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- David Cantor, Founder, Relocate: building a global immigration marketplace
We’re crossing the Atlantic to Europe for episode 62 of the GMI Rocket show to speak to immigration lawyer-turned-entrepreneur David Cantor, Founder & CEO of Relocate.
Relocate bills itself as “the first independent marketplace for Global Migration” and here’s how it works:Relocate has a roster of immigration experts from countries around the world, they create informative, country-specific content for the site, individuals interested in moving to those countries may come across that content, and ultimately reach out to the experts to set up a consultation.David officially launched Relocate in the beginning of 2021, which sounds like both a difficult time to launch a global immigration company, but also perhaps the perfect time.Before Relocate, David actually worked as a US and global immigration lawyer for New York-based Davies & Associates, and studied law in New York and Beijing.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:- David’s early days and educational journey, including studying law in China
- What got David interested in immigration law, and his career in it
- How David came up with the idea for Relocate, and his first steps
- Launching Relocate during COVID, and where the company is today
- The future of Relocate and David’s thoughts on tech and immigration
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #legaltech #relocation----Check out the Relocate here: https://www.relocate.world/Connect with David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmcantor/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/58 min - Anand Diraviyam, Director of Product, Aires: RMC tech in 2021 and beyond
On episode 61 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re exploring tech within the Relocation Management space by diving into the technology behind Aires with Anand Diraviyam, Director of Product Strategy and Management and Aires.
Instead of trying to paraphrase the company’s history, here’s what the Aires website says:“We opened our doors in 1981 as a freight-forwarding company. As we expanded, our founder, Jim Putt, envisioned a different kind of relocation company that would evolve into a multi-national corporation that revolves around our clients.”While not the founder of Aires, Anand has been with the company for over 13 years, and has helped Aires grow not just as an RMC, but also as a technology company.Anand has his own personal immigration story too - coming to the US from India where he received his bachelor's degree in engineering and computer science.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:- Anand’s early life, education and what drove his decision to try and move to the US
- Anand’s US immigration journey, and getting settled in a new country and job
- How Anand joined Aires and his career path at the company
- Aires technology today and where it’s heading
- Anand’s thoughts on security, privacy and the future of immigration and mobility tech
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #legaltech #relocation----Check out the Aires here: https://www.aires.com/Connect with Anand here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-diraviyam/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/1 hr 2 min - Russ Leimer, CEO, CitizenPath: Online immigration paperwork made simple
For episode 60 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re diving into an immigration tech company that helps applicants fill out and submit immigration applications, CitizenPath, with our guest, CEO & Co-founder, Russ Leimer.
Russ is actually a serial entrepreneur with a background in sales and marketing.After spending almost a decade in sales and marketing within the electronics and hardware space, first at Hamilton Hallmark, and then at Avnet, Inc., Russ started his entrepreneurial journey around 2000.Russ’s first entrepreneurial experience was buying into and growing a full-service marketing firm, which he eventually sold. In parallel, Russ launched a strategic and marketing consultancy.And then in 2013, with the help of immigration lawyers and technology experts, Russ co-founded CitizenPath to help aspiring immigrants with their immigration forms.So, here’s what we’re going to discuss:- Russ’s early life and background
- How Russ transitioned from his last “full-time” job to running his first business
- What Russ learned from owning multiple businesses, and selling one of them
- How Russ came across the idea for and initially launched CitizenPath
- How CitizenPath works and where the company is today
- What’s in store for CitizenPath, especially given recent legal tech regulatory changes
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #legaltech #relocation----Check out the CitizenPath here: https://citizenpath.com/Connect with Leimer here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rleimer/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/1 hr 7 min - Liam Brennan, CEO, Tracker Software: Business travel tech in 2021 & beyond
After a short break, we’re back in action with episode 59 of the GMI Rocket show! Our guest today is joining us from Ireland: Liam Brennan, CEO of Tracker Software Technologies, a business travel compliance company.
