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The stories of entrepreneurs, leaders, coaches, and interesting people.
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Welcome to Find A Way Podcast, the podcast that celebrates the remarkable journeys and groundbreaking achievements of immigrant entrepreneurs who have founded startups in North America. Join us as we dive deep into the personal stories of these inspiring individuals, exploring their challenges, triumphs, and the diverse range of innovative companies they have built. Each episode features engaging interviews with immigrant founders, hailing from various corners of the world, who have embraced ...
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In this podcast, you will hear the lessons, ideas, strategies and stories that Head Coach of The League David Keesee has learned over the past 2 decades to become a professional athlete, help build multiple multi-million dollar businesses and help the members of The League to increase their personal incomes by 10 fold while living amazing lives. Listen as David coaches you on what it takes to win in business and life today.
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Looking at My Sister's Keeper through the psychoanalytic lens. Cover art photo provided by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@worldsbetweenlines
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Kelly Vance dives into the inspiring efforts of Viking Academy, a groundbreaking alternative education program in Bristol, Tennessee. One of the highlights focuses on the remarkable journey of Austin, a student who overcame significant obstacles to achieve academic and personal success. The conversation also outlines the innovative approaches Vikin…
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Israel Gasperin is an Engineer and Entrepreneur known for his passion for creating innovative solutions to address global challenges. He began his academic journey in 2004 at the Institute of Technology of Xalapa, Mexico, where he pursued a degree in Software Engineering. After graduating, he sharpened his skills as a software engineer and IT proje…
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John Wright tells his own story of the decisions and mindset that led him to break a generational cycle of low expectations to become a business leader and coach.由Matt Lavinder
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Join us as guest speaker Mark Pate discusses his climb in the world of finance and how he chose to step away to pursue teaching and founding an Alta Capital lending company with a twenty-four million dollar fund.由Matt Lavinder
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Shawn and Sarah Carter talk standup comedy and the unpredictable journey that led them to open a comedy club together in the small town of Bristol, TN. Originally from Boston, this couple played a huge part in bringing comedy as a new form of entertainment to the Tri-Cities area in East TN.由Matt Lavinder
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Max is an Education Influencer with a community of 300,000 members across various social media platforms. He moved to Canada 5 years ago, and started sharing his problems and bringing solutions that simplified complicated Government websites. His mission is to empower new Canadians with information and the support systems they need to thrive.…
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A leadership consultant, coach, and parent to six, Jim Powell discusses the art of leadership, communication, and building trust.由Matt Lavinder
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Matt Yelton, 4-time national championship college soccer coach, discusses his perspective on youth sports, the growth of the game, and coaching.由Matt Lavinder
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About the Guest: In this episode, we are joined by Derik Young, a seasoned professional within the real estate investment financing space. Currently affiliated with Vontiv, a financial technology startup, Derik works as a lending advisor, helping hundreds of investors monthly navigate the complexities of real estate lending. Hailing from Pittsburgh…
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Kingsley is the founder and CEO of Expedier – A global Digital money app for everyday banking for under-represented and underbanked communities. Kingsley is also a global digital nomad, speaker, and tech leader with over 15+ years of background as a Technology & Business Leader at Fortune 500 companies. Kingsley and his team at Expedier have won se…
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About the Guest: Erica Vasquez hails from the windy and vibrant city of Chicago. She brings with her a wealth of experience from her background in the corporate supply chain and customer service sectors. Having held various positions in account management, sourcing, and demand planning, Erica has transitioned her career path toward real estate inve…
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An accomplished structural engineer, that has dedicated 14 years to the design of high-rise and mid-rise structures. Recognizing the evolving needs of the industry, Fatemeh founded Strucwise, melding traditional engineering practices with AI. Strucwise stands out as an intelligent, automated AI-driven software, dedicated to addressing engineering c…
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About the Guest: Alex is a seasoned professional hailing from Harlem, New York, with an extensive background spanning various industries, including sales, finance, and real estate. With a strong emphasis on the value of communication, he has navigated his career with ambition and a knack for networking, allowing him to never have to formally apply …
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About the Guests: Ryan Lentz and Katy Lentz, a remarkable duo with an inspiring story, are individuals with a background in the corporate sphere who have transitioned into entrepreneurship. Ryan, previously immersed in the real estate domain, brings experience from a manufacturing background and a rich history in team sports. Katy, with a degree in…
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Gilson is a tech operator with extensive experience as a founder and executive. He is also a startup advisor, mentor and angel investor. With a 20-year career in technology companies, Gilson built and led teams in multiple functional areas. He has been a COO, CMO, CPO, Business Unit Leader, and a co-Founder, leading teams of hundreds of people in 7…
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About the Guest: Phil Dunbar is a seasoned Philadelphia native with a strong connection and identity with his city, largely shaped by his experiences with sports. He spent his earlier career working for faith-based non-profits, focusing on leadership development and training. Phil transitioned from his non-profit endeavors to start his own construc…
