Leading The Way

Episode 7: Immigrant Entrepreneur Story

December 05, 2023 NikolinaF Season 1 Episode 7
Episode 7: Immigrant Entrepreneur Story
Leading The Way
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Leading The Way
Episode 7: Immigrant Entrepreneur Story
Dec 05, 2023 Season 1 Episode 7
NikolinaF

You might wonder why am I talking about the immigrant entrepreneur.  Wasn't this podcast supposed to be about female entrepreneurs?

I have been an immigrant most of my professional life. This lived experience heavily affected my career, my business, and my life choices. I can't talk about being an entrepreneur without talking about what it means to be an immigrant woman too.

As it happens, my experience is from Finland and the story is mine. But, who knows, it might have happened somewhere else too. Or it might happen completely differently for someone else.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • how my immigrant identity affected my business
  • personal experience dealing with immigration-based bias
  • challenges of being a foreign entrepreneur in Finland
  • how does it compare to be an immigrant entrepreneur in Finland vs Croatia

There are many immigrant stories out there, some more positive and sadly, some more negative than mine. I'm openly sharing my own, not to judge the country or get sympathy. We can't fix what we ignore and raising awareness of the issues immigrants sometimes face, is a step forward to fixing them, together.

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Show Notes

You might wonder why am I talking about the immigrant entrepreneur.  Wasn't this podcast supposed to be about female entrepreneurs?

I have been an immigrant most of my professional life. This lived experience heavily affected my career, my business, and my life choices. I can't talk about being an entrepreneur without talking about what it means to be an immigrant woman too.

As it happens, my experience is from Finland and the story is mine. But, who knows, it might have happened somewhere else too. Or it might happen completely differently for someone else.

In this episode, I talk about:

  • how my immigrant identity affected my business
  • personal experience dealing with immigration-based bias
  • challenges of being a foreign entrepreneur in Finland
  • how does it compare to be an immigrant entrepreneur in Finland vs Croatia

There are many immigrant stories out there, some more positive and sadly, some more negative than mine. I'm openly sharing my own, not to judge the country or get sympathy. We can't fix what we ignore and raising awareness of the issues immigrants sometimes face, is a step forward to fixing them, together.

It's the start of the holiday season, no better time than now to ask for your support! If you like the show, you can support it with as little as $3 per month and make sure that it keeps going. Check the link below for more info!

Support the Show.

You can learn more about how to support this podcast here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2226683/support

Are you enjoying the podcast? Subscribe here for podcast news https://nikolina-finska.ck.page/6e065ef3c3