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Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Awais Hussain, CEO, O1Pathways: AI-powered O-1 visa assessment and prepš Today, on episode 118 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām speaking with Awais Hussain, CEO of O1Pathways, an AI-powered platform that provides O-1 visa assessments, research and prep!(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check out Joo...
2025-07-071h 04
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.James Tomlin, Co-founder & CEO, VisaDoc: AI-powered business visa startupš On episode 117 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking with James Tomlin, co-founder & CEO of VisaDoc, an AI-powered business visa application tool.(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check out Joorney here! š https://bit.ly/visit-joorn...
2025-05-021h 09
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Steve Recio, CEO, Pipefile: Get immigration client files & documents fasterš On episode 116 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām excited to chat with Steve Recio, Founder & CEO at Pipefile, which helps immigration law firms get client documents quickly, easily and securely.(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. C...
2025-04-301h 05
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Sara Schmitt, COO, Adro: Banking & FinTech for foreign students & workersš On episode 115 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to Sara Schmitt, co-founder and COO of Adro, which helps international students and workers get access to checking, savings, credit and international money transfers(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 vis...
2025-03-191h 13
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Ravindrababu M V, CEO, ImmiBox: AI-enabled Immigration Software for firmsš On episode 114 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to Ravindrababu M V, the founder of an AI-enabled immigration software solution for law firms and paralegals called ImmiBox!(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check out Joo...
2025-03-171h 16
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Greg Siskind & Josh Waddell, Cofounders, Visalaw.ai: Gen AI for immigrationš On episode 113 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to prior guest and immigration tech luminary Greg Siskind, and co-founder Josh Waddell about their updated Visalaw.ai product, Gen!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check...
2025-02-141h 09
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Christian Frank, Founder, Virtualaw: Off-the-shelf law firm tech consultingš On episode 112 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to immigration lawyer and entrepreneur Christian Frank, founder of Virtualaw, which helps law firms digitize using off-the-shelf tools.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check out Joorney...
2025-02-121h 33
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Bisi Obateru, CEO, JustiGuide: AI-powered immigration software for lawyersš On episode 111 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to with Bisi Obateru, the CEO & founder of JustiGuide, an AI-powered immigration tech startup helping lawyers streamline immigration practice.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! š https://t.ly/ELlEA š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Joorney Business Plans! Joorney partners with immigration and global mobility professionals to create tailor-made business plans for EB-2 NIW, E-2, EB-5 visas, and more. Check out Joo...
2025-02-101h 11
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Aizada Marat, CEO, Alma: Simplifying O-1, EB-1 and NIW visas for top talentš On episode 110 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre chatting with Aizada Marat, the CEO & founder of Alma, an immigration tech startup focused on streamlining O-1, EB-1 and EB-2 NIW visas.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcas...
2025-02-071h 11
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Dorna Moini, CEO, Gavel: Law firm document automation and intake softwareš On episode 109 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre going to hear from Dorna Moini, the founder/CEO of a legal document and process automation startup called Gavel!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much m...
2025-01-241h 17
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Philip Smart & Jackson Perry, Cofounders, Parley: O-1, EB-1 & EB-2 visa AIš On episode 108 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre speaking to two co-founders building an AI immigration startup for O-1, EB-1 and EB-2 NIW visas, Philip Smart and Jackson Perry of Parley!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great b...
2025-01-221h 13
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Lisa Wehden, CEO, Plymouth: O-1 visa immigration tech platformš On episode 107 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre speaking to Lisa Wehden, the founder and CEO of an immigration tech startup disrupting the O-1 space, Plymouth (aka Plymouth Street)!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast...
2025-01-201h 02
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jimmy Zahoor, CEO, Infotems: AI & cloud-based immigration case managementš On episode 106 of the GMI Rocket show, we have the opportunity to chat with Jimmy Zahoor, the founder of one of the longest-standing immigration case management platforms Infotems!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much...
2025-01-171h 16
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Khalil Zlaoui & Tina Zedginidze, Cofounders, CaseBlink: Immigration AI techš On episode 105 of the GMI Rocket show, we dive into an AI immigration tech startup focused on O-1A, EB-2 NIW, and EB-1A applications called CaseBlink with two of its co-founders, CEO Khalil Zlaoui and COO Tina Zedginidze.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in...
2025-01-151h 12
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Xiao Wang & Romish Badani, Boundless: Family + work immigration tech M&Aš On episode 104 of the GMI Rocket show, our next M&A Series installment, we dive into one of the biggest industry acquisitions of 2023ā¦ Boundless acquiring Bridge. Iām incredibly honored to have Boundless founder Xiao Wang and Bridge founder Romish Badani on the show to talk about it!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponso...
2025-01-131h 06
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Rodrigo Camarena, Director, Justicia Lab: Tech for immigration justiceš Episode 103 of the GMI Rocket show is a super exciting one, because weāre diving into a nonprofit immigration tech incubator of sorts, Justicia Lab, with its Director, Rodrigo Camarena!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast...
2025-01-101h 01
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Kim Humphreys, CEO, BYDcash: Financing your legal immigration journeyš On episode 102 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre diving into payments company and platform BYDcash, that helps clients finance immigration services, with CEO Kim Humphreys!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check ou...
