Monica Millares Featured In The All Immigrant Podcast, with Vivek Ishwar and Abin Shetty

This is raw and personal.

Vivek Ishwar and Abin Shetty, host of “All Immigrant Podcast”, interview me on my over 15 year journey living away from home.

We go back in time on the why I decided to move out of Mexico in the first place, the personal challenges of being an Immigrant, work in Corporate vs Startup, the evolution of my own podcast, advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs in FinTech and much more

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Let’s dive into it!

👉 You can find Vivek and Abin here:

1. The All Immigrant Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allimmigrantpodcast

👉 And you can find Monica here:

1. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/
2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares
3. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares
4. Website: https://moni-millares.mystrikingly.com/

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Questions:

1. What are challenges of being immigrant in FinTech?
2. How to navigate visa constraints across countries?
3. What is the "whatever it takes" immigrant mindset?
4. How to find job during 2008 financial crisis?
5. What are differences between student visa and work permit?
6. How to work harder as immigrant to prove yourself?
7. What is the importance of hiring immigration lawyer?
8. How to pivot from engineering to product management?
9. What are lessons from moving Mexico to UK to Malaysia?
10. How to start podcast during COVID pandemic?
11. What is creative expression through podcasting?
12. How to overcome rejection after rejection?
13. What is the role of resilience in immigration?
14. How to master basics in FinTech entrepreneurship?
15. What are challenges of geography expansion in FinTech?
16. How to ensure product solves real customer need?
17. What is difference between corporate and startup mindset?
18. How to balance passion projects with full-time work?
19. What advice for aspiring FinTech entrepreneurs?
20. How to put positive spin on immigrant struggles?

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For inquiries about coaching, collabs, sponsoring the podcast or creating or editing your podcast email Monica at fintechwithmoni@gmail.com

Disclaimer: This episode does not constitute professional nor financial advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.

This episode was first released in October 2023 at the All Immigrant Podcast here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DsvyNFktlBp3hHON83F3g