Immigrant entrepreneur: Eva Sadej Company: Floss Bar Place of birth: Poland Employees: 27 Show notes 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, […]
83: Ali Payani did door to door sales to build his digital marketing agency: LookinLA
Immigrant entrepreneur: Ali Payani Company: LookinLA Place of birth: Iran Employees: 10 Show notes 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 […]
82: Without any computer science experience, Tal Frankfurt starts a software company now managing 100 employees
Immigrant entrepreneur: Tal Frankfurt Company: Cloud for Good Place of birth: Israel Employees: 100 Show notes 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 […]
81: Maria Karr came with $200 in her pocket to US, launches the first Russian beauty store in the US
Immigrant entrepreneur: Maria Karr Company: RumoreBeauty Place of birth: Siberia, Russia Employees: 0 Show notes 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 […]
80: Amanda Ma quit her corporate job and started a full service event agency at 24 years old with nothing
Immigrant entrepreneur: Amanda Ma Company: Innovate Marketing Group Place of birth: Taiwan Employees: 10 Show notes 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 […]
79: Lily Roden turns side hustle into a successful wedding florist business without any experience
Immigrant entrepreneur: Lily Roden Company: Lily Roden Floral Studio Place of birth: El Salvador Employees: All contract & freelance based Show notes 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 […]
78: After 14 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, Benita Kasbo launches a Syrian cheese company
Immigrant entrepreneur: Benita Kasbo Company: Kasbo’s Market Place of birth: Syria Employees: 0 Show notes 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 […]
77: Daria Tsvenger recovered from depression and at 23 years old she became a mindset expert
Show notes 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 entrepreneur and had started several startups. […]
76: Esmeralda Todorova came to US at 18 years old by herself, now running a successful bookkeeping company
Immigrant entrepreneur: Esmeralda Todorova Company: EDT Bookkeeping and Tax Place of birth: Bulgaria Employees: 0 Show notes 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 […]
75: Andy Cheng’s first business was with the Mexican mafia, but now he’s running 4 successful businesses
Immigrant entrepreneur: Andy Cheng Companies: Medi Supply GuruThe Pod Guru SStream Works GlobalHighlight Freight Place of birth: Taiwan Employees: 15 Annual revenue: $4.5M Show notes 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 […]
74: From the poorest of a poor country, Kam Knight became a coach, writer, and an author of 9 books
Immigrant entrepreneur: Kam Knight Company: MindLily Place of birth: Dubai Employees: 1 Show notes 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 […]
73: Andrea Ley went from an IT career to launching her Mexican coffee business on wheels
Immigrant entrepreneur: Amanda Ley Company: Olla Express Cafe Place of birth: Mexico Employees: 1 Show notes 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 […]
72: Odette D’Aniello, turns her creativity to build massive success in her cake business
Immigrant entrepreneur: Odette D’Aniello Company: Celebrity Cake Studio Place of birth: Philippines Employees: 26 Show notes 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 […]
71: Gautam Rao started his first startup at 23 years old, now he’s an investor
Immigrant entrepreneur: Gautam Rao Company: Investor Place of birth: India Employees: n/a Show notes 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 […]
70: As a refugee, Mamba Hamissi came with nothing to the US, launches an East African restaurant
Immigrant entrepreneur: Mamba Hamissi Company: Baobab Fare Place of birth: Burundi, East Africa Employees: 18 Show notes 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 […]
69: Richard Mensah started his very first startup at 18 years old, now he’s reinventing how marketing works
Immigrant entrepreneur: Richard Mensah Company: EllisX Place of birth: Ghana, West Africa Employees: 0 Show notes 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 […]
68: Yuting Su never imagined living in the States, but after creating a prototype during her thesis, it took off
Immigrant entrepreneur: Yuting Su Company: Thinker-Tinker Place of birth: Taiwan Employees: 5 Show notes 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 […]
67: Sahar Roques came with nothing to the US, launches a Persian sauce company
Immigrant entrepreneur: Sahar Roques Company: Spice of Life Place of birth: Iran Employees: 0 Show notes 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 […]
66: After Gemi Bertran’s body shut down, she became a Brain & Behavior Coach generating $1M+ annually
Immigrant entrepreneur: Gemi Bertran Company: Nourish the Brain Institute Place of birth: Barcelona Employees: 7 Annual revenue: $1M+ Show notes 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 […]