2025-01-081h 13
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jared Jaskot & Lory Rosenberg, Access 61: AI + limited scope asylum & moreš On episode 101 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to past guest Jared Jaskot, and Lory Rosenberg, founder and product architect, respectively, of Access 61, an AI-powered service that provides limited scope asylum and other case preparation and filing services.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform wit...
2024-10-211h 20
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Britt Vergnolle, Co-founder, BDV Solutions: EB-3 unskilled visa companyš On this very special 100th episode of the GMI Rocket show, weāre speaking Britt Vergnolle, co-founder of BDV Solutions, which finds, vets, and supports companies in sponsoring EB-3 Unskilled Visa and other applicants for employment opportunities!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and...
2024-10-181h 11
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Shibin Sundaran & Raj Vijay, Co-founders, Inception AI: Immigration AI techš On episode 99 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre chatting with two cousins-turned-tech entrepreneurs, Shibin Sundaran and Raj Vijay, co-founders of immigration AI startup, Inception AI!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check ou...
2024-10-161h 11
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Adam Sharf, COO, Pigeon: Streamlined document collection for immigrationš On episode 98 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre chatting with an inspiring law school dropout-turned-legal tech founder: Adam Sharf, COO and co-founder of Pigeon!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Do...
2024-09-131h 06
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.John Moye, Co-founder, Pro Se Pro: Immigration litigation & mandamus techš Today is episode 97 of the GMI Rocket show, and Iām really excited to speak to John Moye, co-founder of Pro Se Pro, which helps individuals with attorney-crafted guides file various Mandamus lawsuits to expedite their immigration journeys.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class form...
2024-09-111h 11
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jacob Sapochnick, Founder, Sapochnick Law Firm: Acquires TN Visa Expertš On episode 96 of the GMI Rocket show, and the second M&A episode, weāre talking to immigration lawyer Jacob Sapochnick about his acquisition of TN Visa Expert, a company that streamlines the TN visa process.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaire...
2024-09-0958 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Catherine Haight, Founder, Lista.io: Immigration law checklist & template appš On Episode 95 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to a fellow immigration attorney-turned-tech entrepreneur, Catherine Haight, founder of Lista.io, an immigration law checklist and template app!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and m...
2024-09-061h 02
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Danielle & Jeff Goldman, Co-founders, Open Avenues: Cap exempt H-1B visa solutionš Episode 94 of the GMI Rocket show today is a really special one - a tag team interview about how concurrent cap-exempt H-1Bs with Open Avenues Foundation with Danielle Goldman and Jeff Goldman!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading inte...
2024-09-041h 17
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Andrzej Korkus, CEO, EWL Group: Global migration platform from Polandš Iām excited to talk to a global mobility tech platform founder all the way from Poland šµš± for episode 93 of the GMI Rocket show - āāAndrzej Korkus, CEO and founder of EWL Group!
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās main sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service immigration professionals use to never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link! š https://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š)
(ā¤ļø Also, Huge thank you to this episodeās second sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a...
2024-09-0258 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Ryan Keintz, Co-founder, PricePoint: Merger with Cend moving marketplaceš On Episode 91 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām super excited to launch the āM&A Series,ā where we talk to prior guests whose companies have been acquired or merged. Today weāre speaking with Ryan Keintz, Co-founder of PricePoint.
(ā¤ļø Huge thank you to this episodeās sponsor, LEX Reception! A legal intake, reception and client support service to help you make sure you never miss a client call or inquiry again. Get $250 off your first month by using this link šhttps://lnkd.in/e9rADmmD š or reach out to them directly and tell them you heard about them on the GMI Rocket show...
2024-08-281h 00
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Mikhail Arsentiev, Founder, Skylex: 24/7 immigration lawyer, CRM & text appš For Episode 90 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre talking to a fellow immigration lawyer-turned-tech entrepreneur (though he still practices law!), Mikhail Arsentiev, founder of Skylex!
Skylex is a mobile and web app that helps immediately connect individuals with immigration lawyers 24/7.
It started as a specialized chat platform (with a WhatsApp feel to it) for Mikhail and his immigration law firm, but he realized it was something others could use as well.
Since launching, Skylex has expanded to become a kind of CRM, consult booki...
2024-07-1959 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Atal Agarwal, Founder, Immigrant First: Green card applications using AIš On episode 89 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām speaking with an immigration tech founder who was let go while on an H-1B visa and launched a startup in response to help others avoid that same fate, Atal Agarwal, Founder of Immigrant First.
Originally from India where he received an engineering degree from one of the prestigious IIT schools, Atal came to the US and was on a J-1 visa, F-1 visa and eventually an H-1B visa, worked as a software engineer, and even got a masterās at UC Santa Barbara.
2024-07-121h 16
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Marc Pavlopoulos, CEO, Syndesus: Canadian PEO for US tech startups & talentš Episode 88 of the GMI Rocket show is a special one for me: I get to talk to and profile long-time colleague and friend Marc Pavlopoulos, CEO of Syndesus, about Canadian immigration and how US tech companies can benefit from it.
Marc, whose roots are from Greece but who was born in and grew up in the US, attended business school in Toronto, and worked in a number of startups, both in Toronto and Silicon Valley.
Over those many years in the startup world, Marc recognized that one of the big...
