Lekan is the Founder/CEO of Obsidi by BPTN, an online platform that's very quickly becoming an ecosystem for Black professionals and allies in Tech to connect on multiple levels, from career advancement opportunities to interesting events and much more. O

Theresa Nyabeze is a Professional Mining Engineer who prides herself as a contributor to an industry that produces the materials with which the modern economy is built. In addition to her 20+ years career in mining, Theresa is actively engaged in promotin

On this episode, I seat down with Isaac Olowolafe Jr., an entrepreneur extraordinaire, who through his many ventures has changed the face of industries from real estate to venture capital. We talk very candidly about his early years growing up in the Grea

Rahul strongly believes that "the immigrant story is the Canadian story". On this episode, we talk about his childhood, how watching his immigrant parents work tirelessly to build a better life for their family shaped his work ethic, resilience and overal

Hyder Hassan emigrated from Pakistan to Canada in 1999 as a teenage with his family. On this episode, Hyder shares stories of the challenges his family faced in their home country and those they encountered as they tried to settle and thrive in Canada. He

Stan migrated to Canada with his mother and step-father about 21 years ago from Kazakhstan as a teenager. In this episode we talk about everything from his childhood, the fall of the Soviet Union, the decision to migrate, his first job at Dairy Queen, pos

I seat down with Charles Osuji, the owner and Managing Partner of Osuji & Smith Lawyers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Charles shares his journey as a young man growing up in a large family in SE Nigeria, he shares details of his legal training in Niger

Concluding part of my conversation with Jurin Dangbedji as he shares his experience with life in Canada. 

In this first episode of the Immigrant Story Podcast, I speak with Jurin Dangbedji, an impressive gentleman I met a few years ago at Business School and since then have become friends with. We dive into his childhood, explore the drivers of the decision t

This is an introduction to the Immigrant Story Podcast. Please listen and come back for more episodes. The first full length episode debuts on April 5th.