Join my discussion today with Sara Itacus, COO and co-founder of immigration tech startup Legalpad. Sara, herself from the Philippines, both understands the immigrant journey as an individual, and has also worked in the immigration tech space for over 6 years, previously at a company that went through one of the few acquisitions in our industry. We'll be talking about:

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Join my discussion today with Angelo Paparelli, immigration lawyer, blogger and thought leader. Angelo is an immigration partner at Seyfarth Shaw and founder of the Nation of Immigrators blog . We’ll be talking about:

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Join my discussion with Ronald Huiskamp, CEO and founder of RelocationOnline, Inc. , a web and mobile platform that empowers relocation service providers by automating and streamlining immigration, neighborhood search, home rental and other aspects of the relocation process! We'll be talking about:  

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www.relocationonline.com

On this episode I speak with Sam Stoddard, CEO and co-founder of SimpleCitizen, a tech startup that’s automating & streamlining the green card and citizenship process for individuals and now expanding into the business immigration side as well! We'll be talking about:

Sam’s background as an accounting professional and his journey to becoming an entrepreneur, the immigration experience that inspired Sam and his co-founders to launch SimpleCitizens and their first steps, what it’s been like to grow SimpleCitizen, what it's like raising outside funding , the future of SimpleCitizen and immigration & global mobility tech, and more! Subscribe and stay on top of immigration tech and marketing!

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https://www.simplecitizen.com

Umesh Vaidyamath: CEO of INSZoom: How a bad immigration experience and a Fed Ex package led Umesh to build the world's biggest immigration case management company

Join in on my discussion with Umesh Vaidyamath, founder and CEO of INSZoom, a leading immigration software company that provides case management and other immigration tech solutions to immigration lawyers, corporations, universities, healthcare organizations and non-profits. We spoke about:

Umesh's immigration story and how he came to the US on an H-1B to work as an Engineer, what inspired Umesh to start INSZoom and the first steps he took, how Umesh launched in his California Garage, and what the company was like as a startup, how Umesh weathered two recessions and how he's seen the immigration industry bounce back each time, advice to immigration lawyers and tech founders worried about the immigration industry today,  where Umesh sees the industry going in the future, and more! Subscribe and stay on top of immigration tech and marketing!

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http://www.inszoom.com

Toni Xu, CEO of Immingo: How Toni's Neverending F-1 status led to her practicing immigration law and launching a startup streamlining immigration

Join my discussion with Toni Xu, founder and CEO of Immingo (www.immingo.com), an immigration tech startup that automates and streamlines asylum, H-1B and O-1 and other visa applications, and the founder of Xu Law Group, which focuses on supporting immigrant founders. We spoke about:

Toni's background and journey as an immigrant from China, Toni's initial focus on music and philosophy, how Toni ended up in law school, the beginnings of Toni's legal career, how that inspired Toni to launch Immingo, and what it took to launch it, what Immingo does today, what Toni sees for the future of Immingo and immigration tech more generally, and more! Subscribe and stay on top of immigration tech and marketing!

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https://www.immingo.com/

John Khosravi, Immigration Lawyers Toolbox: Law firm success through YouTube and how John is now helping other immigration lawyers succeed

On this episode I have an awesome, high-energy immigration law firm marketing discussion with John Khosravi, a US immigration lawyer and the founder of Immigration Lawyers Toolbox which provides resources and materials for immigration lawyers about immigration basics, marketing and branding tips, and more. We spoke about:

How John was born in the US, moved to and grew up in Iran, and was top of his class even as an expat kid! John's journey to law school and his start in the finance and investment space,  how John got into immigration, and the niche he built his initial practice around . John's start with social media and how it helped him build his reputation, and firm, faster than he even imagined. How to get started on social media, what to focus on (and not focus on). Thoughts on the future of marketing in immigration, and lots more tips and motivational advice! Subscribe and stay on top of immigration tech and marketing!  

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https://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/

GMI Rocket - Immigration Tech Talks - With Romish Badani, CEO of Bride.Legal

On this episode, I speak with Romish Badani, co-founder and CEO of Bridge Immigration, about how he left a successful finance career to eventually launch an immigration tech startup that helps HR teams and in-house immigration professionals handle the immigration process. We spoke about:

Romish's background as a business major and how that led him to a career in finance, how Romish knew he wanted something more, which led him to attend Harvard Business School, how an internship with health tech startup ZocDoc opened Romish's eyes to how technology is disrupting different service industries, how Romish decided to on legal tech, and what the first iteration of what would become Bridge looked like, how Bridge evolved to become an immigration tech solution geared toward HR teams that hire and manage foreign talent, Romish's thoughts on the immigration tech industry and advice about fundraising, pivoting and the role of tech in the immigration space, And more! Subscribe and stay on top of immigration tech and marketing!

More information on Bridge.Legal Below: 

https://www.bridge.legal/

GMI Rocket - Immigration Tech Talks - With Josh Schachnow, CEO of Visto.AI.

On this episode, I speak with Josh Schachnow, a Canadian immigration lawyer and serial immigration tech entrepreneur, about how he fell into immigration law, his journey as an immigration tech entrepreneur, and more. We spoke about:

How Josh accidentally fell into immigration law, how Canada's favorable immigration policies created a brand new opportunity that Josh capitalized on, how Josh's entrepreneurial itch led him to launching his first immigration tech startup, and how that company failed, Josh's stint at a Canadian startup called VanHack, How Josh eventually started Visto.ai to help foreign students and skilled workers navigate the Canadian immigration landscape using tech, Josh's thoughts on Canadian immigration, - And more!  Subscribe and stay on top of immigration tech and marketing!

More Information on Visto.AI Below:

https://visto.ai/

Immigration Tech Talks - With Ian Hawes, CEO of Immitranslate.

On this episode, I speak with Ian Hawes, who dropped out of college, was the CTO of a tech company in his early 20s, and eventually founded ImmiTranslate, a web-based platform that provides immigration-specific translations. We spoke about:  

How Ian began coding at 11, and dropped out of college to take a full-time job as a developer, rose to the ranks of CTO in his early 20s and the opportunities and challenges that presented. Ian knew he wanted to start his own company, so he left his CTO role and went through a few failed startups. Ian and his friend and eventual business partner came up with the idea of ImmiTranslate after his business partner's challenges getting immigration documents translated. Listen to Ian's thoughts about where the immigration industry is heading next and where technology fits in.

More information on Immitranslate below:

https://immitranslate.com/how-it-works