2024-07-051h 12
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Antuan Vazquez, CEO & co-founder, DraftyAI: Generative AI immigration techšGenerative AI is the way of the future, which is why, for episode 87 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām really excited to have a conversation with Antuan Vazquez, CEO and co-founder of DraftyAI!
DraftyAI, which is a fairly young immigration tech startup, is focused on using generative AI to help immigration attorneys draft legal briefs, cover letters and other text-heavy documents in minutes.
Co-founded alongside immigration attorney Nadine Navarro, who is a long-time personal friend of Antuan, DraftyAI is the kind of tool that actually saves immigration attorneys multiple hours per case by drafting lengthy documents in just minut...
2024-06-281h 27
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Evren Ay, Founder, MotaWord: Certified immigration translation tech startupHappy 2024 everyone! It's been quite some time since we have been āoff air.ā However, Iām incredibly excited to be BACK with the new episodes of GMI Rocket show. Weāre jumping right in with episode 86 with Evren Ay, Founder of translation startup MotaWord.
MotaWord is a super tech-savvy certified translation company that provides immigration translation and notarization services, website translation (which is great for small immigration firms that want their sites to be in several languages), and more.
Evren is originally from Turkey, spent a lot of his youth in France, and now lives in New York. Evren comes fr...
2024-01-221h 18
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.John Lee, CEO, Work From Anywhere: Solving global tax compliance for āWFAāOn episode 84 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre exploring the world of remote work with a startup aptly named Work From Anywhere, and their co-founder and CEO, John Lee!
As remote work becomes more common, and not just from home but from the Italian coast, the Austrian Alps or a wine bar in Portugal, one major issue always comes up: tax & compliance.
Thatās where Work From Anywhere comes in. They leverage a proprietary algorithm and a network of tax consultants to help companies implement the right remote work model, accounting for risks and considering multiple employment options incl...
2023-07-301h 16
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Zain Ali, CEO, Centuro Global: Global business expansion tech platformOn episode 83 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre diving into a fast-growing global mobility tech platform called Centuro Global with CEO Zain Ali!
In a nutshell, Centuro Global provides companies looking to start or continue to expand internationally with the tech and resources to manage the process as well as partners and providers around the world to help them get there.
As for Zain, he started his career as a corporate and litigation attorney, first at the international law firm of Bird & Bird and then in-house representing UK record labels and promoting UK music internationally.
In 2018, Zain left hi...
2023-07-281h 09
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Nitzan Yudan, Founder & CEO, Benivo: End-to-end global mobility platformIāve been on a small break, but Iām excited to be back with episode 82 of the GMI Rocket show with Nitzan Yudan, Founder and CEO of a really exciting global mobility tech company, Benivo!
Just in case you havenāt already heard of Benivo, in a nutshell, it bills itself as an end-to-end, single platform solution for Global Mobility teams to manage their globally mobile workforce and mobility programs.
As for Nitzan, he started his career in tech back in the early 2000s in Israel. After graduating from Ben Gurion University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and Ma...
2023-07-181h 10
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Bruce Mennell, CEO, Aora: British nationality law immigration tech startupOn Episode 81 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām honored to be speaking with serial entrepreneur Bruce Mennell, the CEO and Founder of Aora, which has codified the complete body of British nationality law.
Bruce, an engineer by trade, worked in the financial industry and eventually becoming a head of technology at Deutsche Bank.
He broke off in 1997 to launch his own company, Beauchamp Financial Technology Limited, a trading and portfolio management software company that was eventually acquired in 2005.
In 2008, Bruce left once again, starting another company aimed at legal expert systems, ended up focusing on British nationality law an...
2023-07-111h 27
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Paul Bennett, CEO, Perchpeek: Assignee-focused relocation tech platformOn Episode 80 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre exploring how Paul Bennett, CEO and Co-founder of relocation tech platform Perchpeek, are changing the game for relocating employees around the world!
Paul studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics and Oxford, and after finishing school went traveling around the world.
As he accepted a job at Amazon back home in London, he was dealing with the process of relocating back home - he realized how difficult it was and that there had to be a better way.
Thatās how the idea for Perchpeek was born.
Paul launched Perchpeek in 2018, went thro...
2023-07-061h 20
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Tim Marting, Co-founder, Citizen Remote: Digital nomad visa tech startupOn Episode 79 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām really excited to talk to the co-founder of an early stage digital nomad visa tech startup: Tim Marting, co-founder and COO of Citizen Remote!
After graduating from Kansas State University and working for two years in real estate, Tim, who is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, decided to travel and see the world.
This profoundly changed him - Tim went from the UK to Indonesia to Australia to Italy to Spain, and decided that travel and migration was going to be his life.
After applying for various visas and meeting pe...
2023-07-0459 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Ganesh Neelanjanmath, Founder, iCent: International student tech platformOn Episode 78 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre diving into a tech solution for Canadian university international centers with Ganesh Neelanjanmath, CTO and Founder of iCent App.
Believe it or not, Ganesh actually started his tech career in India at INSZoom, which was founded by Umesh Vaidyamath (who was also a guest on this show!) and is still one of the leading immigration case management platforms today.
After INSZoom, Ganesh held a few more tech jobs and eventually decided to go back to school - he enrolled in Sheridan College in Ontario, in a graduate project management program.
Ar...
