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Mehran is a communication coach helping countless immigrants and minorities improve their communication skills at work. In this episode,...

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working or living with a perfectionist can be exhusting at times, here we provide you with insights on ways to interact with a perfectionist

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Tabitha Mpamira founded EDJA as an independent NGO to combat child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence in rural Uganda when the...

Dr. Nelson Chau is a successful immigrant with contributions in discovering and developing multiple pre-clinical RNA-based therapeutics....

As an independent director of CVS Caremark Corp. and a retired president and CEO of PCS Health Systems, Inc, Jean-Pierre Millon has over...

Azita Khatami moved to the states with the hopes of creating a better future for her two boys, unaware that her own life would be...

Dr.Magda Marquet is the first woman inducted into the Connect Entrepreneur Hall of fame. San Diego business journal names her one of the...

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Shabnam had a dream of becoming a lawyer to fight inequality. Graduating in 2011, she wondered whether or not starting her practice was a...

With love for science and a strong affinity for business, Dr. Kleanthis Xanthopoulos moved from Greece to Sweden and ultimately to the...

Michael Takamura migrated with his mom from South Korea when he was 5 years old. The two of them struggled! Leaving behind family,...

Perfectionism and ways to succeed

Despite his visa application being rejected over 10 times, my guest this week found his way to the states and is currently holding the...

One of favorite Empowering conversationZ guests was Homa Taghizadeh a woman born and raised in Afghanistan, the country that women’s...

Dr. Doris Maria Luft Santos Baker was born in Brazil and migrated twice before coming to the States, learning 4 languages and...

Dr. Nelson Chau is a successful immigrant with contributions in discovering and developing multiple pre-clinical RNA based therapeutics....

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In this episode of Empowering conversationZ, I interviewed Shahram Daneshmand (Dr. D), a successful high risk obstetrician living in San...

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In this article you will learn approaches that immigrants utilize to be successful after their great transition. Use them in overcoming any

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Are you planning to meet someone that has an unusual name which makes you wonder about their country of origin? Do you want to stand out...

My son was sleeping in the back seat. I took our exit and as I approached the stop light, I saw a man holding a sign “Looking for work!”...

Perfectionism is turning into the new disability. Recent research by Curran and Hill (2017) has shown perfectionism to be on the rise for...

Are you coming from a culture that taking care of kids is mom’s primary job? Are you debating between staying home or going back after...