Immigrants own over a quarter of newly established businesses, despite accounting for less than 15% of the total U.S. population. These entrepreneurs have developed successful businesses in various industries including healthcare, hospitality, food services, and technology, but their immigrant stories often remain untold. Through this student-produced podcast series from Professor Nazareno's course on immigrant entrepreneurship at Brown University, we unravel the founding stories of startups and local businesses all around us.
Immigrant Entrepreneurship
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Immigrants own over a quarter of newly established businesses, despite accounting for less than 15% of the total U.S. population. These entrepreneurs have developed successful businesses in various industries including healthcare, hospitality, food services, and technology, but their immigrant stories often remain untold. Through this student-produced podcast series from Professor Nazareno's course on immigrant entrepreneurship at Brown University, we unravel the founding stories of startups and local businesses all around us.
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February 4, 2021
A Conversation with Vilada Khammahavong (Vi), Founder & CEO of Kow Kow Foods
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ding-0bb20b158/">Matthew Ding</a>, B.A. Public Health & Economics '21, sits down with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kowkowfood/">Vi Khammahavong</a>, the Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.kowkowfood.com/">Kow Kow Foods</a>. Kow Kow is a popular local ice cream and bubble waffle specialty food truck with a brick-and-mortar location opening soon.</p> <p>*Note: This episode was recorded in the spring of 2019.</p>
February 4, 2021
A Conversation with James Mark, Founder/Chef at North & Big King
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrianna-okamoto-1101847b/">Katrianna Okamoto</a>, B.A. '19, chats with <a href="https://twitter.com/foodbynorth?lang=en">James Mark</a>, the Founder and Chef at <a href="http://www.foodbynorth.com/">North</a> and <a href="https://www.bigkingpvd.com/">Big King</a>, two of the most popular fine-dining fusion restaurants in Providence, RI. Mark previously helped open Momofuku Ko and Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City before returning to Providence to start his own restaurants.</p> <p>*Note: This episode was recorded in the spring of 2019.</p>
February 3, 2021
A Conversation with Jessica Kim, CEO & Co-Founder of Ianacare
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/somin-stephanie-lee-a77a17173/">Stephanie Lee</a>, B.A. Political Science '21.5, chats with Jessica Kim, B.A. Linguistic Anthropology '00, about how she came to start <a href="https://www.ianacare.com/">Ianacare</a>, a virtual care team for caregivers. This new venture was sparked by her experience being a full-time caregiver for her mom battling cancer. At the age of 19, she started Jessica’s Wonders, a baked goods company, out of her college dorm room. She raised $1M in funding her senior year (with braces) and grew it to national distribution. From there, she worked at Kraft Foods in brand management. In 2008, Jessica founded BabbaCo to invest in the future of parenting by helping families spend quality time together through subscription activity boxes. BabbaCo was acquired in 2014 by Barefoot Books, where she served as President for two years before becoming an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at CRV.</p> <p>*Note: This episode was recorded in the spring of 2019.</p>
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