Immigrant entrepreneur: Yasir Shirazi Company: InstaKin Place of birth: Pakistan Employees: 14 Show notes 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 […]
64: Lei Wang went from Instructional Technology career to launching a commercial printing company at 45 years old
Immigrant Entrepreneur: Lei Wang Company: Minuteman Press Place of birth: China Employees: 2 Show notes 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 […]
63: From making $6/hour under the table to running 5 companies & generating millions, with Kalika Yap
Immigrant Entrepreneur: Kalika Yap Company: Citrus Studios | Orange & Bergamot | The Waxing Co. | Luxe Link | Conscious Kids Cookies Place of birth: Philippines Employess: 50+ Show notes 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 […]
62: Vienne Cheung launches one of the first world’s most extensive variety for thigh high stockings
Immigrant Entrepreneur: Vienne Cheung Company: VienneMilano Place of birth: Hong Kong, China Employees: 6 Show notes 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 […]
61: Nafy Flatley quits her corporate career to become a chef that features food from Senegal
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Nafy Flatley Company: Teranga Place of birth: Senegal, Africa Employees: 3 Show notes 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 […]
60: Timothy Roman went from being incarcerated to million dollar success
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Timothy Roman Companies: Imperial Kitchen & Bath | Roman Group Media | Kabinet Place of birth: Russia Employees: 3 Annual revenue: $250,000 Show notes Tim grew up in Russia during communism times where life was tough. You had to go […]
59: Yuri Kuts started his company as an illegal immigrant, now making $5+ million a year
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Iurii (Yuri) Kuts Company: Arena Van Lines Inc. Place of birth: Ukraine Employees: 47 Annual revenue: $5M-$7M Show notes Yuri had very humble beginnings when he immigrated to the United States. He and his buddy came to United States on […]
58: Veena Somareddy dropped out of PhD program to start a virtual reality physical & neurological rehab company
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Veena Somareddy Company: Neuro Rehab VR Place of birth: India Employees: 7 Show notes 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, […]
57: Maria Orozova launched her marketing company at 25 years old, they thrived during COVID
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant Entrepreneur: Maria Orozova Company: MODIntelechy Place of birth: Bulgaria Employees: 25 Show notes 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 […]
56: Wai-Loong (Y) was forced into entrepreneurship, went on to design amazing products
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Wai-Loong (Y) Lim Company: Y Studios LLC Place of birth: Malaysia Employees: N/A Show notes 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 […]
55: Dafang (Daisy) Jing created skincare products for herself, then quit her corporate job & took it full time
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Dafang (Daisy) Jing Company: Banish Place of birth: China Employees: 13 Show notes Daisy came from China with her family when she was very young. Growing up in an immigrant household where money was scarce and she was always about […]
54: Raised in an orphanage then became homeless, Magie Cook sold her salsa company for $231M
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Magie Cook Company: Magie Cook International Place of birth: Mexico Employees: 8 Show notes Magie was born in an orphanage where she spent 18 years of suffering. She had 68 brothers and sisters at the orphanage and at times she […]
53: Lauren Cohen created a concierge immigration consulting firm generating $1m in annual revenue
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Lauren Cohen Company: e-Council Inc. Place of birth: Canada Employees: 2 Annual net revenue: $1 million Show notes Although Lauren is Canadian, her immigration process was still lengthy and she had to fight for a better visa status. Lauren’s passion […]
52: Prateek Joshi created an AI, machine learning company & manages 35 employees at only 32 years old
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Prateek Joshi Company: Plutoshift Place of birth: India Employees: 35 Show notes Prateek’s interest in machine learning/artificial intelligence came early on when he was growing up in India. Since there was lack of clean water where he grew up, he […]
51: Immigration lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, provides her feedback and advice on the immigration process
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Show notes Kate is an immigration lawyer who does an amazing job by helping and serving the immigrants of America. Immigration is an international law which means that she can help anyone, regardless of their location in America. Kate provides some tools […]
50: Marie Capita’s near death experience opened the door for her to make a difference in the youth
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Marie Capita Company: Taste of Immokalee Place of birth: Haiti Employees: 15 Show notes Marie immigrated from Haiti when she was very young. She started her entrepreneurship journey after getting her law degree and starting her own practice with a […]
49: At 23 years old Spoorthi Kumar quit her I.T. job and opened up a coffee shop without any experience
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Spoorthi Kumar Company: Hidden Grounds Coffee Employees: 35 Show notes Spoorthi is a native born, but she left to India with her family at 5 years old. She eventually came back to the States to study I.T. but she didn’t […]
48: Liubov Lomonosova went from an engineering field to being a successful running coach
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Liubov Lomonosova Company: Lomonosovi Coaching LLC Place of birth: Ukraine Employees: 0 Show notes Liubov grew up with humble beginnings. Living in Ukraine, her family couldn’t afford to live in a house. In fact, living in a house was considered […]
47: From a poor immigrant, to building wealth through SAMO Financial with Alina Trigub
Listen on Apple Podcast Amazon Music iHeart Radio Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Pandora Immigrant entrepreneur: Alina Trigub Company: Samo Financial Place of birth: Ukraine Employees: 0 Show notes Alina grew up in Ukraine when anti-semitism groups were complete widespread. As a Jewish she and her mom feared for their lives. It was out of pure […]