(I’m going to use the name “Tracker” for short, but don’t confuse it with US-based immigration tech company Tracker Corp, which was recently acquired by Mitratech.)Liam started out in moving, first at a leading London-based courier company and then TNT Express (which was acquired by FedEx in 2016).Then, after a stint at a major telecom company, Liam managed sales and operations teams at Travelport and then Paragon Relocation for over a decade.Eventually, in 2014, Liam recognized the need for tech in the industry that sits across everything from immigration tech to HR tech to tax and more - thus, Tracker was born.So, here’s what we’re going to discuss:- Liam’s early life and background
- How Liam first came across the moving industry, and his experience working there
- What Liam gained from then moving into sales and ops roles within relocation
- How the idea for Tracker first came about, and how Tracker works
- Liam’s experience raising $2M, and lessons for other founders raising capital
- What’s in store for Tracker in the future, and Liam’s thoughts on tech in the industry
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #legaltech #relocation----Check out the Tracker Software Technologies here: https://gtglobaltracker.com/Connect with Liam here: hhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/liambrennandublin/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/
Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/1 hr 7 min - Faith McClure, Founder, Enmigri: Immigration tech for Latin America
For episode 58 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re speaking with an immigration tech founder who is focusing on the needs of immigration practitioners in Latin America - Faith McClure, founder of Enmigri LLC.
Enmigri builds apps for immigration lawyers in Latin America to help them serve their clients, which is super exciting because we haven’t really focused on immigration practitioners in Latin America yet.Faith is a transactional and tech attorney by training, with experience negotiating tech and licensing agreements at Staples and teaching law at Fisher College and as a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School.But after traveling around Latin America and speaking to immigration attorneys around the region, she got the idea for Enmigri.
So, here’s what we’re going to dive into:
- Faith’s early life and background, and experience growing up
- Faith’s journey from law school to becoming a contract and tech licensing attorney
- Faith’s travels around Latin America and how the idea for Enmigri was born
- How Enmigri works today and where the company is going
- Thoughts on how immigration tech can support immigration lawyers in Latin America
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #legaltech #relocation----Check out the Enmigri LLC here: https://enmigri.com/Connect with Faith here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-mcclure-513b692/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/1 hr 3 min - Keli Propp, Co-founder, Immigrate: Canadian immigration made easy with tech
For episode 57 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re heading North of the border to Canada, to speak with Keli Propp, co-founder at product manager at Immigrate Software.
Immigrate combines a team of RCICs (Canadian immigration consultants) with an online platform that makes Canadian immigration quick and easy.The company was actually started by a husband-and-wife duo, Dirk Propp and Keli Propp. Dirk brings over a decade of experience as an RCIC and entrepreneur, having built two companies that matched employers and employees in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.On Keli’s side, she brings a wealth of experience in marketing and product, and has been leading Immigrate’s product buildout and marketing and branding efforts.We’ll be chatting with Keli, diving into her story and learning all about Immigrate!So, here’s what we’re going to discuss:- Keli’s origin story and background
- Dirk’s background and past entrepreneurial endeavors
- How the idea for Immigrate came about, and what it’s like starting a company with your partner
- How Immigrate works and where the company is today
- What the future holds for Immigrate and Canadian immigration tech more generally
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #legaltech #relocation----Check out the Immigrate here: https://immigrate.biz/Connect with Keli here: hhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/keli-propp-4b6188185/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/1 hr 15 min - Jonathan Petts & Ben Jackson, co-founders, Immigrationhelp.org: A free online DACA application tool
Episode 56 of the GMI Rocket show is the first time that we’ll be speaking to TWO co-founders at once! Our guests are Jonathan Petts and Ben Jackson, co-founders of immigrationhelp.org!
Immigrationhelp.org is a nonprofit that helps DACA applicants file their DACA applications for free, online. It’s already changed the lives of many people and continues to do so on a daily basis.As for Jonathan and Ben, Jonathan is a lawyer, clerked in a bankruptcy court, worked in BigLaw and then co-founded Upsolve, another nonprofit legal tech startup that helps users file for bankruptcy for free.Ben also attended law school, is a serial entrepreneur, and currently runs operations and tech at Immigrationhelp.orgThis will be a packed episode, so here’s what we’re going to discuss:- Ben and Jonathan’s backgrounds and their early years
- Jonathan’s journey as a lawyer and what initially led him to Upsolve
- Ben’s entrepreneurial path and how he eventually met Jonathan at Upsolve
- How Immigrationhelp.org was born and what it does
- Ben and Jonathan’s thoughts on DACA and the future of immigration tech
And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #globalmobility #legaltech #DACA----Check out the Immigrationhelp.org here: https://www.immigrationhelp.org/Connect with Jonathan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanpetts/Connect with Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-jackson-64397147/Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/50 min - Chris Kline, CMO, Mobility Empowered: building an online global mobility marketplace
Our guest for episode 55 of the GMI Rocket show is Chris Kline, a seasoned global mobility professional-turned-entrepreneur, and the founder of Mobility Empowered, an online marketplace for employee-sponsored relocation services.
