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Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.
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Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko. episodes
- Bisi Obateru, CEO, JustiGuide: AI-powered immigration software for lawyers
🎙 On episode 111 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re talking to with Bisi Obateru, the CEO & founder of JustiGuide, an AI-powered immigration tech startup helping lawyers streamline immigration practice.
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check out Joorney here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Bisi Obateru, originally from Lagos, Nigeria, came to the US as an F-1 student to attend university. Frustrated and confused about visa options, he applied for an O-1 artist visa after graduating.Eventually finding H-1B cap exempt employment at a local nonprofit in the San Francisco area, the experience of not having a straightforward option, confusion and fear talking about immigration, and the expense, got Bisi thinking… There must be a better way.As an urban planning major and looking to streamline global mobility, JustiGuide was born.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Bisi’s early life in Nigeria, coming to the US on an F-1 visa, and his urban planning studies🔹 How Bisi navigated US immigration upon graduating, and the frustrations he came across🔹 Bisi’s entrepreneurial experience starting a music business and how it led to starting JustiGuide🔹 How JustiGuide works today, how it helps immigration lawyers, and the future of global mobilityAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #relocation #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out JustiGuide here: https://www.justi.guide/Follow Bisi on LinkedIn here: / bisiobateruDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 12 min - Aizada Marat, CEO, Alma: Simplifying O-1, EB-1 and NIW visas for top talent
🎙 On episode 110 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re chatting with Aizada Marat, the CEO & founder of Alma, an immigration tech startup focused on streamlining O-1, EB-1 and EB-2 NIW visas.
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Aizada Marat, originally from Kyrgyzstan, came to the US for her LLM at Harvard Law School. But despite her incredible credentials and experience, she ran into numerous immigration challengesSo like most immigration tech entrepreneurs, she started thinking: “Why was it so hard for me to get the visa I feel most qualified for? Perhaps there’s a better way?”Thus Alma was born, a platform that “simplifies immigration for founders, technologists, researchers and others at the top of their fields.“So, here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹 Aizada’s early life in Kyrgyzstan, practicing law at home, and why she chose Harvard law school🔹 Aizada’s immigration experience and challenges, and how it inspired her to think about a solution🔹 How Aizada left her legal career, her entrepreneurial experiences, and how it led to Alma🔹 What Alma does today, how immigration lawyers are involved, and her thoughts on legal techAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #legaltech #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Alma here: https://www.tryalma.ai/Follow Aizada on LinkedIn here: / aizadamaratDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 12 min - Dorna Moini, CEO, Gavel: Law firm document automation and intake software
🎙 On episode 109 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re going to hear from Dorna Moini, the founder/CEO of a legal document and process automation startup called Gavel!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Dorna Moin, an LA-based lawyer, worked as a corporate attorney for a number of years. Along the way, she became quite involved in pro bono work, specifically with domestic violence victims.But of course, handling DV cases was manual, involved a lot of paperwork, and forced her (and her pro bono client) to spend her precious limited time on administrative tasks… and so her first tech product was born - a tool to help domestic violence survivors navigate the legal process.And while this didn’t end up becoming a business, it led to the creation of Gavel!So, here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹Dorna’s family’s immigration story, her early years, education, and why she decided on law school🔹Dorna’s experience doing pro bono work for domestic violence clients, and how it inspired her🔹Dorna’s first tech product, and how it eventually evolved into what would become Gavel🔹What Gavel does today, how immigration lawyers use it, and the future of legal techAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #legaltech #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Gavel here: https://www.gavel.io/homeFollow Dorna on LinkedIn here: / documentautomationDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 18 min - Philip Smart & Jackson Perry, Cofounders, Parley: O-1, EB-1 & EB-2 visa AI