2023-06-291h 09
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Marc-Andre Ranger, Founder, ImmiSight: Paralegal-founded immigration techOn Episode 77 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre in Toronto speaking with veteran Canadian immigration paralegal and founder of tech-enabled ImmiSight, Marc-Andre Ranger!
Marc, who is originally from Quebec, has been working as an immigration paralegal for two decades.
One of the major advantages of being a paralegal is that heās spent those past 20 years in the thick of each immigration file, which has given him a lot of insight into what works and what doesnāt.
So as a natural entrepreneur, it got Marc thinkingā¦ āhow can I integrate technology into the Canadian immigration process to automate s...
2023-06-271h 10
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Joon Ahn, CEO & Founder, Lawfully: AI-powered immigration app and communityOn Episode 76 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre speaking with Joon Ahn, the CEO and Founder of Lawfully, an AI-powered immigration app that helps applicants track, analyze and get consults on immigration cases.
Lawfully offers three solutions: (1) a USCIS & NVC case tracker that predicts adjudication times, RFE likelihood, etc., (2) mock interviews with former USCIS & Consular officers, and (3) the ability to connect with immigration lawyers.
Lawfully, which is a mobile app, available on both iPhone and Android, also hosts an active community on the companyās website.
As for Joon, the CEO and founder, he was actually a scientist in h...
2023-06-251h 08
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Siam Hossain, CEO & Founder, Algorizin: Helping intāl students get tech jobsOn Episode 75 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre exploring an e-learning platform Algorizin, which helps immigrants upskill to land great US tech jobs with founder and CEO Siam Hossain!
Algorizin is an upskilling bootcamp for international students living in the US that helps them learn hands-on technical skills by working with industry experts. It also provides them with immigration support and helps them break through the U.S job market.
The best part is, students pay nothing up front - instead, Algorizin helps them land a tech job and only charges them via an Income Share Agreement one th...
2023-06-211h 10
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Ryan Keintz, Co-founder, PricePoint: Corporate relocation pricing platformFor episode 74 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre diving into the world of moving and mobility tech with Ryan Keintz, Co-founder & President of PricePoint!
Basically, PricePoint brings data and price transparency to moving. Whether an international move as part of an employment immigration case or a domestic move from NYC to SF, PricePoint helps users determine the price of their move with confidence and transparency.
And Ryan is a true veteran of the moving industry, having spent two decades in moving and mobility, in some of the industryās biggest companies, including Allied Moving Services and Sirva.
But as i...
2023-06-181h 12
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Junxian Lee, Co-Founder, Moovaz: Singapore-based relocation tech startupWeāre going all the way to Singapore for Episode 73 of the GMI Rocket show, and weāll be learning about a growing relocation tech startup, Moovaz, with Co-Founder Junxian Lee.
Moovaz is an international relocation platform company that provides tech-enabled, end-to-end overseas relocation service. Moovaz covers, per their website, āVisa & Immigration, International Household Moving, Short-term Accommodations, Pet Relocation, Home Search, Insurance, School Search, and more!ā
As for Junxian, he has an impressive background in the startup and venture-backed world. Junxian has an MBA from Fudan University, which is based in Shanghai, China, studied at both Harvard and UPenn, and work...
2023-06-131h 08
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Vivi Himmel, CEO, AltoVita: Tech disrupting international corporate housingOn Episode 72 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre diving into a tech company tackling corporate housing, including for international employees, with Vivi Himmel, CEO & Co-Founder of AltoVita
For employees who travel around the world for work, whether on short projects or years-long assignments, they often stay in corporate housing, whether temporarily while they find longer-term accommodations, or for their entire international assignment.
And this is the process that AltoVita is looking to disrupt, by giving employees a variety of choices (rather than that ONE apartment building or hotel that the company puts employees up in) and by creating a...
2023-06-081h 06
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Manpreet Dhami, Managing Director, Newland Chase: ImmiSMART - big firm techWeāre back with episode 68 of the GMI Rocket Show with Manpreet Dhami, Managing Director of Immigration Services at Newland Chase, who also oversees their immigration technology product, ImmiSMART.
Manpreet started her career in the immigration space nearly two decades ago at a corporate immigration company called Emigra (which was actually acquired by CIBT in 2021).
She then went on to work at a smaller relocation company called Packimpex for a few years and then global mobility giant BGRS before coming back to Newland Chase in 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
As one of the worldās larg...
2023-05-281h 10
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Priyank Singh, Co-founder, Stilt: FinTech providing loans for immigrantsOn episode 67 of the GMI Rocket Show, weāre talking to Priyank Singh, co-founder of Stilt, a FinTech startup that provides loans and banking services to immigrants and other underbanked communities.
Priyank first came to the US as an F-1 student in 2009 to study computer science at Columbia University. After graduating, he found a job and obtained his H-1B visa.
The process wasnāt easy, and most of all, having no family or support system here, everyday things were, at times, more challenging - like paying for rent, getting a car, etc.
Priyank actually met his eventual co-founder, Rohi...
2023-05-261h 01
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Manan Mehta, Partner, Unshackled Ventures: Investing in immigrant foundersOn episode 66 of the GMI Rocket Show, weāre talking to our first-ever VC guest: Manan Mehta, Founding Partner of Unshackled Ventures, a VC firm that invests in immigrant founders!
