The Immigrant Entrepreneur

By Kent Trabing - Please Subscribe to Hear All Episodes

Personal Journals Society & Culture Business Careers Management & Marketing

What's The Immigrant Entrepreneur about?

How Immigrants Crush It, While Facing Big Challenges

4.9

125125 ratings

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Immigrant Entrepreneur episodes:

03.24.2017
063 Luis Corena – First Village Coffee, Ossining, NY
One of Luis’ favorite television shows when he lived in El Salvador was Beverly Hills. After he arrived at San Francisco airport his uncle drove him around Pacific Heights, where all the elites live. Luis, thinking this was what America was like,...
03.02.2017
062 Otto Berkes – Cofounder of Xbox and CTO at CA Technologies
Otto Berkes is Chief Technology Officer at CA Technologies, a 4 billion company with 13,000 employees in 40 countries. CA Technologies helps companies build software, run their applications, manage their cyber-security, and much more. Today he manages engineering teams, people like himself when...
12.22.2016
058 How to Think Like a Philippine Free-Style Wrestler / Entrepreneur – Chiara Cokieng
Chiara Cokieng is a young entrepreneur and copy-writer, in the Philippines who thinks a lot. She told me she wanted to be an entrepreneur many years before she could spell it. She lifted herself up above her environment in two ways –...
10.20.2016
054 How To Get Lucky! (Hat Tip to Howard Marks) – Bonus episode
Welcome IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR listeners to this bonus episode. Over the last year I have published podcasts every other Thursday. Because the number of listeners has increased, I’m considering to publish weekly. In the meantime, please enjoy these bonus episodes. I have...
10.06.2016
053 Reducing the Cost of Visas – Jonathan Moyal of Oliver.ai
Jonathan Moyal cofounded Oliver.ai, to reduce the cost and stress for those applying for a visa to the United States, a problem many of their friends had faced. They promote themselves as The easiest and most secure way to get...
09.22.2016
052 Bonus! TEACHLR – Enseñanza De Aquellos Que Quieren Aprender En Línea – Moises Annicchiarico
See Episdoe 50 for my interivew in English with Moises Annicchiarico Also see translation of this episode in the transcript below. Moises Annicchiarico es el CEO y co-fundador de el popular Teachlr punto com, una comunidad, de cursos online, y clases en...
09.08.2016
051 You Can Pick Me Up and Drop Me Off Anywhere in The World – Sasibai Kimis of Earth Heir
Sasibai Kimis has a good heart, lots of courage, and a wonderful laugh. Perhaps those are the ingredients to make one adaptable, which is Sasi’s secret power. I asked her about her greatest skill that she could offer to listeners: “I would...
08.18.2016
050 TEACHLR – Teaching Those Who Want to Learn in Latin America
Sometimes I wonder, what about those talented entrepreneurs who stay in their emerging-market country? In this episode we meet an entrepreneur in Venezuela, an emerging market - and one of the most challenging places to live and work today. Moises Annicchiarico,...
08.03.2016
049 BONUS EPISODE – Snips from Gary Vaynerchuk, Hiten Shah & Due Quach – To Introduce The Immigrant Entrepreneur
Welcome to The Immigrant Entrepreneur. This is a bonus episode. Two days ago we were listed #4 on iTunes New and Noteworthy, and #16 in the business category of PodcastChart.com. I want to give you new listeners a flavor of The...
07.28.2016
048 How to Be the Person You Dreamed of Becoming! Emily Filloramo!
Why is it important that you do the work you have chosen to do, and not someone else? How can you break through to the next level? How do you get out of your own way? How do you overcome...
07.16.2016
047 “It Kind of Breaks My Heart” – Sheila Pakdaman
Sheila Pakdaman, demonstrates that the power of gratitude is in paying attention to the details, paying attention to the nuances of the stories that surround you, from your parents, from the sacrifices others have made, to the needs of others. ...
06.30.2016
046 How to Measure Your Customer’s Success – Alexander Kesler
