Getting Work To Work

Getting Work To Work


“Open to Life & Kindness” with Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman (GWTW840)

August 08, 2025

The best part of podcasting is meeting people who look at the world in ways that rewire your own vision. Today’s guest is Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman, author of Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs, speaker, entrepreneur, and former child refugee. Our conversation begins with a poem Neri wrote putting us right into a single moment of her life. From there, we talk about the beauty of ambition, how she learned to see opportunity in discarded materials, immigrant entrepreneurship and the lessons that immigrants can teach us, why legacy is more important than profit, and what she sees in the next generation that fills her with hope for the future.

“Resilience means you know that you can get back up…you have faith in yourself.” – Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman

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