Foreign Made Podcast

Krys Alex, Editorial and Documentary Photographer⁠
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Krys Alex is a photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia raised in Kingston, Jamaica. Her work uses tools of photojournalism, portraiture, and filmmaking to tell stories. Self-taught with a sincere passion for all things photographic, she teaches her subjects to show up in the lightness of their surroundings looking natural and authentic; amplifying the beauty that already exists. ⁠

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I Am an Immigrant, you can learn more here: https://www.iamanimmigrant.com/

Access Atlanta is hosting an Entrepreneurship night on June 16th, you can learn more here: http://act.ajc.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=0&em_id=9920.0

Welcome Atlanta recently launched a Georgia Career Pathway Guide for Nurses that provides guidance to internationally trained immigrants seeking to use their international education in the U.S. This free online e-guide explores career and academic pathways related to the field of nursing, as well as alternative and related careers. You can access the guide by clicking here. 

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Tedashii, Artist, Author, and Actor⁠
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Tedashii has been separating himself from the pack for the better part of a decade. With a slew of revered studio albums and EP’s to his name—including the masterful Below Paradise which debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart—the Texas-born and bred rapper remains a force.⁠

In this episode, we spoke about how creativity, entrepreneurship, and integrity play a critical role in our success. 
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Partner Info

I Am an Immigrant, you can learn more here: https://www.iamanimmigrant.com/

Access Atlanta is hosting an Entrepreneurship night on June 16th, you can learn more here: http://act.ajc.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=0&em_id=9920.0

Welcome Atlanta recently launched a Georgia Career Pathway Guide for Nurses that provides guidance to internationally trained immigrants seeking to use their international education in the U.S. This free online e-guide explores career and academic pathways related to the field of nursing, as well as alternative and related careers. You can access the guide by clicking here. 

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For more awesome podcasts like this, you can visit our website here: http://foreignmadepodcast.com/

Polina Marinova, Founder & Author of The Profile⁠
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Polina reads thousands of profiles a year, studying the world's most interesting people and companies. Her newsletter, The Profile, breaks down the wins and losses of successful figures each week, reaching tens of thousands of people who want to improve personally and professionally.⁠

You can learn more about the Foreign Made Podcast here. 

Peter Saddington, Co-Founder, and CTO at Emrit io. ⁠
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Peter is a 4x Founder, an Agile expert, and author. He has published three books on Scrum, Agile, and Personal Branding, and completed three graduate degrees in Education, Counseling, and Divinity. Oh, and he loves race cars.

In this episode we talk about how you can build something great, Peter details how just starting can help you make progress. Too often, our expectations are way too high. This often makes it difficult for us to start.
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Partner Info

I Am an Immigrant, you can learn more here: https://www.iamanimmigrant.com/

Access Atlanta is hosting an Entrepreneurship night on June 16th, you can learn more here: http://act.ajc.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=0&em_id=9920.0

Welcome Atlanta recently launched a Georgia Career Pathway Guide for Nurses that provides guidance to internationally trained immigrants seeking to use their international education in the U.S. This free online e-guide explores career and academic pathways related to the field of nursing, as well as alternative and related careers. You can access the guide by clicking here. 

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For more awesome podcasts like this, you can visit our website here: http://foreignmadepodcast.com/

Paul Brunson | Entrepreneur, TV Host,  USA Today Columnist, and Creator of Better With Paul.⁠
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Paul Brunson is a proud second-generation son of Jamaican parents and an internationally recognized expert in interpersonal relationships, personal development and entrepreneurship.⁠
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Paul currently serves as a featured business columnist for USA Today, co-host of UK's Celebs Go Dating, and Married At First Sight television shows, and host of the Better with Paul podcast and event series. He is also the founder and chair of "Give Love, Build Hope" - a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming schools in rural areas of the Caribbean.⁠

In this episode, we spoke about the value of building relationships and how to define your values. 

Jerry Lee, COO of Wonsulting

Jerry is a first generation American with a mission to turn underdogs into winners. He is currently a Product Strategy & Analytics Manager at Lucid and COO of Wonsulting.

Wonsulting has helped  thousands of people from non-traditional backgrounds get their dream careers.

Elvina Beck, Founder & CEO of Podshare.
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Born in Moscow, Elvina made her first home in the US in Brooklyn. After moving to LA to work in production, she came up with the concept of PodShare.
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PodShare is a shared housing network across expensive neighborhoods in California, for any duration of time. They offer a co-living membership model of 220 pods across a network of 7 neighborhoods with shared amenities.

Christian Zimmerman, Co-Founder & CEO of Qoins
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Christian is a first generation American based in Atlanta. A graduate of Georgia State, Christian founded Qoins in 2017 with co-founder Nate Washington.⁠
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Qoins a financial platform helping users pay off debt by rounding up the spare change from their transactions. Qoins has helped users pay off over $15,000,000 in debt to date.⁠

Zach Moreno, Co-Founder and CEO of SquadCast.

Mexican-American Zach Moreno is an author, developer, designer, founder, and podcaster. In 2016, he applied his skills and knowledge to create SquadCast, an Oakland-based startup that provides high quality recording tools for podcasters.

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Elisa Molina, Founder & CEO of Covedoza.

Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Elisa is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, a mother, and nonprofit professional.⁠

As a community leader powered by her feminist ideals and inspired by her Peace Corps service, she founded COVEDOZA LLC, an online platform that amplifies the voices of women artists that identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) while generating them passive income via short or long-term artist collaborations.⁠

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