As an immigrant entrepreneur, who founded a successful digital marketing agency, Alexander Kesler gives back many ways One way is to uplift his 25 Romanian employees who are on rotation to work with his 25 Boston employees at his digital marketing...
06.16.2016
045 Making Internet Available 24/7 in the Philippines – Dennis Mendiola
Dennis Mendiola loves to build bridges. Tens of millions of bridges. Between Filipinos overseas and at home Between computers and mobile phones Bridging online users and offline mobile subscribers Between those wanting to share prepaid credits In the...
06.02.2016
044 You Can Really Do What You Choose to Do – Allen Vaysberg
You can really do what you choose to do, Allen Vaysberg teaches, if you put your mind to it. The way to do it is to look at other people’s examples. Allen speaks simple, profound words. For example: “In order...
05.19.2016
043 Empowering You and the World through Crowdfunding – Indiegogo
Indiegogo.com is the 722nd most visited website in the America, and one of the most visited websites in the world. Because Indiegogo gives possibility to peoples’ dreams. There are over 300,000 campaigns on Indiegogo as we speak. They send millions of...
05.05.2016
042 The Story Is No More Important Than The Storyteller
Journalist, Kevin Ferguson, recalls the Irish community in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where he spent his summers. He recalls: “You felt safe as a child because no one was watching you, but everyone was watching you. You ate at...
04.21.2016
041 Running a US Company (Spreaker) from Italy
Radio is a $45 billion per year industry, I didn’t know that. Francesco Baschieri created Spreaker to allow new entrants into this huge market - such as podcasters, and creators of radio shows - to present their content more professionally. ...
04.07.2016
040 Pat Flynn – Be Yourself – Serve Others – Filipino Style!
Pat Flynn of The Smart Passive Income leads. People follow him. People listen to him. Millions of people. He’s not a politician, movie star, or news anchor. He’s like you or me. Maybe a little funnier. And paradoxically maybe a...
03.24.2016
039 Wherever You Are, You Can Get Where You’re Going – Brett Gajda #2
Welcome listeners to Part 2 of my interview with Brett Gajda who is master of ceremonies of the show called: “Where There’s Smoke”. The title of this episode is: Wherever You Are, You Can Get Where You’re Going – that...
03.10.2016
038 How to Make Outsourcing Work – Randy Rayess of Venture Pact
Randy Rayess lives in New York City. He attended the Wharton engineering program and loves technology. He co-founded VenturePact, a platform for companies to find, connect, scope, and engage software development teams. Their teams are trusted by General Electric, Honda,...
02.25.2016
037 Hiten Shah – Help Other People Be Better
Before Hiten Shah became known as a powerhouse entrepreneur Before he began investing in 23 companies, Before he launched The Start Up Chat with his friend Steli Efti Before he started speaking at conferences, and advising startups and corporations on how to grow. Before...
02.11.2016
036 Pick a Problem – Try to Solve it – Hani Mourra
When I sat down next to Hani Mourra, on the bus leaving the conference, I thought, “Maybe I’ll take a nap”. This person looked so relaxed, so calm! Since then, through conversations and this interview on The Immigrant Entrepreneur, I discovered...
01.29.2016
035 Courage and Creativity: Brett Gajda – Where There’s Smoke
This courage, where does it come from? And acted upon where does it go? The courage to try, the courage to express, the courage to create. To create something from nothing. This episode of the Immigrant Entrepreneur provides no business tips, no...
01.14.2016
034 When Something Goes Wrong – Always Blame Yourself – Vasily Malyshev
Two years ago, Vasily Malyshev founded Messapps, a top-rated application development company located in New York, which has built 28 mobile apps for clients world-wide. In addition, Vasily is among the few to have earned dual legal qualifications of Juris...
12.17.2015
033: Are You Stuck? Listen to Entrepreneur Kaihan Krippendorff
