This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed interviews Lindsay Milliken. Milliken underscores the current unprecedented combination of low unemployment and high job openings, particularly in sectors like hospitality, healthcare, and education.

Empowering Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Natalia Frois' Journey to Success in Building Business Networks on Cape Cod

Oct 26th, 2023 17m 59s

This week on Jobmakers, host Denzil Mohammed interviews Natalia Frois, a Brazilian immigrant and CEO of International Business Relations in Massachusetts. She discusses how she supports immigrants and Hispanic entrepreneurs by offering classes,

Rising Dough: The Blue Frog Bakery Journey, Immigration, and Community Impact

Oct 12th, 2023 20m 30s

This week on Jobmakers, host Denzil Mohammed interviews Brad Brown, owner of Blue Frog Bakery in Jamaica Plain. Mr. Brown, an immigrant entrepreneur, discusses his arrival in the U.S., the founding and growth of Blue Frog Bakery, favorite produ

Adam Ozimek: Immigration Policy Is Innovation Policy

Jul 6th, 2023 22m 7s

The United States is built on all kinds of immigrants with all kinds of skills and experiences. While politicians might have us believe immigration is a divisive issue, the fact is Americans across the political spectrum agree at least on this:

Sebastian Corbat Brings Us Healthy Foods 'From the South'

Jun 22nd, 2023 20m 47s

Immigrants move for many reasons, and sometimes it can be a matter of life or death if they don’t uproot. But no matter where they’re from, they enrich the cultural landscape of this country while enjoying the freedom and protection the U.S. of

Benjamin F. Jones Shows How Immigrants Are a Boon for the U.S.

May 11th, 2023 22m 20s

The premise of this podcast is that immigrants are job makers. But does this bear out in the data? Prof. Benjamin F. Jones, former economic advisor in the U.S. Treasury and the White House and now Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at t

Duker Cultivates Nourishing Solutions

Apr 27th, 2023 22m 1s

This week on JobMakers Denzil interviews Chening Duker, founder of GoodPluck, a farm-to-table delivery service that is transforming the lives of Michiganders and is enriched by Duker's personal heritage and global perspective on organic agricul

Miriam Kattumuri Keeps Us Healthy and Green

Apr 20th, 2023 15m 59s

Immigrants are adept at innovation: creating products and services that make life better for all Americans, and bringing their own cultures and practices to enrich their new homeland. For Miriam Kattumuri, immigrant from India and founder of Mi

Miriam Kattumuri Keeps Us Healthy and Green

Apr 13th, 2023 20m 4s

Immigrants are adept at innovation, creating products and services that make life better for all Americans, and bringing their own cultures and practices to enrich their new homeland. For Miriam Kattumuri, immigrant from India and founder of Mi

Erick Widman, Esq.: Immigrants Can Ease Worker Shortage

Mar 9th, 2023 22m 30s

The immigration system in the United States is complex, to say the least. Visa categories for nearly every letter of the alphabet, exemptions, restrictions, rule changes with every new federal administration. We need more workers, innovators an

Julianne Zimmerman on the Inventive Legacies of Immigrants

Dec 8th, 2022 22m 51s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Julianne Zimmerman, managing director at Reinventure Capital, lecturer on Social Entrepreneurship at Tufts University (and named to Forbes’ 2022 “50 Over 50” list). Julianne sees first-han

Joséphine Erni on Bringing Swiss Innovation to the U.S. Market

Dec 1st, 2022 21m 28s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Joséphine Erni, Innovation Lead at Swissnex in Boston and New York, and immigrant from Switzerland. She explains how building collaborations between the highly entrepreneurial Swiss and th

Josh Bedi on How Immigrants Boost Native Entrepreneurship

Nov 17th, 2022 21m 43s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Dr. Joshua Bedi, child of an immigrant and postdoctoral researcher in entrepreneurship in the Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. He is the son

Steve Tobocman and Mamba Hamissi on How Refugees Are Revitalizing Detroit

Nov 3rd, 2022 22m 45s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Steve Tobocman, head of the economic development nonprofit Global Detroit, and one of the thousands of refugee business owners he’s assisted, Mamba Hamissi, Burundi native and co-founder o

Sheetal Bahirat Turns a Profit on Food Waste

Oct 20th, 2022 20m 8s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Sheetal Bahirat, founder and CEO of Hidden Gems Beverage Company, maker of Reveal Avocado Seed Brew, and immigrant from India. Food waste is an understudied and underutilized component of

Patrick Anquetil on America’s Freedom to Innovate

Sep 8th, 2022 23m 33s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Dr. Patrick Anquetil, immigrant from France and co-founder and CEO of Portal Instruments in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a clinical stage, medical device company developing a needle-free drug

Giovanni Ruscitti on How Italian Immigrants Built Success

Aug 25th, 2022 23m 41s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Giovanni Ruscitti, son of immigrants from Italy; founding partner at the law firm of Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti in Boulder, Colorado; and author of the just-released Cobblestones, Conver

Liya Palagashvili on the Security Threat from Losing Skilled Immigrants

Aug 18th, 2022 24m 9s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Dr. Liya Palagashvili, immigrant from the former Soviet Union, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and affiliated research fellow at NYU Law. Dr. Pala

Josh Smith on Immigrants’ Role in Economic Recovery

Aug 11th, 2022 22m 36s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Josh Smith, research manager at The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University, about his work to demonstrate the outsized impact immigrants have on the economy and our cul

Khamzat Asabaev Wants to Put a Smile on Your Face

Aug 4th, 2022 23m 30s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Khamzat Asabaev, refugee from Chechnya and cofounder of SoftSmile, a software tool that helps dentists provide affordable, quality orthodontic treatment. Khamzat pursued entrepreneurship t

April Ryan Paints Her Way to Success

Jul 28th, 2022 21m 16s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with April Ryan, immigrant from Russia, founder and CEO of Red Iguana nail art products, and influencer to hundreds of thousands. April came to the U.S. from a poor town, speaking no English, b

Aki Balogh on How U.S. Diversity Drives Business

Jul 21st, 2022 21m 28s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Aki Balogh, immigrant from Hungary and cofounder of MarketMuse, which created an artificial intelligence powered content intelligence and strategy platform; and cofounder of dlc.link, whic

Chet Manikantan: Innovation Machine

Jul 14th, 2022 21m 52s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Chet Manikantan, immigrant from India and founder of Aegis Studios, which builds crypto games. Chet was founder of a string of companies and a partner at two venture firms, but he was almo

Pedro Zamora on Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Kansas City

Jul 7th, 2022 21m 37s

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Pedro Zamora, executive director of the Hispanic Economic Development Corporation of Greater Kansas City. Pedro and his organization work on initiatives that are crucial to the economic vi

Mei Xu on the Slow Burn to Success

Jun 30th, 2022 23m

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Mei Xu, immigrant from China and founder of Chesapeake Bay Candle, which was acquired by Yankee Candle parent company Newell Brands for $75 million. Mei describes the journey to entreprene