By Boat2Riches
The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.
Today my guest is Amine Rahal who is originally from Algeria. Amine is an entrepreneur and author with over 20 years of experience in the fields of technology and marketing. He has written for multiple magazines, including Forbes, Thrive Global, Inc, and many others. He is also a member of Young Entrepreneur Council and the Forbes Communication Council.
Throughout his career, Amine has been working with entrepreneurs from all over the world. He has lived in the U.S., Canada, and China. He is currently the CEO of IronMonk Solutions, a full-service digital marketing agency, and the CMO at Regal Assets LLC, an alternative assets firm, which includes metals and cryptos.
Amine recently released a book called “Immigrant Hustle: How 50 Entrepreneurs Came to America and Built Something Out of Nothing”. Amine and I discuss his book, his personal experience as an immigrant and entrepreneur, and why the American Dream is accessible to all of us, regardless of whether you are an immigrant or not.
Today my interview is with Traci Williams: a licensed psychologist, a single mom by choice and a fellow blogger/podcaster. Make sure to check out her awesome podcast about financial wellness, mental health and parenthood at https://www.healthywealthyroots.org/
Traci was born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago, where most of her family still lives. After moving to the U.S. for college and later, graduate studies, she eventually made her home here.
Traci is passionate about mental health and access to care, particularly for minorities and marginalized people. She is an Assistant Professor at Emory University. Her specialty is in child, adolescent, and family psychology.
We discuss Traci's personal journey as well as self-care for immigrants and the emotional side of immigration.
“the immigrant experience can be very isolating and overwhelming.”
Things that help:
Resources:
There are community mental health agencies that offer low-cost services. Traci worked at one of such agencies and has had immigrant clients. These clinics can be found via Google search based on geographic location.
Find a therapist/counselor who is licensed. If you don’t feel like the relationship is working for you, it’s ok to change therapists.
Psychologytoday.com offers a nationwide directory of providers.
On her website, Traci has a tab about starting therapy, what it’s like to go through therapy, how to go about finding a therapist, etc.
Full interview with Traci can be found HERE.
Anna Romanskaya is an immigrant from Soviet Ukraine. She came to the U.S. in 1989 as a political and religious refugee. They were able to exit the country through a treaty with Israel.
Anna is a Partner with Stark & D’Ambrosio, LLP in San Diego, CA, where she manages the firm’s Family Law Division. She represents clients in all aspects of family law, including pre- and post-marital agreements, divorces, child custody, child and spousal support, property division and post-judgment issues.
In our interview, Anna and I explore several aspects of Family Law, as they relate to new and established immigrants to the U.S. Some of these scenarios are hypothetical and some questions came from you, members of our Boast2Riches community on Facebook.
U.S. Family Law varies from state to state, so we focus on general principles and things that one needs to be aware of.
We discuss the following topics:Full interview with Anna https://boat2riches.com/episode17/
Nick relocated to Atlanta in 2011 from his native country of The Netherlands to pursue a career opportunity with Ritz Carlton. He studied hospitality in college and was fortunate to secure a role with one of the best companies in luxury hospitality.
At first it was an internship with a J-1 visa. Later, Nick worked for Madison Square Garden in NYC. Starting a family while working long hours in the winter pushed Nick to seek more life-work balance. After a decade in Hospitality Management, Nick decided to switch careers in real estate and move his family back to Atlanta.
In our interview, Nick and I talk about his journey to financial independence, his conscious choices towards creating a life that fits his priorities, and the importance of understanding and embracing American culture, whatever that local flavor might be. Nick offers excellent advice on how to navigate cultural differences once you encounter them.
Read on https://boat2riches.com/episode16/
I took a sabbatical from blogging and podcasting since June of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. My family and my business needed me. I had to work extra hard to stay afloat with my recruiting and consulting business and not rely on external help or loans. We also stayed busy working on the next milestone in our personal journey to financial independence. This summer we decided to venture into out-of-state real estate investing.
Read on for more details on why and how we did our first multifamily purchase in Tennessee https://boat2riches.com/episode15/
Miguel is a Certified Financial Planner who is originally from Mexico. He is an advisor in a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm, focusing on immigrants and people with interests on both sides of the MX-US border.
Miguel has a podcast and an online academy as side businesses. Miguel’s podcast, Dinero en Español, has been recognized in the Top 10 of Investment Podcasts on iTunes Mexico and in several Latin American countries.
We discuss the “sandwich generation” from the immigrant perspective. The sandwich generation refers to middle-age adults (often in their 40s and 50s) who care for both elderly parents and their own children. Immigrants must often balance their goals and finances when they have family to support abroad.
Listen to the full episode here
Kat Marie was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. when she was 21 to pursue a dance career. Kat was the first in her family to obtain an American citizenship, which allowed her to sponsor her parents’ Green Card.
Kat has now lived in the U.S. for over a decade. She has had a successful career as a dancer and aerialist, and is currently transitioning into the world of acting and stunts. You can find her full professional bio here: https://www.iamkatmarie.com/
She has also found success in real estate ventures, including house hacking and rental property ownership. She is presently living debt free with her husband and their 2 kitties in Los Angeles. They recently launched a podcast, WildlyWealthyLife, dedicated to financial freedom and intentional giving.
Episode web page https://boat2riches.com/episode13/
Nadia Malik is originally from Pakistan. She is a stay-at-home mom, who also runs an active financial blog, a YouTube Channel, and a brand new website aimed to help other individuals launch their own successful blogging. She heeds the advice from many reputable bloggers in the financial independent movement, to not let debt weeigh down on your family, but rather have you be in total control of your finances. Full interview here
Dobrina Ustun is originally from Bulgaria. She is an immigration attorney who runs her own nationwide law firm www.ustunlawgroup.com based in Dallas, Texas.
Dobrina’s practice is dedicated to counseling and representing clients in family- and employment-based immigration matters. She represents clients of corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. States.
Our interview is focused on hot topics that are affecting immigration to the U.S., which are presently unfolding, as of late April and into May 2020.
The topics discussed today should not be taken as any form of legal advice. It’s always a good idea to consult an attorney regarding your particular situation.
Episode's webpage and resources https://boat2riches.com/hot-topics-on-immigration-law/
John came to the U.S. from India, as a young man pursuing an engineering opportunity on a work visa. He had $1000 to cover him until his first paycheck.
John’s story resembles stories of countless professionals moving to the U.S. for work, who must start from zero in an unfamiliar environment and get themselves situated very quickly.
Now John is residing in the Bay Area. He hacked his career to achieve remarkable results despite living in a city with a high cost of living.
More of John's story on episode's page https://boat2riches.com/2m-net-worth-after-moving-to-the-us-with-1k/
John documents his journey in his blog “Financial Freedom Countdown”. His story has been featured on Forbes, Radical Personal Finance, Millionaires Unveiled, and several other media outlets.
By the way, John is not his real name. It’s an alias he uses to protect his identity since he is revealing a lot of personal financial information.
The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.