The GMI Rocket podcast is hosted by me, Roman Zelichenko, an immigration lawyer-turned-immigration tech startup founder exploring immigration technology and marketing. GMI Rocket is a community of global mobility and immigration (GMI) business owners, CEOs, execs and team members dedicated to tech, marketing and growing their businesses. About me: I'm the co-founder and CEO of an H-1B compliance startup called LaborLess (http://www.laborless.io) I'm the founder of a creative agency helping immigration professionals with marketing (http://www.zelichenkocreative.com)
Happy 2024 everyone! It's been quite some time since we have been “off air.” However, I'm incredibly excited to be BACK with the new episodes of GMI Rocket show. We're 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 from an entrepreneurial household, having watched his father start and grow a travel agency (which is what brought the family to Paris, France in the first place) among other businesses. And it seems that the entrepreneurial bug bit Evren too! Evren has been the owner of a general translation company, Link-Translations, for almost three decades. About 10 years ago, Evren turned that expertise into a tech solution, MotaWord. So, here's what Evren and I are going to be talking about: Evren's early life, moving around the world and growing up in Paris. How Evren's exposure to entrepreneurship at a younger age shaped him How Evren first got into translation, and what he did to grow that businesses. What drove Evren to dive into the tech side of translation services Evren's thoughts on the future of translation tech, especially within immigration And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #translation ---- Check out MotaWord here: https://www.motaword.com/ Connect with Evren here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evren-ay-566701/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 85, we have a very special guest who probably needs no introduction... Ben Cross, CEO and Founder of GLOMO!! GLOMO is a consulting firm focused on helping companies in the global mobility industry (relocation, immigration, tax, etc.) grow through talent recruiting, M&A and other consulting services. But Ben is more than just the founder and CEO of GLOMO. Ben is also the host of Love + Relo, a long-running and popular live show that interviews professionals within global mobility on everything from industry trends to policy changes to news updates to technology and more. Ben's journey started at PODS, handling corporate relocation. From there, Ben quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder at several relocation companies and found success quickly. He was also building a brand on LinkedIn at the same time. Ben launched his show, Love + Relo, out of his office while at his last job, and the show absolutely took off. Eventually, he left and launched GLOMO in 2020. So, here's what Ben and I are going to be talking about: Ben's early life and attending college in upstate New York How Ben fell into the relocation industry at PODS and how his career grew over the years What inspired Ben to start Love + Relo, and how the show impacted his life When Ben decided to start GLOMO, how he did it and what GLOMO does today Ben's thoughts on the future of GLOMO and the global mobility industry more broadly And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration ---- Check out GLOMO here: https://glomo.com/ Connect with Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbencross/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On episode 84 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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. That's 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 including setting up an entity, using an employer of record, hiring contractors or using digital nomad visas. As for John, he studied accounting at University College Dublin and worked in various accounting positions in different countries for a decade until he started his first company, CultureMee, which helps global travelers navigate and learn other cultures. Eventually, he launched Work From Anywhere, tackling tax in the growing remote work landscape. So, here's what John and I are going to be talking about: John's early life and how he got interested in accounting and finance John's experience working in accounting for a decade, and what he learned What led John to start his first business, CultureMee, and what that was like How Work From Anywhere was born, how the company works and where it's headed John's thoughts on the future of global mobility and the role technology plays in the industry And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration ---- Check out Work From Anywhere here: https://www.wfa.team/ Connect with John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j0hnlee/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On episode 83 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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 his stable career as an attorney to launch what would eventually become Centuro Global, a platform enabling companies to expand internationally. And the timing couldn't have been better, as COVID forced companies to look at international hiring and business development as more and more industries have gone digital. So, here's what Zain and I are going to be talking about: Zain's early life and what drew him to study law at university Zain's attorney experience, both at one of the world's largest law firms and in house. What led to the idea behind Centuro Global and how Zain got the company started Early days of building Centuro Global and what the company does today Zain's vision for the future of both Centuro Global and the mobility tech industry And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration ---- Check out Centuro Global here: https://www.centuroglobal.com/ Connect with Zain here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zain-ali-global-expansion/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
I've been on a small break, but I'm 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 haven't 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 Management he worked in technical roles at a few companies, including one of Israel's biggest banks, Bank Hapoalim. After a few years, Nitzan went back to school, this time to London Business School, received an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship, and went on to work at American Express. But as with most entrepreneurs, he had a calling to build something. So not long after he started his role at AmEx, in 2010, he launched what would become the Benivo we know today. So, here's what Nitzan and I are going to be talking about: Nitzan's early life and why he went on to study engineering. What led Nitzan to go back to school and both study and work in finance and business. What inspired Nitzan to come up with Benivo and leave his full-time job to build it. Early days of building Benivo and how the company has grown over the years What Benivo does today, what's next, and Nitzan's vision for the future of mobility tech And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration ---- Check out Benivo here: https://www.benivo.com/ Connect with Nitzan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitzan-yudan-3582791/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 81 of the GMI Rocket show, I'm 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 and eventually launched Aora. Today, Aora provides British nationality assessments and supports immigration firms helping individuals file for British nationality. So, here's what Bruce and I are going to be talking about: Bruce's early life and how he got into the FinTech space. What inspired Bruce to start his first company and getting acquired. How Bruce fell into legal expert systems and eventually launching Aora Bruce's process of codifying British nationality law, and how Aora works What's next for Aora and Bruce's vision for the future of legal tech