(Please subscribe to this podcast. Thanks!) Are you stuck? Does it look like there is no way out? Are obstacles too big? Are your competitors winning? Know that others have been in your situation. And know that people like Kaihan Krippendorff...
12.04.2015
032 Gary Vaynerchuk – Round 2 – Climbing through Paradoxes
(If you enjoy this podcast - please subscribe. Thank you!) Gary Vaynerchuk doesn’t’ want to see my interview questions before-hand. First, he doesn’t have a second more than the 20 minutes he’s allocated for the interview. His company, VaynerMedia, a social-first...
11.19.2015
031 De Venezuela a MIT Para Crear un App de $26 Millones – Andres Blank
Andres Blank es super inteligente. Después de completar uno grado en ingeniería industrial de la Universidad Católica Andrés, en Caracas, Andrés fundó una empresa maderera éxito. Entonces a la edad de 24, con Venezuela cayendo a pedazos y la escalada del...
11.05.2015
030 Audio Twitter? Audio Instagram? – Parviz Parvizi founder of CLAMMR
Parviz Parvizi co-founded CLAMMR, a mobile app where you can listen to 18 second samples of published audio content, Think: what Twitter did for text -- what Instagram did for photos. CLAMMR is truly a tech innovation. For content creators –...
10.22.2015
029 Successful SAAS – Omer Khan Learning, Teaching, Building SAAS Products – on ConversionAid
If you want to build, launch, and market profitable software as a service (SAAS)? Then listen to Omer Khan, founder of ConversionAid. Omer interviews software entrepreneurs, asking step by step how they work, and then teaches insights and tactics to his audience....
10.08.2015
028 Gamify Your Business – with Gabe Zichermann
Games are big business. Not only the NBA, NFL, or NHL. And not only with the video game industry. Games are used in business. It’s called gamification, bringing game elements into solving problems and engaging people, in large and small companies. 3...
09.25.2015
027 Mercy Nthiga – Kenya – Educating a Continent
Mercy Kay Nthiga likes to say, that growing up in Kenya, she followed all of the shoulds. She did everything she should do. Studied hard in primary school, passed the 8th grade exams, that allow a small % of Kenyans...
09.10.2015
026 – Share more than what you sell – Amel Derragui – #1
Think of growing up in a warzone. Now think about growing up in three war zones. Amel Derragui, grew up in India, then Algeria, then Serbia, and then Uganda. Three of those nations faced their most difficult years while she studied,...
08.27.2015
025 Why I’m Pursuing The Immigrant Entrepreneur Podcast
Hi Everyone, I’m trailing, following, and investigating, curious to understand this American phenomenon called the immigrant entrepreneur Thank you for joining me on this journey, this podcast. Normally when people write a book, broadcast a podcast, there is an introduction, to explain what...
08.13.2015
024 Musicians Are Entrepreneurs – From Iceland to L.A.
Do you know why people in Iceland follow the Golden Rule? Or that Iceland received its independence in 1944? Or which letter Icelanders cannot pronounce? Or why Anna Zerin immigrated from Iceland to LA, the Southern California metropolis? Okay, I’ll...
07.30.2015
023 La Creación de una Empresa en $40M Después del Huracán – Jose Prendes
Enjoy my first interview in Spanish, with Jose Prendes. Please see episode 10 for my interview in English with Jose. Esta es mi primero entrevista en español (que no es perfecto J). Entonces, el nombre de este podcast The Immigrant Entrepreneur,...
07.17.2015
022 How to Become Consistent – Steli Efti #2
This interview - Part 2 with Steli Efti - can change your life. Sometimes, if you didn’t finish college or didn’t finish high school, like our returning guest, Steli Efti, you are intellectually – more hungry, you are more humble, more...
07.02.2015
021 How to Find Your Unfair Advantage in Silicon Valley – Steli Efti
This is the story of a young man, who had already been an immigrant within Europe, who came to Silicon Valley, to America, and taught them how to sell. You’re thinking – really? Silicon Valley – where the smartest minds in...
06.19.2015
020 $26 million App – From Venezuela to MIT to Start-up – Andres Blank
