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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#86 Strategic Wellness w/ Rochan Kakar
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Rochan was born and raised in a small sub-urban city - Chandigarh in North India. At age 23 he moved to New York to pursue a Masters in Finance at University at Buffalo. Today, Rochan Kakar is the Chief Strategy Officer at Granimals (www.granimals.com) a digital healthcare startup focused on helping people with mindset-led well-being, injury rehabi…
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#85 Green Ventures w/ Jorge Moraes
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Jorge is a serial entrepreneur with experience as a partner in numerous industries and countries. He has played a key role in managing and structuring over 30 business ventures, focusing on aligning strategies and policies across various sectors. Currently, he is focused on K3 Green Tech’s mission to bring sustainable solutions to the North America…
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Nida is a Canada-based entrepreneur and marketing strategist with a background in engineering and sales. She transitioned into marketing after moving from India, bringing a unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen to her roles. After working for a marketing agency and building strong client relationships, she founded her own marketin…
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Ting is a dynamic entrepreneur whose journey has taken her from China to the USA, and now, lucky us… To Canada! Ting has a bachelor in Interior Architecture, a Masters in Entrepreneurship with the University of Waterloo and is a cofounder of Rice Slurp Restaurant. Passionate about revolutionizing the Asian food scene in Toronto, Ting aims to elevat…
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#82 Imagination First w/ Edgar Azcorra
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Edgar is a disruptive innovator, who believes in imagination rather than knowledge. Co-founder of XactSize and successful serial entrepreneur who has helped in the growth of multiple sectors including telecom, retail and seafood. XactSize is an AI/AR (Artificial Intelligence/Augmented Reality) enabled Body Measurement Solution that has the ability …
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#81 STEM Revolution w/ Ritu Jhaveri
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Ritu is a tech-edupreneur on a mission! With over 12 years of experience in education across the globe, Ritu has worn many hats – from a humble teacher to a proud school principal, spanning across Canada, Singapore, Dubai, and India. Her passion lies in STEM education, and she is driven to revolutionize how students interact with science, technolog…
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#80 Engagement Leader w/ Farhad Khan
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Farhad Khan is the CEO and founder of Member Lounge, a leading technology platform that empowers associations to build robust membership websites. Based in Canada, Farhad brings a wealth of experience at the intersection of software and business. Under his leadership, Member Lounge has become a trusted partner for professional associations seeking …
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#79 EdMission Unleashed w/ Milan Sanghani
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Having more than 8 years of experience study-abroad industry, Milan is a recent international student, entrepreneur, and a Master of Entrepreneurship degree holder from Carleton University. He is a founder and CEO of EdMission Inc. based in Ottawa. Milan is passionate about immigration and very much active within recent immigration challenges being…
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#78 Remote Revolution w/ Pavla Bobosikova
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Pavla is a recently exited founder (WFHomie acquired by GoCo.io, HR Tech) and a mentor at the Neo accelerator. She began her startup career as a Product designer, moving on to lead Product at Nudge.ai (acquired by Affinity). She’s a triathlete who loves supporting ambitious people, abstract art, and debate.…
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#77 Social Capitalist w/ Ravi Ravindran
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Ravi is a 4X startup founder, a former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Toronto, and a Social Capitalist. Currently he is the CEO and cofounder of BLUMEx, an experiential media startup. BLUMEx automates the workflows of Podcasters, Streamers, and Creators. Its mission is to capture the stories of innovators advancing their ideas throu…
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#76 Pioneering Neurotech w/ Israel Gasperin Haaz
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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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#75 Education Influencer w/ Max Medyk
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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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#74 Nomad Innovator w/ Kingsley Madu
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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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#73 Engineering Dreams w/ Fatemeh Dastourian
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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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#72 Mastering Tech w/ Gilson Torii
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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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#71 Unleashed Resilience w/ Roya Kachooei
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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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#70 Startup Insights w/ Jay Krishnan
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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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#69 Global Navigator w/ Kasia Gurgul
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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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#68 - Impactful Journey w/ Urooj Qureshi
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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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#67 Cultivating Success w/ Julie Smolyansky
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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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#65 - Sales Maverick w/ Pouya Haidari
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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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#64 - Brilliant Minds w/ Dinesh Sharma
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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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#63 Fashion Industry w/ Christine Eruokwu
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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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#62 Financial Inclusion w/ Amadeu Ferreira
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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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#61 Tech-Driven Climate Solutions w/ Ataman Nikian
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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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#59 STEM for kids w/ Juliana and Fernando Montoya
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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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#58 Legal Innovator w/ Nishant Ahlawat
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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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#56 Community Builder w/ Lloyed Lobo
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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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#55 Soldier Entrepreneur w/ Abhinav Prakash
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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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#054 Financial Literacy w/ Doina Oncel
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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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#053 Intellectual Property w/ Siamak Riahi
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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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#52 StackAdapt w/ Vitaly Pecherskiy
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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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#051 Performance & Training w/ Sandra Veledar
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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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#050 LiveHolystic w/ James Beng Lee
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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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#049 Freedom over 9-5 Jobs w/ Arshia Jahangiri
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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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#047 Strategic Partnerships w/ Paola Saad
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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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#045 VC for Immigrants w/ Yuri Navarro
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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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#044 Learning Design w/ Garima Gupta
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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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#043 Immigration Support w/ Rodrigo Sotto
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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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#042 3Skills for you w/ Tobi Oluwole
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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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#041 Spice Journey w/ Shivani Dhamija
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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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#040 Human Connectivity w/ Thyagi Delanerolle
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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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#039 Conversation Catalyst w/ Ayo Owodunni
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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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#038 Framework for Tech Companies w/ Shahed Khalili
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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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#037 Sustainable Entrepreneurship w/ Seun Richards
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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. Seun Richards is a Canadian-Nigerian social entrepreneur, researcher, and community volunteer, passionate about providing sustainable solutions to local community problems and teaching social entrepreneurship. As an ent…
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