In The Hilla

Hajrudin Kalbic graduated from Iowa State with a bachelors in Accounting and Finance. Upon graduating, he moved to Busan, South Korea to start a private tutoring business. In this episode Rudi discusses education, moving to South Korea, entrepreneurship, and overcoming adversity throughout his life.

If you'd like to connect with Rudi, feel free to reach out to him via email:

Mohamed Karar is a student at the U of I (University of Iowa) studying Industrial Engineering and minoring in Business. He is a Forbes Under 30 Scholar and served as the President for the National Society of Black Engineers at U of I this past year. Mohamed is originally from Khartoum, Sudan and wants to work for a VC firm upon graduating. In this episode Mohamed discusses his career development, being a Forbes Under 30 Scholar, and mental health. He just started his internship with Goldman Sachs this month and will be back on the podcast at the end of his internship to talk about his experience.

If you'd like to connect with Mohamed Karar, please feel free to reach out via LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-karar/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-karar/)

Austin Thorn is an undergrad at UKMC studying Music Therapy, he is a recipient of the Gilman International Scholarship and traveled to Peru back in 2018. In this interview Austin discusses the impact of music therapy and his experiences with both music therapy and international education.

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Rashad Dixon is an undergrad student in economics and served on the analytics team for Bernie Sander's Presidential Campaign. During this episode Rashad discusses his experiences campaigning, why he went into economics, and the importance of having a data rights.

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An International Students Journey From Nigeria to Iowa

In The Hilla is a podcast by a young Sudanese entrepreneur who discusses everything from career development, entrepreneurship, real estate, and mental health! The purpose of this episode is to just give some context about myself and what to expect from the podcast.

I started doing interviews for my podcast back in April and am just now starting to post the content. My platform is just in the beginning stages of growth so please share and let everyone know!

When I originally had the idea for my podcast, I was thinking of issues within my community. It is rare to see engineers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and equity owners in a low income neighborhoods. At the end of the day people are a product of their environment and it is hard to be something that you can't see. Therefore, I created this podcast to serve as an example. As someone that is from a low income community, I never pictured myself being where I am today. Through this platform, I hope to educate/inform folks from similar backgrounds about the different avenues/possibilities that exist. And more importantly, break down how it was done as well as identify the challenges that can be expected.

Thanks for tuning in!