Whatās special about Unshackled Ventures is their commitment to directly supporting immigrant startup founders: āUnshackled Ventures sponsors visas and provides full immigration support. We accelerate your immigration journey so you can focus on building your business.ā
As for Manan, heās a first generation American who grew up in an immigrant household. He attended UCLA, worked in banking, and then joined a startup called Kno that was ultimately acquired b...
2023-05-2055 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Andrew Jernigan, CEO, Insured Nomads: global travel insurance, tech & moreOn Episode 65 of the GMI Rocket show weāre diving into insurance for expats, digital nomads and others living and working around the world with Andrew Jernigan, CEO of Insured Nomads.
Insured Nomads is a tech-enabled insurance company that offers travel insurance, global health insurance and other perks like airport lounge access, tele-health and more.
As for Andrew, heās had a colorful career spanning multiple decades.
After receiving his bachelorās at Samford University in Birmingham, AL, early in his career, Andrew worked internationally in Ghana and Brazil before heading back in the US.
He worked in oil & gas, a...
2023-05-1651 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Nitin Agrawal, CEO, Interstride: Higher ed immigration tech startupOn episode 64 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre exploring how technology can support international students and higher ed institutions with Nitin Agrawal, Co-Founder & CEO of Interstride!
Interstride is a platform that helps international students through their journey, with everything from immigration to networking to finding a job to connecting with other students.
Who uses Interstride? Both international students directly as well as university career centers and international student and scholar offices. The company started in 2018 and already they support over 150 institutions, including UT Austin, Harvard and my alma mater, Binghamton University.
Personally, Nitin, who has a degree in fi...
2023-05-1157 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jon Velie, CEO, OnlineVisas: Building an intelligent immigration platformFor episode 63 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre back in the US and speaking to seasoned immigration lawyer and immigration tech entrepreneur Jon Velie, CEO of OnlineVisas.
Jon has been practicing immigration law for almost 30 years, but heās also a tech innovator.
Having incorporated technology into his law firm practice, Jon eventually launched OnlineVisas, āan ancillary law-related services company of the Velie Law Firmā per the companyās website.
But Jon isnāt just an immigration lawyer and immigration tech founder - heās also an online content creator, the author of a book on H-1B visas, a rugby...
2023-05-101h 11
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.David Cantor, Founder, Relocate: building a global immigration marketplaceWeāre crossing the Atlantic to Europe for episode 62 of the GMI Rocket show to speak to immigration lawyer-turned-entrepreneur David Cantor, Founder & CEO of Relocate.
Relocate bills itself as āthe first independent marketplace for Global Migrationā and hereās how it works:
Relocate has a roster of immigration experts from countries around the world, they create informative, country-specific content for the site, individuals interested in moving to those countries may come across that content, and ultimately reach out to the experts to set up a consultation.
David officially launched Relocate in the beginning of 2021, which sounds like both a difficul...
2023-05-0557 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Anand Diraviyam, Director of Product, Aires: RMC tech in 2021 and beyondOn episode 61 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre exploring tech within the Relocation Management space by diving into the technology behind Aires with Anand Diraviyam, Director of Product Strategy and Management and Aires.
Instead of trying to paraphrase the companyās history, hereās what the Aires website says:
āWe opened our doors in 1981 as a freight-forwarding company. As we expanded, our founder, Jim Putt, envisioned a different kind of relocation company that would evolve into a multi-national corporation that revolves around our clients.ā
While not the founder of Aires, Anand has been with the company for over 13 years, and...
2023-05-021h 01
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Russ Leimer, CEO, CitizenPath: Online immigration paperwork made simpleFor episode 60 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre diving into an immigration tech company that helps applicants fill out and submit immigration applications, CitizenPath, with our guest, CEO & Co-founder, Russ Leimer.
Russ is actually a serial entrepreneur with a background in sales and marketing.
After spending almost a decade in sales and marketing within the electronics and hardware space, first at Hamilton Hallmark, and then at Avnet, Inc., Russ started his entrepreneurial journey around 2000.
Russās first entrepreneurial experience was buying into and growing a full-service marketing firm, which he eventually sold. In parallel, Russ launched a strategic and...
2023-04-281h 06
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Liam Brennan, CEO, Tracker Software: Business travel tech in 2021 & beyondAfter a short break, weāre back in action with episode 59 of the GMI Rocket show! Our guest today is joining us from Ireland: Liam Brennan, CEO of Tracker Software Technologies, a business travel compliance company.
(Iām going to use the name āTrackerā for short, but donāt confuse it with US-based immigration tech company Tracker Corp, which was recently acquired by Mitratech.)
Liam started out in moving, first at a leading London-based courier company and then TNT Express (which was acquired by FedEx in 2016).
Then, after a stint at a major telecom company, Liam managed sales and operations...
2023-04-251h 06
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Faith McClure, Founder, Enmigri: Immigration tech for Latin AmericaFor episode 58 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre speaking with an immigration tech founder who is focusing on the needs of immigration practitioners in Latin America - Faith McClure, founder of Enmigri LLC.
Enmigri builds apps for immigration lawyers in Latin America to help them serve their clients, which is super exciting because we havenāt really focused on immigration practitioners in Latin America yet.
Faith is a transactional and tech attorney by training, with experience negotiating tech and licensing agreements at Staples and teaching law at Fisher College and as a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School.