🎙 On episode 108 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re speaking to two co-founders building an AI immigration startup for O-1, EB-1 and EB-2 NIW visas, Philip Smart and Jackson Perry of Parley!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Philip and Jackson were friends in college and always wanted to build something together. Both have entrepreneurial backgrounds and founded successful businesses in college, and, along with a third co-founder, they were exploring a number of industries.Along the way, Philip spoke to his father, a long-time immigration attorney, about his challenges, thoughts on tech in immigration, and possible opportunities. That conversation hit the nail on the head - using technology to make his father’s work better was the winner. Thus, Parley was born.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹Philip’s and Jackson’s background and their journeys in college attending UNC.🔹Their entrepreneurial endeavors during college, lessons learned, and vision for their futures.🔹How their conversations with Philip’s father, an immigration attorney, inspired Parley.🔹What Parley does today, where the company is header, and general thoughts on immigration tech.And more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #legaltech #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Parley here: https://www.parley.so/Follow Philip on LinkedIn here: / phildsmart and Jackson on LinkedIn here: / jackson-perryDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 14 min - Lisa Wehden, CEO, Plymouth: O-1 visa immigration tech platform
🎙 On episode 107 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re speaking to Lisa Wehden, the founder and CEO of an immigration tech startup disrupting the O-1 space, Plymouth (aka Plymouth Street)!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Lisa’s entrepreneurial story is one that, like many, stems from the frustration she felt dealing with her own immigration journey. Lisa, who was applying for an H-1B visa, was ultimately not selected back in 2020. She felt she had no other options until she started digging more into the O-1 visa…Lisa ended up finding an attorney who believed she had a case, so she worked on her qualifications, put together a strong petition on her own, and had her new attorney review it, recommend suggestions, and ultimately file it. She was successful, and she wanted to help others do the same.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹Lisa’s background, education in the UK, and early career🔹How Lisa came to the startup world, which ultimately brought her to the US🔹Lisa’s challenging US immigration journey and how it led to the creation of Plymouth🔹How Plymouth works today, plans for the future, and Lisa’s vision for immigration techAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #legaltech #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Plymouth here: https://www.plymouthstreet.com/Follow Lisa on LinkedIn here: / lisa-wehden-aa111385Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 3 min - Jimmy Zahoor, CEO, Infotems: AI & cloud-based immigration case management
🎙 On episode 106 of the GMI Rocket show, we have the opportunity to chat with Jimmy Zahoor, the founder of one of the longest-standing immigration case management platforms Infotems!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Jimmy’s story is one that includes multiple instances of immigration. First his family immigrated from Pakistan to Canada when he was a young boy, and then, decades later, Jimmy moved his family from Canada to the US for work.When Jimmy’s immigration lawyer asked him to photocopy and send over all his immigration docs for his US visa application, the software engineer in Jimmy said, “there must be a better way.” It started as a private FTP server to share documents securely with this lawyer. It turned into Infotems.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹Jimmy’s family’s immigration journey and growing up and going to school in Canada🔹Jimmy’s journey to the US for work and the immigration experience that got him thinking about🔹How Jimmy first started Infotems and early days building the company on nights and weekends🔹How Infotems evolved, what the company does today, and where it’s heading in the futureAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #h1bvisa #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Infotems here: https://intranet.infotems.com/index.htmlFollow Jimmy on LinkedIn here: / jimmy-zahoor-580b092bDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 17 min - Khalil Zlaoui & Tina Zedginidze, Cofounders, CaseBlink: Immigration AI tech
🎙 On episode 105 of the GMI Rocket show, we dive into an AI immigration tech startup focused on O-1A, EB-2 NIW, and EB-1A applications called CaseBlink with two of its co-founders, CEO Khalil Zlaoui and COO Tina Zedginidze.
