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Die Leichtigkeit der KunstTahsin Mirza: Wie sehr prägt unser Humor unsere Identität – und unsere Identität unseren Humor?Was passiert, wenn westfälischer Dialekt auf den feinsinnigen Humor eines Menschen trifft, der durch Sprachen, Kulturen und Erfahrungen geprägt ist?
In dieser Folge von „Genau! Westfalen!“ begegnen sich trockene Pointen, kulturelle Identität – und eine ganz eigene Komik.
Tahsin Mirza, Comedian aus Ostwestfalen mit Wurzeln im Irak, erzählt, wie er mit 15 Jahren nach Deutschland kam – ohne ein Wort Deutsch zu sprechen – und heute mit seinem Blick auf das Leben, das Lachen und die leisen Zwischentöne die Bühnen der Republik erobert.Sein Humor entsteht aus Beobachtung, aus Erfahrung – und aus dem Wunsch, das Le...2025-04-2555 min
Playing On Air: Short Audio PlaysMARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY by Rehana Lew MirzaIt’s 1907 and a typhoid fever outbreak among New York City’s elite families has led zealous sanitation engineer George Soper (Matt Park) to the home of the haughty Mr. Winthrop (Michael Chernus) and a face-off with Winthrop’s proud, though not very hygienic cook, “Typhoid Mary" Mallon (Catherine Curtin). Playwright Rehana Lew Mirza’s history-inspired comedy, a 2021 Wordsmith Duo Commission supported by the Axe-Houghton Foundation, is directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel and features music by composer Tom Kochan. Stay tuned after the play for a lively conversation with Playing on Air Executive Director Yvie Jones and all the fea...2023-08-1333 min
The Freshstart PodcastThe Story of An Exemplary Leader: From Immigrant to Teller to C-suite at RBC Royal Bank with Zabeen HirjiSome of the most successful entrepreneurs are immigrants. Many of them are billionaires. And the companies they founded have created trillions of dollars in value for shareholders, employees, and customers alike.
There’s Google co-founder Sergey Brin, born in communist Russia. The man who could take us to Mars, Elon Musk, from South Africa. Arianna Huffington, founder of the eponymous news site, from Greece. (And the list goes on.)
There are lesser-known names, too, of course. Like Jenny Q. Ta, CEO of Sqeeqee, who’s from Vietnam. Tomas Gorny, CEO of Nextiva, from Poland. Claudia Mirz...2022-04-1152 min
Let's Talk BusinessTehmina Mirza - Corporate Business FinanceClaudia speaks with a commercial finance expert, Tehmina Mirza, about the inner workings of finance in business.2021-10-1351 min
Studio ScaleupOpvallende faillissementen, Robert Vis investeert in 1Password en Zuckerberg presenteert 'zijn' metaverseIn Studio Scaleup bespreken inval-host Umar Mirza (co-founder van Ekmekci) en Remy Gieling het laatste nieuws rondom startups, scaleups en de incidentele f*ckups.In deze aflevering: F*ckups die er een potje van maken zorgen voor opvallende faillissementenRobert Vis - we kennen hem als oprichter van Messagebird - vergroot zijn persoonlijke imperium en stapt in 1PasswordDichter bij huis koopt Wehkamp het bedrijf kleertjes.com van ondernemer Claudia Willemsen.Nederlanders zijn daarnaast niet vies van abonnementen, jaarlijks geven we 1.4 miljard euro uit aan abonnementen op producten zoals HelloFresh en BoldkingEn tot slot: de metaverse, woord van h...2021-07-3028 min
La Voz del Negocio Hispano PodcastEpisodio 12: El cielo es el límite: Historias de crecimiento empresarial y de ideas innovadoras.En este programa especial del fin de semana de 4 de Julio, el periodista y presentador Mario Andrés Moreno, y Ramiro Cavazos, Presidente y CEO de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de los Estados Unidos celebran la extensión del programa de protección de nómina y la creación de 4.8 millones de nuevos empleos en los Estados Unidos. Luego recibimos a Claudia Mirza, CEO y cofundadora de la compañía Akorbi, una empresa que se especializa en crear conexiones humanas comprensivas a través de servicios de idioma, tecnología y soluciones de personal. También nos acompañ...2020-07-0554 min
Emprende y aprendeClaudia Mirza, la colombiana con una compañía que factura 55 millones de dólares | Emprende y aprendeLa exitosa empresaria en Estados Unidos asegura que a los colombianos nos hace falta creer más en nosotros mismos para triunfar.2019-10-1812 min
The Intentional Greatness PodcastWoman-Owned | Intentional Greatness In Language Services, with Claudia MirzaAs a tireless leader and visionary, Cladia Mirza has guided Akorbi to become the 34th largest language services provider and the 13th fastest-growing woman-owned and led company in the world. She is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, inventor with multiple patents, a voice and advocate for women in business, and has recently been invited to the White House to meet with the President, his daughter and the Vice President to speak on behalf of small businesses and organizations run by women leaders. In addition to her highly productive and fast-paced career, Claudia is a loving wife and mother. Claudia’s ta...2019-06-0538 min
In Her Footsteps PodcastEpisode 1: Claudia Mirza on Translating Kindness Into SuccessIn our inaugural episode, we go to Dallas, Texas to sit down with Claudia Mirza, CEO and Founder of Akorbi. She talks to us about originally starting her business as an act of kindness, what it takes to scale a company, and the importance of laying the proper business foundations.2018-03-2934 min