30 episodes
Diaspo - The success stories of and by immigrants Laura & Henri Nkuepo
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4.8 • 6 Ratings
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Diaspo is a podcast hosted by Henri, an immigrant and author of New Immigrant Playbook, and Laura, a first-generation American. On Diaspo, Henri and Laura have in-depth conversations with successful immigrants and first-generation citizens, who share their personal and professional stories on striving to fulfill their dreams and visions of success. Diaspo guests are from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America; and have various professional backgrounds from lawyer to artist; working for companies and organizations in the private and public sectors.
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Bonus - Negotiating Outside of Your Comfort Zone With Henri Nkuepo CAMS, CFE
In this bonus episode from the Negotiate Anything Podcast, Henri Nkuepo, risk management professional, mentor, author of the New Immigrant Playbook, and co-host of the Diaspo podcast, discusses how to get the most out of your negotiations even when the conversations are outside of your comfort zone. https://www.newimmigrantplaybook.comhttps://americannegotiationinstitute.com
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First Gen Attorney Shapes and Pours into Her Community
Pradine Saint-Fort, is an immigration attorney in NYC. She was born in the US to Haitian immigrants and growing up in Brooklyn, she knew from a young age, she wanted to help people. This has led her to a career in policy and law. Pradine's career has included policy research and implementation at the Vera Institute, a national research and policy organization, and the NYC police department; in addition to the practice of immigration law. She joins us to share how she made the decision to beco...
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(Rebroadcast) Nina Lum, M.D. – A Medical Missionary, Author, Blogger and Coach of IMGs
Dr. Nina Lum is a certified Family doctor and a Chief Quality Officer and Hospitalist at the CHI Saint Joseph Health, a community hospital in London, Kentucky. Dr. Lum obtained her medical degree from The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine in the Netherlands Antilles and was Chief Resident at the University of Kentucky Rural Track/St. Claire Family Medicine. Dr. Lum is a co-author of the amazon best-selling medical anthology book “The Chronicles of Women in White Coats” and the v...
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Dr. Mariame Kounta: A goal oriented, dedicated, and community focused leader
Dr. Mariame Kounta is a Director of Nursing at Pathlight, a nonprofit organization that serves people with disabilities. She grew up in Senegal before studying in the US. She has a Doctor of Nursing Practice from UMass Amherst, a B.S. in Computer Science from Western New England University, and an Associate Degree in Nursing from Holyoke Community College. While studying computer science and working as a direct support professional, she discovered her true calling through her work as a direct...
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Get A Mentor NOW If You Don’t Have One Yet!!
Today’s Diaspo Tip is about getting a mentor in the workplace and/or while in school. I never thought about getting a formal mentor - only had informal mentors here and there. After navigating school and career and seeing the importance of mentorship first hand, I decided to take mentorship more seriously; and I sought out and developed a formal mentor/mentee relationship. In this episode we discuss the benefits of mentorship and why you should seek one out/become a mentor.AFFILIATE MARKETING...
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Financial Accountant and Entrepreneur Innovating in Healthcare
In this episode, Mohamed Kamara, founder of InovCares, shares his experience growing up in Sierra Leone during part of the civil war and having to leave his country, when he was about 9 years old, to live abroad. Through his startup, InovCares, Mohamed’s goal is to positively change the healthcare ecosystem while also honoring his older sister and all the women who have died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after delivery. Mohamed has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration fro...