2023-04-211h 02
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Keli Propp, Co-founder, Immigrate: Canadian immigration made easy with techFor episode 57 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre heading North of the border to Canada, to speak with Keli Propp, co-founder at product manager at Immigrate Software.
Immigrate combines a team of RCICs (Canadian immigration consultants) with an online platform that makes Canadian immigration quick and easy.
The company was actually started by a husband-and-wife duo, Dirk Propp and Keli Propp. Dirk brings over a decade of experience as an RCIC and entrepreneur, having built two companies that matched employers and employees in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
On Keliās side, she brings a wealth of experience in marketing and prod...
2023-04-181h 14
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jonathan Petts & Ben Jackson, co-founders, Immigrationhelp.org: A free online DACA application toolEpisode 56 of the GMI Rocket show is the first time that weāll be speaking to TWO co-founders at once! Our guests are Jonathan Petts and Ben Jackson, co-founders of immigrationhelp.org!
Immigrationhelp.org is a nonprofit that helps DACA applicants file their DACA applications for free, online. Itās already changed the lives of many people and continues to do so on a daily basis.
As for Jonathan and Ben, Jonathan is a lawyer, clerked in a bankruptcy court, worked in BigLaw and then co-founded Upsolve, another nonprofit legal tech startup that helps users file for bankruptcy for free...
2023-04-1649 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Chris Kline, CMO, Mobility Empowered: building an online global mobility marketplaceOur guest for episode 55 of the GMI Rocket show is Chris Kline, a seasoned global mobility professional-turned-entrepreneur, and the founder of Mobility Empowered, an online marketplace for employee-sponsored relocation services.Ā
Mobility Empowered connects companies, transferees, and relocation suppliers via a web-based platform with the goal of making relocation easier and more streamlined. In a way, itās the culmination of Chrisās work in the global mobility industry over the past 20+ years at big like Primacy Relocation, Graebel Companies and Bristol Global Mobility. Which meant that he was keyed into the needs of not just the folks movin...
2022-07-271h 27
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Anali Guzman Molina, CEO, Emigreat: Immigration tech in Sweden and beyondOn episode 54 of the GMI Rocket show, our guest is an inspiring immigration tech startup founder building the future of immigration in Sweden: Anali Guzman Molina, Co-founder & CEO of Emigreat.Ā
EmiGreatās mission is to make migration to Sweden easier. Its aim is to close the information gap around the immigration process, enabling individuals to move more easily, and help companies hire immigrants more easily too.Ā
And Anali knows a thing or two about immigration. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Anali worked as an architect for 2 years before moving to Sweden to pursue a masterās in i...
2022-07-251h 08
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Dionnie Wynter Pfunde, Founder, Immigration Law Academy: How to build a successful virtual law firmOn episode 53 of the GMI Rocket show, we have one of the most electrifying and inspiring entrepreneurs in the immigration space: Dionnie Wynter Pfunde, immigration attorney and founder of Wynter Immigration Law Academy!
As an immigration lawyer, Dionnie has been practicing for over two decades. She pulls from her own immigration journey, moving to the US from Jamaica to meet her mom, with $20 in her pocket and a 4 year old in tow.Ā
Whatās so inspiring about Dionnie is that sheās actually had a fully remote law firm for years, working around the world...
2022-07-221h 07
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Yesica Sierra, Founder, Tila Case Prep: From DACA to developing an immigration tech & paralegal firmEpisode 52 of the GMI Rocket show is a really special one: itās the first time weāre speaking to a former DACA recipient. Our guest this week is Yesica Sierra, immigration paralegal and founder of Tila Case Prep!
In short, Tila Case Prep helps immigration lawyers prepare cases.
Tila has two sides to it:Ā
1ļø) Itās a team of experienced immigration paralegals that helps immigration lawyers handle cases, but without having to hire full-time staff; Ā 2) Itās also a case management platform that allows their clients to upload, review and manage their cases within...
2022-07-2056 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jackson Taylor, CEO & co-founder, Complize: Australian immigration compliance platformFor episode 51 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre heading all the way to Australia to talk to immigration lawyer and RegTech startup CEO Jackson Taylor, CEO and co-founder of Complize and Partner at Hammond Taylor.Ā
Complize is a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps companies and organizations manage their immigration compliance. As the CEO and co-founder of an immigration compliance tech startup myself, Iām particularly excited to speak to Jackson about what motivated him and his team to build Complize, especially while running a successful immigration firm!Ā
But first, weāll dive into Jacksonās backgrou...
2022-07-131h 13
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.John Dorer, Immigration Office Solutions: US-based immigration back office services & techHard to believe weāre at episode 50 of the GMI Rocket show!!Ā
Todayās guest is John Dorer, founder of Immigration Office Solutions, a behind-the-scenes 20+ year immigration industry veteran! John has not only supported immigration law firms for the past two decades, heās built his own immigration tech platform too.Ā
His company, Immigration Office Solutions (https://immigrationofficesolutions.com/) provides US-based immigration back office solutions for family and business immigration.Ā
As far as his tech, Johnās team developed their own proprietary case management system and have a web-based prevailing wage calculator on their site...
