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Find A Way Podcast

Welcome to Find A Way Podcast, the podcast that celebrates the remarkable journeys and groundbreaking achievements of immigrant entrepreneurs who have founded startups in North America. 
Join us as we dive deep into the personal stories of these inspiring individuals, exploring their challenges, triumphs, and the diverse range of innovative companies they have built.

Each episode features engaging interviews with immigrant founders, hailing from various corners of the world, who have embraced the North American dream and turned their entrepreneurial visions into reality. Discover how they overcame cultural barriers, navigated complex immigration systems, and seized opportunities to create thriving businesses that have made a lasting impact.

Our conversations delve into the heart of their entrepreneurial spirit, shedding light on the lessons learned, the unique perspectives they bring, and the passion that fuels their ambition. Listen as they share their insights, strategies, and unconventional approaches to problem-solving, revealing the power of diversity and inclusion in shaping the startup landscape.

From technology-driven ventures to socially conscious enterprises, "Find A Way Podcast" covers a wide range of industries and sectors. 
Gain invaluable knowledge from these trailblazers as they discuss their disruptive ideas, successful growth strategies, and the profound impact they are making in their respective fields.

Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup enthusiast, or simply curious about the human stories behind innovative businesses, this podcast offers a wealth of inspiration, practical advice, and thought-provoking discussions. Join us on this captivating journey as we celebrate the resilience, creativity, and determination of immigrant founders who have turned their dreams into tangible, world-changing realities.

"Find A Way Podcast" is your go-to resource for unlocking the wisdom of remarkable immigrant startup founders, exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and multicultural experiences. Get ready to be inspired, informed, and empowered to embrace your own entrepreneurial journey.

Subscribe now and join us for insightful conversations with immigrant founders who are redefining what it means to innovate in North America.

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Episodes

#012 Helping farmers embrace technology w/ Damilare Odumosu

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Damilare is A Human-Centered-Designer and founder of All Farmers Online Inc since 2018, promoting digital technology adoption, offering him and his team an opportunity to join millions of Canadians and its industries, displaying resilience in these unique times. His educational and professional experience includes analyzing, designing, building, integrating and manag...

Nov 16, 202235 min

#011 Marketplace for Skilled Immigrants w/ Nino Melikidze

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Nino is a serial immigrant, polyglot, and tech entrepreneur passionate about building products that positively impact people's lives. Her background lies in Software Project Management and Product Ownership. She additionally has experience stepping in as the operations lead for startups and helping them build out and scale up their processes to support their growing ...

Nov 09, 202237 min

#010 - Serial Entrepreneur: Captioning success w/ Dan Silivestru.

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Dan is a life-long serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Chocolate Soup. Dan and his partner Pj Lowe have founded three previous startups, selling TinyHippos to RIM (BlackBerry) in 2011. Their experiences in building culture at all of their past startups led them to the idea for Chocolate Soup and its mission to help companies with employee recognition, e...

Nov 02, 202246 min

#009 - Multinational citizen with multiple businesses w/ Aashni Shah

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Aashani is a multinational citizen of the world and on a mission to build a better tomorrow. She has previously worked as a Software Engineer at companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Square, and is currently the founder of two tech-based startups; MIDO Technologies and HypeDocs. In her free time, Aashni works to get more girls and women into STEM, and how to safely us...

Oct 26, 202250 min

#008 Paving the way from Albania to Canada w/ Luka Lamaj

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Luka Lamaj is not only a 22 years old Biochemistry Student at Brock University, but also the Co-Founder & CEO of Docere Health. Luka is from Albania, and arrived in Canada 3 years ago. He has won the award as Student Champion Entrepreneur of Canada 2022 by DMZ Toronto and also our startup is considered as Top 10 Most Promising Startups in Canada by RBC....

Oct 19, 202245 min

#007 Build and succeed globally in FinTech w/ Solon Angel

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Solon is one of the most active investor and entrepreneur in accounting and finance tech. He has an obsession for exponential growth and solving big problems. His goal as a father and founder is to leave the world a better place than he found it. His passion is building compelling visions and products with people that have an appetite for adventure. Before founding M...

Oct 11, 202243 min

#006 A Dose of incentive

This was our episode #6 A dose of incentive, a chat between the two co-hosts on entrepreneurship struggles and the day to day. Once again we had some connection issues but where able to record it and share our thoughts in things such as dealing with stress, impostor syndrome and turning points for us.

Oct 05, 202244 min

#5 Thinking Global: A family business expansion from Honduras to Canada and the US w/ Mario Escoto

This is Episode #5 of Find a Way podcast w/ Mario Escoto Mario is a Global Business Strategist and Entrepreneur from Honduras based in Canada. He leads the international expansion of their second generation family operated company group that participates in manufacturing, IT and real estate industries across several countries. We apologize for the audio issues as Mario unfortunately had an unstable connection, but we really wanted to share his insights with all of you! We post one episode a week...

Sep 30, 202238 min

#004 Employee Care: How HealthTech is changing the workplace w/ Eduardo Serna-Barragan

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. Eduardo is a Mexican born entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in the healthcare industry. He started his journey with a ground ambulance company and then shifted to helping companies cover law compliance requirements. To this date he has created and grown 5 companies with one exit last year. Taking a company from 6 employees to 900 in the span of 15 years cover...

Sep 21, 202242 min

#003 A Journey From Mexico: Fintechs and Entrepreneurship w/ Victor Salinas

This is the Find a Way Podcast - Where we talk to immigrant founders about their journey starting a business in Canada and the US. On Episode #003 our guest is Victor Salinas, the CEO and Founder of SmartCouncil. A software engineer with over 20 years of experience working in the financial industry, Victor’s pursuit is to improve the financial world, finding better ways to automatize back-end processes through new and disruptive technologies.

Sep 14, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 3

#002 - Helping Startups Scale w/ Miryam Lazarte

Our interviewee of the week is Miryam Lazarte. Miryam Lazarte is the founder of LatAm Startups, a Toronto-based accelerator that brings startups from emerging markets to Canada and scales them globally. Under her leadership, LatAm Startups has become a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa program and recently received over $3M dollars from the Federal Government in funding to support technology companies relocating in Canada. Since 2017, LatAm Startups has worked alongside over 150 ...

Sep 07, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 2

#001 Introduction to Find A Way Podcast

In this episode we introduce our podcast and talk a bit of our background, as well as our goals for this podcast. If you are an immigrant that started a business in Canada/US, you can apply to be interviewed here: https://forms.gle/yujK2fea3o3X1kgC9

Aug 24, 202234 min
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