Hi Everyone, this is Siam Hossain, welcome to my podcast - Making It In America. Here I talk to successful new immigrants who braved all kinds of obstacles to achieve their own version of the American dream. Join me in this journey where I hear fascinating stories of resilience against adversity and the eventual triumph of these amazing individuals.
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#006 - Anika Sharin: Business Integration Manager at Intuitive Surgical Inc | Finding your passion, from Engineering to Business.
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“My experience in the United States helped me to picturize myself in a different way. It helped me to practice my grit and it helped me to realize that no one has to be born super talented as long as you try. As long as you have the grit to try, your journey is what you deserve. It’s not always the goal that matters, it’s how you navigate to reach …
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#005 – Leang Chung: Founder and CEO of Pelora Stack | An Introverts Guide to Cross-Cultural Networking
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“I couldn’t succeed without having the ability to talk to strangers, to be able to strike up a conversation with anyone, to be able to build relationships with the campus and school administration, with anyone that was involved in the campus recruiting activities and the executive level at the company, so I very much was forced to develop those ski…
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#004 – Mosaraf Hossain: Information Security Senior Analyst/AVP at CitiBank US | From Pitch Black to Eternal Sunshine
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“I grew up in a remote village in Bangladesh. My father had a small job, and my mother worked at home. I did not see the beginning of my life in a very comfortable way. There was always a shortage in the house. I spent most of my childhood in the fields - farming, fishing. I had 4 sisters. We lived in a 400 square foot house. I used to study during…
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#003 – Toni Xu: CEO, OpenCitizen | Making the Immigration Process Fast and Affordable
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“At this point, I had the choice of going back to China or trying to stay here and I chose to stay here because I have been here for so long and I didn’t feel that I was Finished!” Toni Xu came to the US when she was 17 years old, being the first college-going member of her family. Her father was a marine engineer & mother was working as a shoe des…
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#002 – Ade Adesanya: President, Moving Analytics | Forbes 30 under 30 in Healthcare | Lecturer Entrepreneurship @ USC
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Meet Ade Adesanya, a “Top 30 under 30 in Healthcare by Forbes” recognized US immigrant, a part time lecturer of entrepreneurship at USC, a Co-founder & President of Moving Analytics Inc, a tele-health company which is a home based cardiac rehab, the founder of the Multicultural Angel Investor Network (MAIN), a non profit dedicated to promoting a cu…
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#001 – Tanjima Ferdous: Principal Software Quality Engineer, Dell
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This is the first episode of “Making It In America”, a web series/podcast covering stories of new immigrants and ex-international students. Meet Tanjima Ferdous, a Principal Software Quality Engineer at Dell, a painter, a dancer, and above everything else someone who loves taking challenges. Funnily enough, her motivation to get settled abroad was …
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