2022-07-1251 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Raj Singh, Co-Founder & CEO of WayLit: Startup building immigration tech for employers and employeesOn episode 49 of the GMI Rocket show, weāre speaking to Raj Singh, Co-founder and CEO of WayLit, a more recent player on the immigration tech startup scene thatās working to improve immigration for employers and employees. WayLitās platform is built around serving companies, helping them manage their immigration programs while also providing legal services through a network of immigration attorneys. Much like Bridge Immigration and Envoy Global, WayLit is bringing a client-first approach, with a network of lawyers on the backend.Ā
Raj has his own immigration story too, so weāre going to be discussin...
2022-07-081h 06
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Greg Siskind, Lawyer & Founder of Visalaw.ai: bringing tech to immigration law for over two decadesFor episode 48 of the GMI Rocket show, our guest is an immigration lawyer and industry leader who has been paving the way for immigration tech for decades: Greg Siskind, partner at Siskind Susser, immigration tech founder and influencer.Ā
I actually met Greg at a HIAS event in DC when I just moved there for my first (and onlyš) immigration lawyer job.
Since then, Iāve watched Greg continue to grow his firm, double down on tech, publish multiple immigration books and take part in important litigation.Ā
Greg had the first immigration law firm website...
2022-07-051h 21
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Nadine Heitz, Tech Savvy Immigration Lawyer & Entrepreneur: how to be tech-savvy in immigration lawOn episode 47 of the GMI Rocket show, our guest is Nadine Heitz, who is not only an awesome immigration lawyer, sheās a serial entrepreneur and a go-to person for immigration lawyers who want to be more tech savvy.Ā
When Nadine was studying for the California bar, she realized that there werenāt enough study guides for it... so she started BarIssues.com, an online subscription service that helps students study for the CA bar.Ā
Nadine also started a virtual assistance company and a professional organizing company, and most recently, a Facebook group called Technology for Im...
2022-07-0159 min
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Ron Matten, Founder, Matten Law: Building a tech-first immigration law firm in 2021 and beyondFor episode 46 of the GMI Rocket show, our guest is someone who has truly become a friend over the years: Ron Matten, an engineer-turned-tech-savvy immigration lawyer, and the founder of Matten Law! Ā Since meeting Ron about 3 years ago, weāve spent countless hours discussing tech in immigration, speaking on panels together, and sharing drinks at past AILA events (canāt wait for them to be in person again!) Ā Ron is also one of those people who often gives others the stage and opportunity to shineā¦ so this time I want to put the spotlight on HIM and learn about his stor...
2022-06-041h 14
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Bahar Ansari (Part II), Immigration lawyer & entrepreneur: social media mastery for immigrationThis is the FIRST ever returning guest on the GMI Rocket show, and I couldnāt be more excited! For episode 45, Bahar Ansari is back to talk about marketing & branding for immigration!! Ā If you didnāt catch the first episode, Definitely go back and listening to Baharās story. Ā How she immigrated to the US, became a lawyer, started her own practice and a legal tech company, and recently launched a podcast and an online immigration program. Ā The conversation was amazing, but we just barely touched on marketingā¦ we just didnāt have the time! Ā So I asked Bahar to come back a...
2022-05-271h 14
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Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Brendan Ryan, CEO, Nomadic: running a global immigration tech startup after 4 decades of experienceFor episode 39 of the GMI Rocket show, my guest is someone with an incredibly impressive career spanning the entire globe and ending in immigration tech: Brendan Ryan, CEO of Nomadic! Ā Brendan has had an illustrious career. First, he spent more than 2 decades in the Australian government: Department of Immigration, embassies in the Philippines and Hong Kong, and India to name a few. Ā Brendan then moved to private practice, first as a partner at PwCās Australian immigration practice and eventually at Fragomen, where he spent over 16 years in offices around the world. Ā Finally, in 2019, Brendan became the CEO of Nomad...
2021-09-011h 15
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Damian Wilson, Manager, Abogado.com: corporate INTRApreneur and Spanish-speaking legal marketingToday is a different type of guest on the GMI Rocket show - more of an INTRApreneur within a large corporation than my typical founder guest: Damian Wilson, manager at Abogado.com Ā Damian has been with Thomson Reuters since 2012, moving up the ladder every few years. Ā He worked with law firms, helping them with TRās SaaS product, and at FindLaw assisting law firms with marketing. Ā Eventually, Damian stepped into a leadership role at Abogado.com, with a truly entrepreneurial mindset, to grow that business. Ā If you havenāt heard of it, Abogado.com helps lawyers that work with Spanish...
2021-08-131h 00
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Bahar Ansari, Founder, 2nd.law & Case.one: immigration lawyer, tech founder and social media guruIām super excited for episode 37 of the GMI Rocket show because my guest is immigration lawyer, tech founder, and social media guru Bahar Ansari, founder of 2nd.law and co-founder of Case.one I met Bahar at the first-ever AILA tech and innovation summit in 2019. We connected right away over immigration tech and how it can help immigration law firms automate, streamline and scale. Ā But Bahar is also a social media guru - sheās active on Instagram, Linked In, TikTok, Clubhouse, and more. She has her own podcast, and weāve discussed the power of digital marketing too! Ā T...
