SYNARCHY: Social Impact Business and Immigrant Wealth

Yazmin discusses her journey of launching the business of her dreams and how it has helped her family serve their community, be in a better financial position, and have more options. Yazmin provides invaluable advice on how to develop an online business and find clients online even as an in person local business, genuinely network with other business owners, share your story authentically in your...

Have you ever wondered about all that buying a house implies? 🤔 Buying your first home is a huge part of the American Dream. But it isn’t just about saving up for the down payment and closing costs. There are so many more financial considerations that go into buying real estate - especially the first month! This kind of experience can make us feel stressed, trigger a scarcity mindset, and we can...

We might have listened to people telling us so many times that investing is impossible or extremely complicated. 🚫 😱  In this episode, Adina explains how it's not impossible and how you can invest and learn to do it the best way. 🙌 🌿   #financialgoals #immigrantfinance #internationalempowerment #generationalwealth #buildwealth #ImmigrantFinanceSchool #financialempowerment #finan...

ImmPower is available to provide a variety of services to support educators and communities that are centered on empowering immigrant communities. It was born from a shared passion to continue empowering our communities by helping educators and leaders learn more about the immigrant experience.✨ ImmPower is comprised of three colleagues who first met at their alma mater, the University of Califor...

Are you wondering how to build wealth as an immigrant?  These top 4 strategies from Immigrant Finance are sure to help!  You can build generational wealth, build credit, earn passive income, and invest.  As immigrants, we are often overworking and underpaid.  You don't have to be.  You can start a business or even invest in the stock market or real estate!   You can b...

Illuminate Digital student Gaby Zavala, an immigrant from Mexico and experienced social worker, speaks about the mission-oriented business she is creating, Latinx Career Coaching Services. Gaby shared her story immigrating to the U.S., struggling to balance working while studying, and navigating how to develop a professional career on her own. She shares the freedom she has found through developin...

2021 was a year of learning for many of us. As we transition in 2022, it’s time to visualize what’s possible and take things to the next level. Listen to this talk to hear about how you can best set yourself up for success in 2022. #2022 #newyear #newyeargoals #2022goals #newyears #newyearseve #goals #internationalempowerment #podcast #illuminatedigital #creativity #create #purpose #mission #missi...

Edward Junhao Lim, an Immigrant Finance School alumni and Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian who immigrated to the United States from Singapore one year ago, shares a bit of his story and how he became a librarian focused on entrepreneurship. He especially emphasizes the importance of libraries as places of learning for immigrants who want to learn about finances and entrepreneurship. Using...

Nidia, Nadia, and Nayeli Merino are three sisters and a first-generation Mexican immigrant family who immigrated to the United States in 1991. They share with us some of their story and how the hard work and tenacity of their parents, allowed them to get an education, and how they support communities to thrive and improve their socio-economic conditions. Little Dreamers is a publishing company tha...

As we reach episode 100 and one year since the launch of the Immigrant Finance Podcast, let’s take a moment to reflect on all that goes into creating a podcast and how you can keep showing up, even when you face fears and insecurities and don’t feel like it. Ready to get started stepping into your purpose? Apply to Illuminate Digital™️ Online Business Accelerator https://illuminatedigitalaccelerat...

Want to start business but not sure how you would ever even find clients? In this quick business talk, Adina provides an overview of how you can get started by tapping into your soul purpose.  Apply to Illuminate Digital™️ Online Business Accelerator: https://illuminatedigitalaccelerator.com  #internationalempowerment #illuminatedigital #creativity #create #purpose #mission #missionbusin...

When you become an investor, things start to shift in ways beyond your finances. It’s about so much more than making money. It’s about allowing yourself to be part of the energy of abundance and growth. It’s about accepting that you don’t have to trade time always to make money. It’s about demanding that you get to be part of this country’s economic opportunities as well, regardless of the immigra...

So many of us wait and wait to take steps that will allow us to build the lives we want financially because of debt.  We fear that it would not be responsible to start investing if we still have credit card or auto loan debt. We think we should not buy a house we want because of the mortgage loan debt. A lot of financial experts will tell you the same. But you don't build wealth by just budge...

Of all the barriers that get in the way with finances and starting a business, there is one consistent thing that we see holds the vast majority of people back from reaching their goals. It's NOT any of these things: ....not having enough money ...not having family who can guide you ...not having a college degree ...not being a citizen Listen to learn more about "The #1 Reason People Fail in Their...

Thank you to the talented designer Monse Castro-Padgett @monsecastro97 for creating our new beautiful logo for International Empowerment™! International Empowerment™ is our parent company for our primary brand and platform, Immigrant Finance™. Through International Empowerment™, we help internationally-minded people - from immigrants and their families to travelers and digital nomads - expand into...

Buying a house is one of the biggest financial decisions you can make. It is also one of the most important financial goals of many immigrant families as part of the American Dream. Listen to hear our story of the year-long process of buying our second larger home. We also share 3 steps you can take to start the process of buying a home now.  #immigrantfinance #generationalwealth #buildwealth...

Have you found the emotions of fear, doubt, and shame hold you back from moving forward with your financial goals? This is completely normal, and almost everyone I speak to, including myself, experience these emotional barriers when it comes to taking your money to the next level. Thankfully, there are proven strategies that can help you take control of your emotions and pivot, so that you are abl...

Our special guests Realtor Santiago Jaraba, Broker Associate Angela Morales, and Realtor Johncarlo Morales share details on:  ◾How to begin the process of buying real estate as an immigrant ◾How to qualify for a loan regardless of your immigration status ◾How to improve your credit score Because immigrants and their families deserve to build generational wealth too.  Because all immig...

Listen to this free training on "How to Stop Being Broke."  I speak to people in our community constantly about how they are sick of being broke. They know that life doesn't have to be this way, and that they deserve better. But they often don't know how. They don’t know what to do first or they get overwhelmed, or worse, give up. That is why I am giving this free training where I am going to...

If you an international student in the US, we realize that things could get quite difficult on your journey to landing your first job. Most of you lack industry experience. You don’t have access to a professional network or know any successful role model who can guide you.  Join us to learn about best practices in the job searching process and how to get a professional job as an immigrant wit...

Not a day goes by without me hearing from someone in our community telling me that they are struggling with trying to figure out how to improve their finances. They don’t know what to do first or they get overwhelmed and give up. This is why I am covering exactly how to accelerate your finances. Because immigrants and their families deserve to build generational wealth too.  Because all immig...

Immigrant Finance friend and alumna immigration attorney Gisselle Martinez, Esq. shares a brief overview of how immigration law works. She provides a summary of some of the humanitarian types of immigration claims immigrants can apply for including asylum, U visas, T visas, and VAWA. We also dive into some of the connections between immigration law and finance, including the importance of being ab...

Not having enough time is one of the most common reasons people are not able to move forward with improving their finances. Listen to this training to hear about ways you can make the shift to prioritizing your finances and taking steps to have the life you deserve.✨⏱ Because immigrants and their families deserve to build generational wealth too.🌿 Because all immigrants and their families should...

Maribel Francisco is a first generation child of immigrants born in California. Her parents are from Meseta Purecheta in Michoacán, México, from a community that has its own dialect, food, and culture. She tells us a little bit of her story and family's immigration and financial struggles; when she got sick in preschool and her mom quit her job to be with her and take care of her and how shortly a...

Have you ever felt down and that nothing works with your online business...you know like the Facebook and Instagram outage? If you want to have a sustainable online business that can withstand tech challenges and be built for success, you can't just be on Instagram. The same is true if you don't want to just play small. To make the impact you're meant to make, it's important to build out proper sy...