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Starting a social enterprise in Australia as a migrant ft. Arianna Watson

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - August 31, 2021 00:30 - 37 minutes
Momentum is gaining for social enterprise all across the world. In this episode, we are having a chat with Arianna Watson.  Arianna came to Australia from Italy in 2020 just before the pandemic began. Passionate about social enterprise, she along with her co-founder started Think Enough. In thi...

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Building a space tech startup ft. Taofiq Huq

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - August 05, 2021 03:45 - 38 minutes
In this podcast, we have interviewed Taofiq Huq.  Toafiq is the founder and CEO of Spiral Blue. Spiral Blue is developing onboard processing hardware for Earth observation satellites. In this podcast, we are discussing how Toafiq built a successful startup in the space sector, what are some of ...

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From being a pilot to becoming a serial entrepreneur! ft. Devan Sabaratnam

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - July 22, 2021 03:47 - 31 minutes
Devan moved to Australia with his parents when he was 11 years old.  Devan has done it all from being a pilot to a full stack developer to a serial entrepreneur! In this podcast, we ask Devan what it is like to start multiple businesses in Australia and some of the things startup founders shoul...

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Australian Startup Ecosystem 101 with Marlowe Mackenzie

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - June 14, 2021 15:11 - 30 minutes
In this episode we have interview our very own operations manager Marlowe Mackenzie.  Marlowe has been a part of the Australian startup ecosystem for over 7 years now and has mentored hundreds of migrant entrepreneurs aka #migrapreneurs. In this interview, we have asked Marlowe questions about ...

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Usman Iftikhar - There’s a lot of people who will tell you you can’t do stuff, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it.

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - June 26, 2019 23:29 - 36 minutes
Start Taking Action or “There’s a lot of people who will tell you you can’t do stuff, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it.” For our final episode this season, we are joined by Catalysr CEO and co-founder Usman Iftikhar. Usman shares the story of Catalysr, and how his own struggle to find work ...

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Naby Mariyam - You have to believe it will work out in the long run

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - June 25, 2019 12:55 - 37 minutes
From moving to Australia as a new mother where she knew no one, to building a software service as CEO of Coverhero, we chat to entrepreneur Naby Mariyam about her inspiring story, the social psychology of workplaces, and the importance of finding community. This episode was recorded at The Studio...

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Anne-Marie Elias - Just do it

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - June 08, 2019 06:07 - 41 minutes
We chat to social entrepreneur Anne-Marie Elias about her parents’ incredible story of grit, her journey into the tech startup space and what it means to address real problems that need solving. This episode was recorded at The Studio in the Sydney Startup Hub during the 2019 Catalysr / Fishburne...

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Long Phan - Walk the Talk

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - May 24, 2019 18:13 - 26 minutes
Long Phan is the co-founder of TTI Migration and Investment Consulting which specialises in providing business skills and migration pathways to overseas entrepreneurs and investors. Prior to TTI, Long has a storied history working for multinational corporations in multiple sectors. We chat to lo...

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Syed Mansoor - Changing a million lives by eliminating water poverty.

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - May 18, 2019 07:16 - 25 minutes
Syed Mansoor is an engineer and social entrepreneur who experienced Water Problems first-hand growing up in Pakistan. He wanted to do something about it as more than half a billion people worldwide lack access to clean water despite the technologies being available. As part of the Catalysr pre-ac...

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Brian Lim - They wouldn't give me a job because I was a migrant

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - April 20, 2019 06:22 - 30 minutes
Brian Lim has supported more than 1,000 startups across 100 market verticals across 6 continents. He has founded multiple companies, two which are in the space industry, and has raised more than $5M USD for his companies. He has mentored for the World Food Programs Incubator program and was an En...

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Mana Ohori - I can't believe I made it this far

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - March 21, 2019 23:17 - 20 minutes
Mana Ohori is a 23 year old material scientist and jewellery designer from Sydney. In 2018 through Catalysr’s pre-accelerator program, she founded “Diamonds from the Sky” which is Australia’s first lab grown diamond startup. Her goal is to grow diamonds above the ground using greenhouse gas as a ...

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Desh Amila - One Way Ticket

Migrapreneur Stories by Catalysr - March 15, 2019 04:52 - 22 minutes
Desh Amila is an entrepreneur, entertainer, and educator who is on a mission to educate, entertain and enhance the lives of those he connects with. He’s spearheaded the events, hip hop and entertainment industries, founded two charities, and launched one of Australia’s most influential events com...

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