2021-07-151h 42
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.AmĆ©lie-Sophie Vavrovsky, Co-founder, Formally: asylum-focused immigration tech and access to justiceMy guest today on the GMI Rocket show is AmĆ©lie-Sophie Vavrovsky, co-founder of Formally, an immigration tech startup thatās simplifying immigration applications through accessible design. Ā Formally focuses on asylum applications (though itās expanding) and, importantly, supports multiple languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Ā AmĆ©lie herself has an incredible background: she graduated Brown University with a focus on international relations and Middle East studies, worked with nonprofit Impactive in Somalia, Haiti, and Egypt, is currently doing research at Stanford and speaks NINE languages!! Ā And in the meantime, she launched Formally, to bring address access-to-justice via techn...
2021-07-141h 05
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Ilya Brotzky, CEO & Founder, VanHack: helping the worldās top tech talent find jobs and relocateToday is episode 33 of the GMI Rocket show, and Iām joined by Ilya Brotzky, the CEO & founder of VanHack, which connects tech talent from around the world who are willing to relocate with hiring employers. VanHack is based in Vancouver, BC, but its reach is truly global. They have over 180,000 members from 100+ countries. Ā And itās not just pure recruiting - VanHack hosts conferences, webinars, workshops, and more, all with the goal of creating a community of people looking for a job in tech and companies that are hiring. Ā Ilya launched his first venture while a senior at Cornel...
2021-06-301h 09
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Xiao Wang, CEO & cofounder, Boundless: From immigrant to Amazon to VC-backed immigration tech leaderToday, in episode 34 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām interviewing one of the immigration tech stars of the last few years: Xiao Wang, co-founder, and CEO of Boundless. I actually first heard about Boundless on an episode of The Pitch, a podcast where guests pitch their startups to a panel of VC investors. Ā I still remember the day - I was on the bike at my gym, and I was SO HAPPY to hear immigration tech in the spotlight! Ā Since then, Boundless has raised over $18 million, and with its last round, acquired a competitor, RapidVisa. Ā With the new admin...
2021-06-291h 05
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Dick Burke, CEO, Envoy: Disrupting immigration through innovative tech + law firm partnership modelFor Episode 35 of the GMI Rocket show, Iām interviewing the CEO of one of the largest immigration tech companies in the world! Dick Burke, CEO of Envoy Global. After working as a corporate lawyer for most of the 90s, Dick spent over a decade at Classified Ventures, a VC firm that famously owned Cars.com. Ā Then in 2012, he became President at Apartments.com, wherein for just 2 years, he helped reinvigorate the business and lead its acquisition. Shortly after the sale, he joined Envoy. Ā Actually, at that time (2015), it wasnāt called Envoy yetā¦ it was called VISANOW. Ā After Dick join...
2021-06-261h 04
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Sophy King, Immigration Entrepreneur: Launching, scaling & selling a global immigration tech companyIām excited to go across the Atlantic for episode 27 of the GMI Rocket show with the brilliant Sophy King, founder of Peregrine Immigration & Immiguru (acquired in 2015) and Owl Immigration! In 2011, after 6+ years working for other immigration companies, Sophy launched her own consultancy, Peregrine Immigration, and then built and launched two tech platforms: Immiguru,a web-based immigration knowledge center, and Immigo, an immigration case management platform. It was acquired by CIBT in 2015! Now, in 2021, Sophyās back out on her own with a new business: Owl Immigration. Sophyās experience is truly unparalleled, and Iām really honored to have thi...
2021-04-021h 12
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Romish Badani, CEO of Bridge: Business school, a chance internship and the long road to building an immigration tech company focus on employersGMI Rocket - Immigration Tech Talks - With Romish Badani, CEO of Bride.Legal
On this episode, I speak with Romish Badani, co-founder and CEO of Bridge Immigration, about how he left a successful finance career to eventually launch an immigration tech startup that helps HR teams and in-house immigration professionals handle the immigration process. We spoke about:
Romish's background as a business major and how that led him to a career in finance, how Romish knew he wanted something more, which led him to attend Harvard Business School, how an internship with health tech...
2020-09-071h 04
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Josh Schachnow, CEO of Visto: How Josh started a immigration law firm, dabbled in tech, is now automating the Canadian immigration processGMI Rocket - Immigration Tech Talks - With Josh Schachnow, CEO of Visto.AI.
On this episode, I speak with Josh Schachnow, a Canadian immigration lawyer and serial immigration tech entrepreneur, about how he fell into immigration law, his journey as an immigration tech entrepreneur, and more. We spoke about:
How Josh accidentally fell into immigration law, how Canada's favorable immigration policies created a brand new opportunity that Josh capitalized on, how Josh's entrepreneurial itch led him to launching his first immigration tech startup, and how that company failed, Josh's stint at a Canadian startup...
2020-09-011h 00
Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.Jeremy Peskin, CEO of Docketwise: How getting lost in the Amazon led Jeremy to quit big law and start an immigration case management company.GMI Rocket - Immigration Tech Talks With Jeremy Peskin, CEO of Docketwise.
In this video, I chat with Jeremy Peskin who left his BigLaw job to found Docketwise, an immigration case management platform. We spoke about: Ā
How Jeremy learned to code during law school,Ā got lost in the Peruvian Amazon with his wife pushed Jeremy to leave his corporate job. How going through his own immigration experience led Jeremy to want to sold the problem of immigration paperwork, how COVID-19 has impacted Docketwise and the immigration industry in general andĀ his thoughts about the future of...
2020-08-1952 min
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2020-05-2900 min