Andres Blank is super smart. After completing a degree in industrial engineering at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, in Caracas, Andres founded a successful lumber company. Then at the age of 24, with Venezuela falling apart and crime escalating, he decided...
06.04.2015
019 Gary Vaynerchuk – To Be Great You Have to Fight
Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO and Co-Founder of Vaynermedia is a fighter. You knew that. He hustles. You knew that too. In preparing for this interview I look into the story behind the story behind the story – even if I don’t bring it up during...
05.21.2015
018 – Nozbe – Founder solved his own productivity problem, shared it and WOW!
Michael Sliwinski is humble. You can tell by his voice. And determined – you can tell by his actions. And successful. That would be the 300,000 users of his productivity software, Nozbe. Nozbe, which Michael created after being inspired by David...
05.08.2015
017 – Ichiro! Taro Fukuyama, Co-founder of AnyPerk – Wants to Meet You!
Taro Fukuyama, came from Japan with a suitcase and a belief that the streets were lined with investors. He also believed it would be easy to get a visa. Neither of course are true, but with persistence he got both....
04.23.2015
016 – Neil Patel, Dhaval Patel – Two Friends – Quicksprout – KISSmetrics & more
Neil Patel creates content which is consumed, everywhere. Take a look at the Alexa rating for his blog, which you want to read by the way, Quicksprout. Wall Street Journal calls Neil a top influencer and Entrepreneur Magazine says he...
04.09.2015
015 – 20 Sales Calls per Day is Nothing! Daphne Mallory, Esq. of Liberia
Daphne Mallory, Esq., is passionate to support family companies. Because they support their communities. Because it’s not about you, it’s about your tribe. Daphne is an Entrepreneur Magazine contributor, media personality, trainer and family business expert. Born in Liberia, Daphne was...
03.26.2015
014 – Relaunch – Spring Forward – Pivot – With Dr. Pei Kang
I love listening to Dr. Pei’s voice in this podcast. You will too. Her calmness, politeness, kindness is visceral Dr. Pei is a testimony to the resilience and lightness of the human spirit. She grew up in China during the Cultural...
03.17.2015
013 – Learn Your Calling. Find Your Purpose. With Clementine Bihiga from Rwanda
Clementine Bihiga inspires others. Which is against the odds. 21 years ago, on March 11, 1994, Clementine Bihiga, enjoyed life like any other 8 year old, in Gisenyi, Rwanda. She would play by the lake with her family, go out...
03.09.2015
012- From Mechanic to Investment Banker to Entrepreneur – Edrizio De La Cruz of Regalii
Edrizio De La Cruz, immigrated as a boy, to the Bronx in New York from Santo Domingo. He worked as an airplane mechanic for six years, to put himself through Baruch College, envisioned himself working on Wall Street, and then...
03.02.2015
011 – How Big Dreams Come True – Carmen Feliciano of PennyandMary.com
If you’re reading this, you probably have a dream. Maybe it’s a big dream. But do you have what it takes to follow through on your dream. Are you realizing those dreams? What are the mechanics of this dream machine? What...
02.23.2015
010 Creating a $40M Company After Hurricane Destroys First One – Jose Prendes
Jose Prendes left Cuba as a teenager with his mother and sister, to Ecuador. They did not know if his father could join them. After 5 years with the help of a Cuban-American organization, his family moved to Miami. He...
02.18.2015
009 – Differentiate Yourself by Being Yourself – Anthony Tran
Anthony Tran’s parents left Vietnam four years after the war. His family was adopted by an American family, and soon joined a large Vietnamese community in Garden Grove, California Mentors have always been key in Anthony’s life, beginning with his father...
02.14.2015
008 – A Bulgarian Socrates for Scientists – Nikola Danaylov
People who want to make things better, understand things better, who are predisposed to take action and speak up so that others can take action, may make good entrepreneurs. They may change the world. They may be able to look...