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Join us as we dive into Roya’s mission to empower millennials and Gen Z’s to make better financial choices. Roya for many years was deeply engaged in sports, having to set aside her athletic dreams to focus on academic achievements, leading her to study computer engineering. This decision paved the way for her eventual move from Iran to Canada with…
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Jay is a globally successful entrepreneur and the CEO of the Accelerator Centre. He brings 20+ years of executive leadership across venture capital, entrepreneurship, and product development. Having founded and guided three startups to acquisition, he has extensive firsthand experience in the startup lifecycle. Before entrepreneurship, he held key …
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Kasia is an avid explorer of ideas & cultures. As a professional executive coach, author and founder of Mindquest Global Leadership Development, Kasia works with founders who are ready to scale globally, as well as busy leaders at global companies, including Amazon, Cisco, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Samsung, HSBC and Visa. She loves equipping leaders wi…
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Urooj Qureshi is the Founder and CEO at Design Centered Co. a leading design and digital transformation agency shaping the narrative around design and technology in Canada. He also leads the product division at the firm responsible for the creation and operation of Impactor App, an innovative solution that is enabling organizations to accelerate, i…
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Julie Smolyansky, is a soviet immigrant that became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she took over Lifeway Foods at the age of 27 in 2002. Since then, Julie has continued the company’s growth trajectory with creative product development and marketing to bring kefir, the company’s flagship product, into the U.S. mainstream. Under…
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Nardin is a co-founder and CTO at Simmunome, where she combines her knowledge in engineering, machine learning, and neuroscience. After gaining experience as a regional electrical engineer at Proctor and Gamble, Nardin's passion for research drew her back to academia. This led her to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at McGill University, where she ut…
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Born and raised in Iran, Pouya migrated to Canada and got into sales at a young age, he has worked across 07 industries, outsourced sales for multi-billion dollar companies and celebrity entrepreneurs. After that experience, he ventured into business for himself. Pouya does a lot of training and consulting work, helping business owners sell more an…
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Dinesh is a Relationship Builder and a Change Agent. As a Human Resources Leader, with more than 25 years of global corporate experience, Dinesh has worked both in North America and India. One of Dinesh’s benchmarks of success is his community work. He believes in lifelong learning and sharing his knowledge with other professionals in the industry.…
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Christine is the founder of Kaima Designs, an African-inspired trendsetting clothing brand whose Corporate Social Responsibility prioritizes poverty reduction through girl-child education and women empowerment initiatives in West Africa. She co-founded United Colours of Fashion, a non-profit whose mission revolves around harnessing the talents of n…
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Amadeu Ferreira, CEO & Founder of Vambora, is a FinTech innovator championing financial inclusion who moved from Brazil to Canada with his wife in 2016. With a unique background in legal, financial analysis, and product development, he's transforming the financial landscape for those underserved by traditional systems. As an immigrant, he’s passion…
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Ataman is the co-founder of Maple excellence. An innovative CO2-Energy auditor company that leverages technology for scalable, affordable, efficient, and effective auditing of carbon and energy. Ataman has over 12 years of experience in the field of industrial engineering and also has the lead auditor certificates from IRCA for multiple ISO certifi…
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Anferny is a serial entrepreneur with experience in FinTech, EdTech, and consulting work in data analytics. He is currently leading the business and data science team at Dataraction. He and his talented team is working on the implementation of hyperledger fabric (in other words, blockchain), building customized analytics dashboards, and developing …
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Today we have with us Juliana Montoya and Fernando Vega, who are two young people that are passionate about entrepreneurship. Their company is called Colamakers, and it focuses on teaching robotics and programming to children aged 6 to 12 years old. They strive to bridge the gap in STEM education, specifically in coding, in response to the rapidly …
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Nishant has studied law and arts at the Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University in India. He has also completed a Master's degree in law from the same institution, focusing on international business, trade, and tax laws. Additionally, he has a diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from a Deemed University in India. Nishant has obtained c…
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Ambitious, result-drive and creative professional with 5+ years of comprehensive experience developing marketing strategies, sales funnels, and lead generation to provide a rapid increase in sales and online traffic. Superb client management abilities and time management skills with strong experience in contract negotiation, B2B sales and establish…
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Lloyed Lobo, an entrepreneur, podcast host and community builder, experienced the Gulf War as a young refugee in Kuwait, witnessing the strength of community in evacuating the population to safety. As the co-founder of fintech platform Boast.Al, he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company to $10 million in annual recurring …