And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration ---- Check out Aora here: https://www.aoralaw.com/ Connect with Bruce here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mennell-2987a4/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 80 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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. That's how the idea for Perchpeek was born. Paul launched Perchpeek in 2018, went through a few pivots (which you'll hear about during our conversation), and on the heels of a £8 million Series A fundraise, now helps companies make the relocation process easier for their employees. So, here's what Paul and I are going to be talking about: Paul's early life and his experience at Oxford What inspired Paul to travel the world, and what he learned during his travels Paul's experience getting a job at Amazon and how that inspired Perchpeek How he launched Perchpeek and what the company does today Thoughts on fundraising in and the future of the relocation tech industry And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #migration ---- Check out Perchpeak here: https://www.perchpeek.com/ Connect with Tim here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bennett-perchpeek/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 79 of the GMI Rocket show, I'm 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 people from around the world, he thought - why isn't there a centralized place to meet fellow digital nomads, get info about the visa and get help applying? That's how Citizen Remote was born - alongside the proliferation of Digital Nomad visas. So, here's what Tim and I are going to be talking about: Tim's early life in the Midwest, his university studies and first job What pushed Tim to decide to leave his job and travel the world Tim's experience living around the world, and how the idea for Citizen Remote was born How Tim found his co-founder, and the first steps they took What Citizen Remote does today and where they're planning to take the company And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #digitalnomad ---- Check out Citizen Remote here: https://citizenremote.com/ Connect with Tim here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-marting-617443242/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 78 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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. Around this time, Ganesh also started a development company, which built a handful of products, including a legal tech product that he sold. But what he eventually landed on was building a platform for the International Office at Sheridan College… and that's how iCent was born. So, here's what Ganesh and I are going to be talking about: Ganesh's early life and studying computer science at university Ganesh's first job at INSZoom and exposure to immigration tech Ganesh's experience going to grad school in Canada, and building his own business How the idea for iCent was born and the first steps he took with it What iCent does today, and what Ganesh has in store for the future And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #mobility ---- Check out iCent here: https://www.icentapp.com/ Connect with Ganesh here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganesh-neelanjanmath-icent/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 77 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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 he's 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 doesn't. So as a natural entrepreneur, it got Marc thinking… “how can I integrate technology into the Canadian immigration process to automate some of it while still keeping it human-centered?” Thus, ImmiSight was born. ImmiSight is a tech-enabled immigration service that helps prepare immigration files, mostly focused on work permits and LMIAs, with a combination of chatbots, document automation, and, where it makes sense, human work. So, here's what Marc and I are going to be talking about: Marc's early days, growing up in Quebec Marc's paralegal and labor relations studies, and how that led to his first job Marc's experience working in immigration the past two decades How the idea for ImmiSight was born, and how the company works today Marc's thoughts on the future of immigration tech in Canada, And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #mobility ---- Check out ImmiSight here: https://immisight.com/ Connect with Marc here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maranger/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 76 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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 company's website. As for Joon, the CEO and founder, he was actually a scientist in his prior life. He received a Bachelors in physics, a Masters in Nuclear Engineering and a PhD in Physics, and came to the US on a J-1 visa to work as a scientist, in California and then in New Jersey, before founding Lawfully. So, here's what Joon and I are going to be talking about: Joon's early life and his early plans for his academic and professional career Joon's experience moving to the US for work, and his role as a scientist What led Joon to think idea behind Lawfully, and the first steps he took How Lawfully works today and Joon's vision for the company going forward Joon's thoughts on how AI and technology is shaping immigration today And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #mobility ---- Check out Lawfully here: https://www.lawfully.com/ Connect with Joon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joon-ahn-512ba4154/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
On Episode 75 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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 they start receiving a salary. As for Siam, he came to the US to get his master's in engineering, and after working as a software engineer, founded two companies: one that built mobile apps and another focused on study abroad. So, here's what Siam and I are going to be talking about: Siam's early life and his experience moving to the US for graduate school Siam's life as an international student in the US, and landing his first job What led Siam to start his first venture, and how he came came up with Algorizin How Algorizin works today and Siam's vision for the company going forward Siam's thoughts on the immigration space today and how tech can play a role And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #mobility ---- Check out Algorizin here: https://www.algorizin.com/ Connect with Siam here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siamhossain/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
For episode 74 of the GMI Rocket show, we're 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 industry's biggest companies, including Allied Moving Services and Sirva. But as it often happens, Ryan saw a need in the industry, particularly around pricing data, insights and transparency, that simply wasn't being met. Thus, PricePoint was born. So, here's what Ryan and I are going to be talking about: Ryan's early days and his focus on International Business in college Ryan's introduction to moving, and how he landed that role What Ryan learned during his career in moving, and what sparked the idea for PricePoint How Ryan went about building and launching PricePoint, and the company's early days What PricePoint does today and where the company is headed Ryan's thoughts on fundraising and the future of technology in the mobility industry And more! So please join us, ask questions and leave comments! #immigration #globalmobility #immigrationlaw #relocation #mobility ---- Check out PricePoint here: https://www.pricepointmoves.com/ Connect with Ryan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankeintz/ Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/ Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/ Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/
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