Mobility Empowered connects companies, transferees, and relocation suppliers via a web-based platform with the goal of making relocation easier and more streamlined. In a way, it’s the culmination of Chris’s work in the global mobility industry over the past 20+ years at big like Primacy Relocation, Graebel Companies and Bristol Global Mobility. Which meant that he was keyed into the needs of not just the folks moving for work but also their employers (HR, immigration, etc.), suppliers (moving companies, etc.) and of course the individuals themselves.
So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:
- Chris’s earlier life and background
- How Chris got into the global mobility industry and grew his career
- What inspired Chris to start his own tech company & how he did it
- How Mobility Empowered works and where the company is headed
- Chris’s thoughts on global mobility tech and what he sees in the future And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #legaltech #relocation
Check out the Mobility Empowered here: https://mobilityempowered.com/
Connect with Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisklinemobilityempowered
Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/
Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/
Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
1 hr 28 min - Anali Guzman Molina, CEO, Emigreat: Immigration tech in Sweden and beyond
On episode 54 of the GMI Rocket show, our guest is an inspiring immigration tech startup founder building the future of immigration in Sweden: Anali Guzman Molina, Co-founder & CEO of Emigreat.
EmiGreat’s mission is to make migration to Sweden easier. Its aim is to close the information gap around the immigration process, enabling individuals to move more easily, and help companies hire immigrants more easily too.
And Anali knows a thing or two about immigration. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Anali worked as an architect for 2 years before moving to Sweden to pursue a master’s in international project management at the Chalmers University of Technology.
In school, Anali’s new tech connections, her own immigration experience, and her academic focus on and passion for social sustainability and equity eventually led to Emigreat.
Here’s what we’re going to dive into:
- Anali’s early life in the Dominican Republic and how she got into architecture
- Anali’s immigration journey to Sweden to pursue her master’s
- How Anali fell into tech and what inspired her to launch Emigreat
- What Emigreat does today and where it’s heading
- Anali’s thoughts on immigration tech in Sweden and beyond And more!
So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #legaltech #immigrationlaw #sweden
Check out the Emigreat here: https://www.emigreat.co/
Connect with Anali here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/analiguzmanmolina/
Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/
Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/
Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
1 hr 9 min - Dionnie Wynter Pfunde, Founder, Immigration Law Academy: How to build a successful virtual law firm
On episode 53 of the GMI Rocket show, we have one of the most electrifying and inspiring entrepreneurs in the immigration space: Dionnie Wynter Pfunde, immigration attorney and founder of Wynter Immigration Law Academy!
As an immigration lawyer, Dionnie has been practicing for over two decades. She pulls from her own immigration journey, moving to the US from Jamaica to meet her mom, with $20 in her pocket and a 4 year old in tow.
What’s so inspiring about Dionnie is that she’s actually had a fully remote law firm for years, working around the world, out of hotels and on beaches. She already has a tried and true set of tools, systems and processes in place for it, including a killer presence on social media, especially Clubhouse!
So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:
- Dionnie’s early life in Jamaica and immigration story
- Dionnie’s path to law school and becoming an immigration lawyer
- How Dionnie create a fully remote, virtual practice
- What led her to start the Wynter Immigration Law Academy, and what it does
- Dionnie’s thoughts on how tech can help lawyers go virtual
And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #legaltech #immigrationlaw #WFH
Check out the Wynter Immigration Law Academy here: https://www.immigrationlawacademy.com/
Connect with Dionnie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dionnie-wynter-pfunde-esquire-88413727/
Digital marketing for the immigration industry at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/
Digitize your LCA and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/
Connect with me on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
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About Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.
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The GMI Rocket podcast is hosted by me, Roman Zelichenko, an immigration lawyer-turned-immigration tech startup founder interviewing immigration technology founder and executives, and other influential people in the immigration and global mobility industry
About me:
I'm the co-founder and CEO of LaborLess, an H-1B compliance startup (http://www.laborless.io)
I'm the founder of GMI Rocket, a digital market agency helping immigration and global mobility firms with marketing (http://www.gmirocket.com)
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