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Khalil, a machine learning scientist with a background in data and AI, started to work on a solution to the massive challenge of US immigration leveraging his experience and knowledge. Using generative AI, he thought, to help individuals and immigration lawyers get through immigration more easily.Along with Tina, an experienced immigration lawyer excited about building leveraging AI and a third co-founder, they’re doing just that.So here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹Khalil and Tina’s backgrounds, studies, and early career paths.🔹How Khalil came across immigration as a problem to solve and his first steps toward a CaseBlink.🔹How Khalil and Tina connected, joined a tech accelerator, and iterated on CaseBlink.🔹What CaseBlink does today, their vision for the company’s future, and thoughts on immigration AI.And more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #globalmobility #legaltech #h1bvisa----Check out CaseBlink here: https://caseblink.com/Follow Khalil on LinkedIn here: / khalilzlaoui and Tina here: / tina-zedginidzeDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 13 min - Xiao Wang & Romish Badani, Boundless: Family + work immigration tech M&A
🎙 On episode 104 of the GMI Rocket show, our next M&A Series installment, we dive into one of the biggest industry acquisitions of 2023… Boundless acquiring Bridge. I’m incredibly honored to have Boundless founder Xiao Wang and Bridge founder Romish Badani on the show to talk about it!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )I’ve had both Xiao and Romish on this show before, so definitely check out those episodes.In short, Xiao has built Boundless into one of the biggest immigration businesses in the world, with a focus on family-based immigration. Romish built Bridge to be a tech-first business immigration platform, supporting companies with their work visa programs. In 2023 they joined forces.So here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹Xiao and Romish’s backgrounds and how they built their businesses separate businesses🔹How Xiao and Romish first connected, and their path toward discussing a potential acquisition🔹What the M&A process was like and their thoughts about Boundless now post-acquisition🔹Their vision for the future of Boundless and immigration tech, and some advice around M&AAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #globalmobility #relocation #legaltech----Check out Boundless here: https://www.boundless.com/Follow Xiao on LinkedIn here: / xiaowang1 and Romish here: / romishbadaniDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 7 min - Rodrigo Camarena, Director, Justicia Lab: Tech for immigration justice
🎙 Episode 103 of the GMI Rocket show is a super exciting one, because we’re diving into a nonprofit immigration tech incubator of sorts, Justicia Lab, with its Director, Rodrigo Camarena!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Rodrigo’s story starts in Mexico, where he was born. His father, an engineer with work opportunities in the US, first brought Rodrigo to the US when he was about four. They crossed the US / Mexico border countless times as a kid, and that was Rodrigo’s first experience going through immigration.Since 2004, Rodrigo’s been working with the immigrant community. At NYU as a researcher, at a nonprofit supporting NYC’s immigrant community, for the city of New York supporting minority-owned businesses, and eventually Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), which became Justicia Lab when he came on as a Director and turned it into a pro bono legal tech incubator.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹Rodrigo’s family’s immigration journey, growing up in two countries, and how that impacted him🔹How Rodrigo’s experience at NYU, and how he landed his first job helping immigrants🔹Rodrigo’s career journey in the public and public-adjacent sector, and how he came to IAN🔹How IAN evolved into Justicia Lab, what it does today, and where Justicia Lab is headingAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #asylum #justice #legaltech----Check out Justicia Lab here: https://www.justicialab.org/Follow Rodrigo on LinkedIn here: / rodrigo-camarenaDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 2 min - Kim Humphreys, CEO, BYDcash: Financing your legal immigration journey
🎙 On episode 102 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re diving into payments company and platform BYDcash, that helps clients finance immigration services, with CEO Kim Humphreys!
(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈 )Kim started her career in a communications role at Secure First Network Bank, which was actually the first pure Internet bank in the United States, launching in 1995, that had no physical branch bank offices and could only be accessed online.In 2011 she founded a payments company called NOW Corp, an accounts receivable solution for businesses, and then in 2021 founded BYDcash, which helps those seeking immigration support get loans to cover both your attorney fees and your government filing fees and uses a proprietary algorithm to decide immigrants’ creditworthiness.Here’s what we’re going to talk about on this episode:🔹Kim’s background, growing up in Georgia, and her studies at the University of Alabama🔹Kim’s career in the banking sector and how she ultimately launched her first company🔹Kim’s experience with her first business and how and why it led to launching BYDcash🔹What BYDcash does today, where it’s heading, and Kim’s thoughts on immigrant financeAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #h1bvisa #banking #neobank----Check out BYDcash here: https://bydcash.com/Follow Kim on LinkedIn here: / kimhumphreysDigital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! / romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-pub...1 hr 14 min
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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