What's The Immigrant Entrepreneur about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Immigrant Entrepreneur episodes:

063 Luis Corena – First Village Coffee, Ossining, NY

062 Otto Berkes – Cofounder of Xbox and CTO at CA Technologies

058 How to Think Like a Philippine Free-Style Wrestler / Entrepreneur – Chiara Cokieng

054 How To Get Lucky! (Hat Tip to Howard Marks) – Bonus episode

053 Reducing the Cost of Visas – Jonathan Moyal of Oliver.ai

052 Bonus! TEACHLR – Enseñanza De Aquellos Que Quieren Aprender En Línea – Moises Annicchiarico

051 You Can Pick Me Up and Drop Me Off Anywhere in The World – Sasibai Kimis of Earth Heir

050 TEACHLR – Teaching Those Who Want to Learn in Latin America

049 BONUS EPISODE – Snips from Gary Vaynerchuk, Hiten Shah & Due Quach – To Introduce The Immigrant Entrepreneur

048 How to Be the Person You Dreamed of Becoming! Emily Filloramo!

047 “It Kind of Breaks My Heart” – Sheila Pakdaman

046 How to Measure Your Customer’s Success – Alexander Kesler

045 Making Internet Available 24/7 in the Philippines – Dennis Mendiola

044 You Can Really Do What You Choose to Do – Allen Vaysberg

043 Empowering You and the World through Crowdfunding – Indiegogo

042 The Story Is No More Important Than The Storyteller

041 Running a US Company (Spreaker) from Italy

040 Pat Flynn – Be Yourself – Serve Others – Filipino Style!

039 Wherever You Are, You Can Get Where You’re Going – Brett Gajda #2

038 How to Make Outsourcing Work – Randy Rayess of Venture Pact

037 Hiten Shah – Help Other People Be Better

036 Pick a Problem – Try to Solve it – Hani Mourra

035 Courage and Creativity: Brett Gajda – Where There’s Smoke

034 When Something Goes Wrong – Always Blame Yourself – Vasily Malyshev

033: Are You Stuck? Listen to Entrepreneur Kaihan Krippendorff

032 Gary Vaynerchuk – Round 2 – Climbing through Paradoxes

031 De Venezuela a MIT Para Crear un App de $26 Millones – Andres Blank

030 Audio Twitter? Audio Instagram? – Parviz Parvizi founder of CLAMMR

029 Successful SAAS – Omer Khan Learning, Teaching, Building SAAS Products – on ConversionAid

028 Gamify Your Business – with Gabe Zichermann

027 Mercy Nthiga – Kenya – Educating a Continent

026 – Share more than what you sell – Amel Derragui – #1

025 Why I’m Pursuing The Immigrant Entrepreneur Podcast

024 Musicians Are Entrepreneurs – From Iceland to L.A.

023 La Creación de una Empresa en $40M Después del Huracán – Jose Prendes

022 How to Become Consistent – Steli Efti #2

021 How to Find Your Unfair Advantage in Silicon Valley – Steli Efti

020 $26 million App – From Venezuela to MIT to Start-up – Andres Blank

019 Gary Vaynerchuk – To Be Great You Have to Fight

018 – Nozbe – Founder solved his own productivity problem, shared it and WOW!

017 – Ichiro! Taro Fukuyama, Co-founder of AnyPerk – Wants to Meet You!

016 – Neil Patel, Dhaval Patel – Two Friends – Quicksprout – KISSmetrics & more

015 – 20 Sales Calls per Day is Nothing! Daphne Mallory, Esq. of Liberia

014 – Relaunch – Spring Forward – Pivot – With Dr. Pei Kang

013 – Learn Your Calling. Find Your Purpose. With Clementine Bihiga from Rwanda

012- From Mechanic to Investment Banker to Entrepreneur – Edrizio De La Cruz of Regalii

011 – How Big Dreams Come True – Carmen Feliciano of PennyandMary.com

010 Creating a $40M Company After Hurricane Destroys First One – Jose Prendes

009 – Differentiate Yourself by Being Yourself – Anthony Tran

008 – A Bulgarian Socrates for Scientists – Nikola Danaylov