Latest Immigrantentrepreneurtips Podcast Episodes
84: With an Economics degree, Eva Sadej launches a mobile dentistry startup at 26 years old
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - July 12, 2021 22:42 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Eva Sadej Eva is originally from Poland and she immigrated with her family to the States when she was very young. Her parents had to downgrade and take lower paying jobs than what they were used to back home. As an immigrant, they had humble beginnings. Eva grew up and w...
83: Ali Payani did door to door sales to build his digital marketing agency: LookinLA
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - July 11, 2021 02:20 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Ali Payani Ali is originally from Iran but his entrepreneurial journey started when he was living in Dubai. He wanted to launch his startup but the government in Dubai did not allow him to do it only because he was Iranian. He tried so hard for 2 years, but was unsuccess...
82: Without any computer science experience, Tal Frankfurt starts a software company now managing 100 employees
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - July 05, 2021 06:20 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Tal Frankfurt Tal studied Business Administration and Communications in college, back home in Israel. He came out to the U.S. for a short program and met his wife. He later came out to live in the States at 26 years old and had to go find a job. But 4 months later he ...
81: Maria Karr came with $200 in her pocket to US, launches the first Russian beauty store in the US
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 29, 2021 05:25 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Maria Karr Maria originally came from Siberia, Russia when she was 19 years old. Her plan was to go to college and then go back home. It was never her intent to stay in United States. However, after college she started working for the corporate world. She ended up workin...
80: Amanda Ma quit her corporate job and started a full service event agency at 24 years old with nothing
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 25, 2021 04:22 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Amanda Ma Amanda moved to California with her family from Taiwan when she was 10 years old. Amanda Ma is the Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Innovate Marketing Group, an award-winning live & virtual experience agency that provides full-service event & activation ...
79: Lily Roden turns side hustle into a successful wedding florist business without any experience
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 23, 2021 01:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Lily Roden Lily came from El Salvador with her family when she was 7 years old. The country was suffering from civil war, gangs and drugs. They lived very poor and the area they lived in was considered "the projects." So her parents decided to move to United States. Whe...
78: After 14 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, Benita Kasbo launches a Syrian cheese company
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 20, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Benita Kasbo Benita came to the United States from Syria with her family. Her family came with very little when they first immigrated. They initially lived in a very small low income apartment complex. Her dad was a tailor, so he was able to secure a job fairly quickly, ...
77: Daria Tsvenger recovered from depression and at 23 years old she became a mindset expert
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 19, 2021 18:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Daria Tsvenger Daria always wanted to work for the Russian government and never imagined that she would end up living in the United States. But 5 years ago, she and her husband decided that it was a good move to come to Silicon Valley. Daria's husband is a tech entrepren...
76: Esmeralda Todorova came to US at 18 years old by herself, now running a successful bookkeeping company
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 17, 2021 18:47 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Esmeralda Todorova Esmeralda came to New York when she was 18 years old. Coming from a very small town in Bulgaria, she had no idea what she was getting into. On her first week being in New York, she was so close to hopping back on the plane and going back home. Handling...
75: Andy Cheng’s first business was with the Mexican mafia, but now he’s running 4 successful businesses
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 13, 2021 07:38 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Andy Cheng Andy's immigrant entrepreneur journey really started after his father passed away. He was 26 years and he became the President in his father's company over night in Shanghai. He didn't necessarily love that role, but he managed through it. It was challenging f...
74: From the poorest of a poor country, Kam Knight became a coach, writer, and an author of 9 books
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 11, 2021 04:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Kam Knight Kam was brought up in a poor country, India, where he grew up in the ghetto part of town and in poverty. Kam went to school in the States and became a Certified Public Accountant. He got a regular, 9-5 job but after doing some research he realized that man...
73: Andrea Ley went from an IT career to launching her Mexican coffee business on wheels
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 08, 2021 04:18 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Andrea Ley Andrea worked as an IT professional in Mexico and got an opportunity to work in the States for 1 year, so she took it! She was planning on coming back to Mexico but 8 years later found herself still in the US working at the same IT company. At 37 years old...
72: Odette D’Aniello, turns her creativity to build massive success in her cake business
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 04, 2021 21:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Odette D’Aniello Originally from the Philippines, Odette came to a small island, Guam with her family at a very young age. Her parents came to work on a bakery shop, that was owned by Odette's uncle and aunt. Little did she know that she was going to be working at the b...
72: From child labor, Odette D’Aniello, creates huge successes running her bakery shop
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 04, 2021 21:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Odette D’Aniello Originally from the Philippines, Odette came to a small island, Guam with her family at a very young age. Her parents came to work on a bakery shop, that was owned by Odette's uncle and aunt. Little did she know that she was going to be working at the b...
71: Gautam Rao started his first startup at 23 years old, now he’s an investor
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - June 02, 2021 22:13 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Gautam Rao Although Gautam's family was not made up of entrepreneurs, Gautam wanted to do something meaningful in his life. So at 23 years old he branched out and launched his very first startup, while in Singapore. His entrepreneurial journey lead him to start se...
