How to Fall Madly in Love with Yourself with Emily Filloramo

Emily Filloramo was born in Taiwan and came to the US at the age of 9. Her Father’s government jobs transferred to the US and they family moved to LA. Eventually they moved to NY. Her Father was the only one in the family that knew English, so it took about of year of being immersed in the public schools to learn enough English to connect and build friendships. She went to college at Cornell University and then spend 27 years working as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. … [Read more...]

How to Create Buzz for Your App Launch with Steve P. Young

Steve Young was born in Burma (Myanmar) and moved to CA when he was 6 years old.  Steve has always related to the immigrant mindset.  He grew up in a house that had 4 different families living in the same household.  Each family had one bedroom.  It was a fun way to grow up, and he really never even realized that they didn’t have enough money to afford their own home.  This has created the fire in his belly that motivates him today.  Steve learned to code and built an … [Read more...]

How to build an online business with a unique selling proposition with Ajay Prasad

Ajay was born in India and came to the US for his MBA.  He then worked in large corporations for almost 20 years, and he is now the Founder and President of Global Marketing Resources, LLC, a California website design, maintenance and marketing agency. He is a successful entrepreneur and business strategist with a plethora of experience in helping small and medium size businesses maximize their return on investment from the Internet. His contribution is aimed at aligning … [Read more...]

How to Grow a Physical Product Start Up and Maintain Balance in Your Life with Jackie Lai

Jackie Lai was born in Singapore and moved to the US in 1995 for college.  Jackie is an expert in product design and manufacturing. A structural engineer by training, Jackie has broad experience spanning the entire product design process from concept to manufacturing. After graduating from Harvey Mudd College with an engineering degree, her passion for cars led her to General Motors in Pontiac, Michigan. She realized the cold climate was not well-suited to her … [Read more...]

Extending Entrepreneurial Opportunities to Immigrants with Nitin Pachisia

Nitin Pachisia spent the early part of his career with Deloitte, focusing on small and mid sized tech companies to help them grow. From there, Nitin worked to help in the R&D aspect of other startups, and saw that there was a void keeping highly skilled workers working on a visa status to start their own businesses. With that vision, Nitin started Unshackled, which funds startups including teams with immigrant founders who are feeling stuck working for other … [Read more...]