Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko‪.‬ GMI Rocket

Happy 2024 everyone! It's been quite some time since we have been “off air.” However, I’m incredibly excited to be BACK with the new episodes of GMI Rocket show. We’re jumping right in with episode 86 with Evren Ay, Founder of translation startup MotaWord.

MotaWord is a super tech-savvy certified translation company that provides immigration translation and notarization services, website translation (which is great for small immigration firms that want their sites to be in several languages), and more.

Evren is originally from Turkey, spent a lot of his youth in France, and now lives in New York. Evren comes from an entrepreneurial household, having watched his father start and grow a travel agency (which is what brought the family to Paris, France in the first place) among other businesses.

And it seems that the entrepreneurial bug bit Evren too!

Evren has been the owner of a general translation company, Link-Translations, for almost three decades. About 10 years ago, Evren turned that expertise into a tech solution, MotaWord.


So, here’s what Evren and I are going to be talking about:


Evren’s early life, moving around the world and growing up in Paris.
How Evren’s exposure to entrepreneurship at a younger age shaped him
How Evren first got into translation, and what he did to grow that businesses.
What drove Evren to dive into the tech side of translation services
Evren’s thoughts on the future of translation tech, especially within immigration

And more!

So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!

#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #translation


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Check out MotaWord here: https://www.motaword.com/

Connect with Evren here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evren-ay-566701/

Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​

Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

On Episode 85, we have a very special guest who probably needs no introduction... Ben Cross, CEO and Founder of GLOMO!!

GLOMO is a consulting firm focused on helping companies in the global mobility industry (relocation, immigration, tax, etc.) grow through talent recruiting, M&A and other consulting services.

But Ben is more than just the founder and CEO of GLOMO. Ben is also the host of Love + Relo, a long-running and popular live show that interviews professionals within global mobility on everything from industry trends to policy changes to news updates to technology and more.

Ben’s journey started at PODS, handling corporate relocation. From there, Ben quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder at several relocation companies and found success quickly. He was also building a brand on LinkedIn at the same time.

Ben launched his show, Love + Relo, out of his office while at his last job, and the show absolutely took off. Eventually, he left and launched GLOMO in 2020.

So, here’s what Ben and I are going to be talking about:




Ben’s early life and attending college in upstate New York
How Ben fell into the relocation industry at PODS and how his career grew over the years
What inspired Ben to start Love + Relo, and how the show impacted his life
When Ben decided to start GLOMO, how he did it and what GLOMO does today
Ben’s thoughts on the future of GLOMO and the global mobility industry more broadly

And more!

So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!

#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration


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Check out GLOMO here: https://glomo.com/

Connect with Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbencross/

Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/

Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

On episode 84 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re exploring the world of remote work with a startup aptly named Work From Anywhere, and their co-founder and CEO, John Lee!

As remote work becomes more common, and not just from home but from the Italian coast, the Austrian Alps or a wine bar in Portugal, one major issue always comes up: tax & compliance.

That’s where Work From Anywhere comes in. They leverage a proprietary algorithm and a network of tax consultants to help companies implement the right remote work model, accounting for risks and considering multiple employment options including setting up an entity, using an employer of record, hiring contractors or using digital nomad visas.

As for John, he studied accounting at University College Dublin and worked in various accounting positions in different countries for a decade until he started his first company, CultureMee, which helps global travelers navigate and learn other cultures.

Eventually, he launched Work From Anywhere, tackling tax in the growing remote work landscape.

So, here’s what John and I are going to be talking about:


John’s early life and how he got interested in accounting and finance
John’s experience working in accounting for a decade, and what he learned
What led John to start his first business, CultureMee, and what that was like
How Work From Anywhere was born, how the company works and where it’s headed
John’s thoughts on the future of global mobility and the role technology plays in the industry

And more!

So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!

#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration


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Check out Work From Anywhere here: https://www.wfa.team/

Connect with John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j0hnlee/

Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/

Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

On episode 83 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re diving into a fast-growing global mobility tech platform called Centuro Global with CEO Zain Ali!

In a nutshell, Centuro Global provides companies looking to start or continue to expand internationally with the tech and resources to manage the process as well as partners and providers around the world to help them get there.

As for Zain, he started his career as a corporate and litigation attorney, first at the international law firm of Bird & Bird and then in-house representing UK record labels and promoting UK music internationally.

In 2018, Zain left his stable career as an attorney to launch what would eventually become Centuro Global, a platform enabling companies to expand internationally.

And the timing couldn’t have been better, as COVID forced companies to look at international hiring and business development as more and more industries have gone digital.

So, here’s what Zain and I are going to be talking about:


Zain’s early life and what drew him to study law at university
Zain’s attorney experience, both at one of the world’s largest law firms and in house.
What led to the idea behind Centuro Global and how Zain got the company started
Early days of building Centuro Global and what the company does today
Zain’s vision for the future of both Centuro Global and the mobility tech industry

And more!

So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!

#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration


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Check out Centuro Global here: https://www.centuroglobal.com/

Connect with Zain here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zain-ali-global-expansion/

Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/

Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

I’ve been on a small break, but I’m excited to be back with episode 82 of the GMI Rocket show with Nitzan Yudan, Founder and CEO of a really exciting global mobility tech company, Benivo!

Just in case you haven’t already heard of Benivo, in a nutshell, it bills itself as an end-to-end, single platform solution for Global Mobility teams to manage their globally mobile workforce and mobility programs.

As for Nitzan, he started his career in tech back in the early 2000s in Israel. After graduating from Ben Gurion University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management he worked in technical roles at a few companies, including one of Israel’s biggest banks, Bank Hapoalim.

After a few years, Nitzan went back to school, this time to London Business School, received an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship, and went on to work at American Express.

But as with most entrepreneurs, he had a calling to build something. So not long after he started his role at AmEx, in 2010, he launched what would become the Benivo we know today.

So, here’s what Nitzan and I are going to be talking about:



Nitzan’s early life and why he went on to study engineering.
What led Nitzan to go back to school and both study and work in finance and business.
What inspired Nitzan to come up with Benivo and leave his full-time job to build it.
Early days of building Benivo and how the company has grown over the years
What Benivo does today, what’s next, and Nitzan’s vision for the future of mobility tech


And more!

So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!

#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration



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Check out Benivo here: https://www.benivo.com/

Connect with Nitzan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitzan-yudan-3582791/

Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/

Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

On Episode 81 of the GMI Rocket show, I’m honored to be speaking with serial entrepreneur Bruce Mennell, the CEO and Founder of Aora, which has codified the complete body of British nationality law.

Bruce, an engineer by trade, worked in the financial industry and eventually becoming a head of technology at Deutsche Bank.

He broke off in 1997 to launch his own company, Beauchamp Financial Technology Limited, a trading and portfolio management software company that was eventually acquired in 2005.

In 2008, Bruce left once again, starting another company aimed at legal expert systems, ended up focusing on British nationality law and eventually launched Aora.

Today, Aora provides British nationality assessments and supports immigration firms helping individuals file for British nationality.

So, here’s what Bruce and I are going to be talking about:


Bruce’s early life and how he got into the FinTech space.
What inspired Bruce to start his first company and getting acquired.
How Bruce fell into legal expert systems and eventually launching Aora
Bruce’s process of codifying British nationality law, and how Aora works
What’s next for Aora and Bruce’s vision for the future of legal tech

And more!

So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!

#immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration


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Check out Aora here: https://www.aoralaw.com/

Connect with Bruce here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mennell-2987a4/

Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/

Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/