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Abhinav is a soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces and social entrepreneur who has carved out a reputation for challenging the status quo. He strives to build on the wealth of international experience and cultural learnings that he has accumulated from travel to over 50 countries. As an avid photographer, he is used to seeing things in different per…
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Doina Oncel is a changemaker, founder, innovator, social entrepreneur, and a licensed financial broker, building communities and helping families with access to financial literacy. She was named the 2021 WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner. Additionally, Doina has been nominated for the 2021 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards and t…
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Siamak is the founder and CEO of Riahi Patents, Inc. He has over 18 years of experience in research, development, and intellectual property. After spending about a decade in academia, he needed more challenges and decided to use his technical expertise in the Intellectual property world. He started working for an IP search firm in the U.S. and star…
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Today our guest is Vitaly. He is currently leading operations, marketing, product teams at StackAdapt, a venture-backed technology company (currently 900+ people strong). Vitaly Pecherskiy is a passionate entrepreneur with two core values: BIG MISSION and DOING GOOD. learn more about him here: https://vitalypecherskiy.com/archives/2021/8/14/all-bus…
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Sandra Veledar is a seasoned business transformation architect and technology leader with 20+ years of experience who is deeply motivated making a positive impact on people’s lives. Sandra built her career delivering business impact with technology-enabled solutions and people-first approaches. Sandra has worked on large scale business transformati…
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For as long as he can remember, James has been fascinated by human development and been on a quest to answer two key questions: “What makes for a successful life?” and “What makes people change?” He thought he had all the answers as he spent two decades of his life traveling the world and rapidly gained “success” and recognition across various bus…
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Born in Tehran, 1994, Arshia is an entrepreneur with a deep interest in establishing companies that prioritize team members' freedom over adhering to rigid 9-5 jobs. He has already founded successful ventures like Gardeniya, 9876 Studio, and Lil in Iran and Canada. Currently, he is passionately working on his latest startup, Solenery in Toronto, wh…
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Mandip is a serial tech entrepreneur from India, that has made a name for himself in the startup world. With two successful startups under his belt, he is now focused on his latest venture - an AI-ML powered English language platform called IELTS Analyst. Mandip's entrepreneurial journey began with his first startup, I Can Infotech. The company pro…
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Paola wears many hats but there has been one consistent theme throughout her career, to unlock value by creating strategic partnerships and interpersonal networks. In her role as the founder of Mandala Group, BankingBook Analytics and In Vino Frances Veritas she helped her clients scale up and occupy white spaces, enter niche markets and develop sy…
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With a degree in Business Administration and a passion for innovation, his career has traversed the realms of software development, network infrastructure, and the transformative power of converting software into tailored services. Presently, as the CTO of Neojets, Emerson is at the helm of an innovative SaaS platform designed to revolutionize the …
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Yuri's background in investments dates back to when he graduated from school and got a job at a bank. Since then, Yuri's path has been anything but straightforward, having held senior roles in Government (economic development and clean tech), helped to launch an incubator (Centre for Urban Energy), run startups (Avante Smartboxx) and leading a non-…
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Just 11 years ago, Garima was an immigrant woman of color in a country with no connections. In the last 6 years, through grit and dedication, she has worked towards building a company that does well for all associated with it. Even as a small, fully remote firm, Artha provides full health benefits, competitive wages and a flexible work schedule to …
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Originally from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Rodrigo came to Canada in 2015 as a MBA student and few years later started his own business in the immigration sector. He is the CEO and Co-founder of Lakehouse Immigration Consulting, where he helps entrepreneurs with innovative business to take it to the next level by immigrating to Canada via the Startup …
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This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Tobi not only is an entrepreneur, but he is also a Sales Leader & Coach with experience building high-capacity teams and profitable online businesses. He is passionate about helping unfulfilled and underpaid employees e…
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This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Today our guest is an Indian immigrant who moved to Nova Scotia with a diploma in public relations in 2011 to be with her partner. Shivani’s Kitchen was established in 2014 when Shivani Dhamija recognized an opportunity…
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This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Thyagi is the CEO and Cofounder of OOt, the human connectivity platform designed to help people build personal and professional connections in real life. Over one-third of the population suffers from loneliness, impacti…
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This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Ayo is a management consultant who brings over 10 years of experience in coaching, training and strategic direction to enterprise level clients looking to achieve big-picture goals while also focusing on diversity and i…
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This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Shahed is originally from Iran and moved to Canada in 1997 with his family. He started his first business in 1999 as a college dropout and was acquired in 2000. The company that acquired them then became a victim of the…
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