70: As a refugee, Mamba Hamissi came with nothing to the US, launches an East African restaurant
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - May 29, 2021 05:58 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Mamba Hamissi Mamba Hamissi is originally from Burundi, East Africa. His wife was an activist and her life was threatened. Many times people were either killed or put into jail if they went against the government. We're in 2021, and there is still civil war happening in...
69: Richard Mensah started his very first startup at 18 years old, now he’s reinventing how marketing works
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - May 27, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Richard Mensah Richard grew up in Ghana and started his very first startup at 18 years old. He never imagined that he would end up in the States but when he applied to attend a masters program, he got accepted with Hult International Business School. Richard launched ...
68: Yuting Su never imagined living in the States, but after creating a prototype during her thesis, it took off
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - May 19, 2021 05:16 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Yuting Su Yuting grew up in Taiwan and she never imagined living in the States. Her dad came out to States to get his master's degree when she was 4 years old and she thought she would do the same. She came to the States to study on a master's program and her plan wa...
67: Sahar Roques came with nothing to the US, launches a Persian sauce company
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - May 11, 2021 05:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Sahar Roques Sahar fled to America alone at 25 years ago to pursue a higher education degree where she was banned by the government of Iran to achieve due to my religious beliefs. In the U.S. she studied Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at University of Maryland Co...
66: After Gemi Bertran’s body shut down, she became a Brain & Behavior Coach generating $1M+ annually
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - May 05, 2021 05:51 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Doctor Gemi Bertran Gemi was lead by love to come to the US and that's when she married her then, husband. At one point she was juggling and running so many things at once, alongside with raising her 2 children she had a breakdown. She was stressed, depleted in so m...
65: After launching 2 other business ventures, Yasir Shirazi launches a revolutionary company helping immigrants
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 30, 2021 04:43 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Yasir Shirazi Yasir came from Pakistan to study in college and earn his M.B.A degree. He launched 2 other business ventures but kept on a lookout for something more creative and meaningful. He kept noticing that he's running into the same problems on a regular basis....
64: Lei Wang went from Instructional Technology career to launching a commercial printing company at 45 years old
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 29, 2021 05:39 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Lei Wang Lei came to United States when she was 24 years old to study on a Master's program, majoring in Instructional Technology. She came all by herself and had no one to turn to. She went through a lot of different struggles and challenges as any other immigrant does...
63: From making $6/hour under the table to running 5 companies & generating millions, with Kalika Yap
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 24, 2021 05:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Kalika Yap Kalika was born in the Philippines but her family moved to Hawaii when the military coup took over. Her father was an entrepreneur and was always planting positive seeds in her life about entrepreneurship but Kalika thought she had a separate path. She always...
62:Vienne Cheung launches one of the first world’s most extensive variety for thigh high stockings
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 21, 2021 05:05 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Vienne Cheung Vienne's journey to the United States dates back to the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gold Rush ages. Her parents had to wait 15 years to get accepted to come to the United States. Vienne received her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and Psychology from U...
61: Nafy Flatley quits her corporate career to become a chef that features food from Senegal
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 18, 2021 04:19 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Nafy Flatley Nafy was born with a talent to cook and she was so natural with it. At 8 years old she could whip out a full blown meal and she found her happiness creating healthy meals. She came to the United States because it was her American dream. She pursued highe...
60: Timothy Roman went from being incarcerated to million dollar success
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 15, 2021 00:37 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Timothy Roman Tim grew up in Russia during communism times where life was tough. You had to go outside of the city to see who had the butter, the chicken, and your basic and trade what you had. Tim came to United States at 13 years old and he found himself all too ex...
59: Yuri Kuts started his company as an illegal immigrant, now making $5+ million a year
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 08, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Yuri Kuts Yuri had very humble beginnings when he immigrated to the United States. He and his buddy came to United States on a work abroad program. When they realized that it wasn't going to happen it was too late. They were already dropped off in the middle of a field ...
58: Veena Somareddy dropped out of PhD program to start a virtual reality physical & neurological rehab company
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 05, 2021 01:06 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Veena Somareddy Veena's immigration journey was not all that easy. She was denied three times when she applied for a visa. She had to fight for her entrance, but with her determination she knew she wanted to be in the US. She immigrated when she was 22 years old and ...
57: Maria Orozova launched her marketing company at 25 years old, they thrived during COVID
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - April 02, 2021 05:29 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Maria Orozova Maria was born in a communist country, Bulgaria where food was scare and buying anything was extremely difficult. She remembers people having to stand in the bread line for hours just because of the limited supply of food. Her family immigrated when she...
56: Wai-Loong (Y) was forced into entrepreneurship, went on to design amazing products
Immigrant Entrepreneurs - March 31, 2021 16:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsImmigrant Entrepreneur: Wai-Loong (Y) Lim Y came to United States when he was 29 years old. He was born and raised in Malaysia but immigrated from Canada. His entire life was spent doodling and drawing anything that comes to mind. He went into industrial design because that was really his pass...
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