A podcast to celebrate the stories of extraordinary immigrants. Hear their struggles, their worries and their success stories and find the inspiration you need to wear your immigrant heart on your sleeve.
Dr. Jan T Vilcek - CEO & Chairman Vilcek Foundation
Episode 5 brings the extraordinary tale of biomedical scientist and philanthropist, Dr. Jan T. Vilcek. Dr. Vilcek and his wife, art historian Marica Vilcek, arrived in the United States as refugees from the former communist Czechoslovakia in 1965. In New York, Dr. Vilcek joined the faculty of NYU School of Medicine as a research professor. His work on cytokines – and specifically on Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF), were instrumental in the development of the first member of a new class of t...
4 May 2021
Asma Khan - Chef, Owner of Darjeeling Express
A conversation about resilience, friendship, sticking to your values, second generation immigrants and discrimination within your own community. In this episode, Asma Khan, one of the worlds most prolific Indian cuisine chefs, featured in Netflix's Chef's Table series and celebrated by Business Insider, Vogue or GQ, shares her immigration story. Listen to her transformative from a PHD in law, to becoming a chef and an immigrant who empowers others to succeed in their own journey.
1 Apr 2021
Stefan Sagmeister - Designer, Founder of Sagmeister Inc.
An optimistic conversation about the passion for doing what you love, traveling the world and meeting new cultures. Stefan Sagmeister shares his immigration journey and gives the audience a humble view over what made him who he is today - a design legend, having designed for clients as diverse as the Rolling Stones, HBO or the Guggenheim museum, a winner of 2 Grammy awards and the creator of the most visited graphic design show in history.
1 Mar 2021
Paloma Azulay - Global CMO Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
This episode a heartfelt conversation around being a global leader, a mom, a wife and an immigrant. Paloma Azulay shares her story as an adoptive citizen of Austria, Canada and the United States and the journey she and her family had all the way to Miami, where they live today.
1 Feb 2021
PJ Pereira - Creative Chairman and Co-Founder of Pereira O'Dell
PJ Pereira - an advertising and entertainment pioneer - shares his own personal success story and the hurdles he went through as a Brazilian immigrant in the United States.
26 Jan 2021
This is Adoptive Citizen - An Introduction
Honest, open and sometimes blunt, these interviews will provide a personal vantage point into the amazing immigration stories of ad legends, global leaders, entrepreneurs or venture capitalists who have made a new home in a new country. Join Ioana Filip - an adoptive citizen of US and Europe, mom of a whippet, wife of an entrepreneur and an executive creative director - as she tries to restore the true face of immigrants into adoptive citizens, one inspiring story at a time.
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