in training young professionals for their careers, as evidenced by the 16 interns who gave their experience a 4.3/5 rating.
“Twigs Naturals partnered with Virtual Internships to address labor shortages during lockdowns. We quickly recognized the program’s broader benefits, including learning opportunities and global interaction,” said Nigel Jordan, CEO of Twigs Naturals. “This recognition affirms that our mentorship-driven approach is helping both our interns and our business grow stronger together.”
Being listed among the VI50 is an acknowledgement of the Twigs Naturals team and peers who provided room for development and direction, and interns, whose contributions produced real outcomes. It reminds us that well-planned internships have the potential to advance businesses and act as a springboard for future employment.
Our People & Culture Framework
At the same time, Twigs Naturals is establishing a foundation for expansion with its new People & Culture framework, which influences the company’s actions as well as its methods. As part of this effort, the business has been getting input and paying close attention. One of our interns interviewed with a team member from throughout the company. These discussions gave the team important information on what needs to be done better, how to go about it, and how to keep respecting and recognising one another’s identities, values, and views.
Twigs Naturals is dedicated to enhancing its culture and making sure that we continue to be a place where people can develop, contribute, and prosper together.