Moving to the United States
by Soho Podcasts
"Moving to the United States" is a podcast dedicated to helping people relocate to America by addressing all aspects of the transition. Each episode provides practical information and advice on topics like obtaining the proper visas, finding employment or starting a business, securing housing, adjusting to American culture and way of life, setting up bank accounts and utilities, purchasing a vehicle, enrolling children in school and more. The show aims to guide new immigrants and expatriates through the various challenges of relocation by breaking down the complex processes into easy-to-understand segments. Listeners will gain insights from the host and real people who have successfully made the move to the US.
Episodes
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James Isilay of Cognism: Moving Company Culture to the US
Our guest in this episode is James Isilay, the CEO and Founder of Cognism, a B2B sales enablement platform which helps companies find new markets. With background in software development, James tells us how he started Cognism, and when, how, and why they expanded to the US. He shares key things...
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Alex Klein, CEO at Kano: Computer Design As Simple As Lego
Today our guest is Alex Klein, the co-founder and CEO of Kano Computing. He invented a computer for kids to assemble when he was challenged by a 6 year old cousin who wanted to make his own computer, but to be as simple and fun as Lego. Although the idea appeals to kids, it’s not the exclusive...
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Alan Donegan: Ins and Outs of a Nomadic Business
Today we are joined by the founder of the PopUp Business School, Alan Donegan. Running a nomadic business across numerous different countries, he’s got a lot to share about how to start a successful business, and how to expand and operate in different countries and cultures once you do. Alan is a...
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Maeve Kneafsey of CloudKPI: A Female Tech Founder in the US
On today’s episode we are joined by Maeve Kneafsey, owner of CloudKPI. Running a company that has teams in both Dublin and America, she knows a lot about what it’s like to be moving your business. From the very start of CloudKPI’s conception Maeve decided to focus on the American market and have…
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Murali Akella of TransferWise: Not a Job, But a Revolution
In this episode, we are joined by Murali Akella, who has helped TransferWise partner with banks across the globe. TransferWise has been a revolutionary form of transferring money overseas at the lowest possible cost. Started in 2011 in the UK, it quickly became popular and now has over 6 million...
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Husayn Kassai: Onfido Sets New Identity Standards for the US
On today’s episode we meet with Husayn Kassai, the CEO of the identity standard testing company Onfido. Founded in 2012, Onfido quickly expanded its offices outside of London, to include San Francisco, New York, Lisbon, Paris, New Delhi and Singapore. Husayn shares with us everything he’s learnt…
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Joe Blake of Artomatix: Empowering 3D Artists
Today we meet with Joe Blake, CEO of Artomatix, an Irish based tech company that helps studios create 3D content quicker than ever. He has always had his eye on the US market and expanded there very early on. However, although they have staff on the ground in America, they do not have a main…
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Ashleigh Hinde: How Waldo Contact Lenses Cracked the US
In this episode we met with Ashleigh Hinde, founder and CEO of Waldo contact lenses. Waldo was created to give contact lense wearers more control over their purchasing while also reducing the cost. It’s a great company, run fantastically, and after a successful first year in England, Ashleigh...
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Aneesh Varma: Changing Credit Perception in the US
In this episode we are joined by Aneesh Varma, founder and CEO of the forward thinking credit assessment service Aire. He shares Aire’s mission of moving data collection away from the limiting aspect of only looking at the past, to also taking into account a person's present and probable future.…
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Luke Pearce: Radical Tea Towels in American Homes
Today we meet with Luke Pearce, the co-founder of Radical Tea Towel, a company that makes political and social statements for the home. He talks with us about how his company came into fruition and how it operates now. Keeping the manufacturing process in England, keeping quality control high and...
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Eoin Bara: Getting Americans to Drink Mór Irish Gin
We caught up for a few glasses of gin and a chat with Eoin Bara, the Founder of Mór Irish Gin, at a pub in Dublin. Mór Irish Gin is one of Ireland’s fastest growing gins. They started in 2015 at a distillery in Tullamore, continuing the legacy that stretches back to the 1930s when Eoin's...
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Vishal Marria: It's Always About The People
Today we travel to a WeWork workspace to meet with Vishal Marria, the CEO and Founder of Quantexa. Quantexa uses powerful AI technology to help businesses analyse and interpret their data and has offices in both Europe and America. Originally an English company, they expanded their offices to...
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Róisín Callaghan: Lessons From Across The Pond
To start off the season we meet up with Róisín Callaghan, Co-founder and CEO at Cogs & Marvel, a brand experience and creative event agency. Having moved her business to San Francisco in 2016, she’s learnt a lot over the past 3 years about the dos and don'ts involved with moving a business across...
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Season 2 Coming Up!
The wait is over and Season 2 of Move Your Business to The United States is finally here. This season will be hosted and led by Nastaran Tavakoli-Far, a Journalist and Business reporter for the BBC, who also studied at graduate school in the US. In Season 1 we went around London talking to…
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Season Finale: Looking back over the season with Sebastian and Emmett
On their return from SXSW, Sebastian and Emmett are back in Europe in their Dublin office to reflect on the first ‘Move Your Business to the United States Podcast’ season. They marvel that it has been almost a year since they embarked on this podcasting venture, recapping some memorable moments…
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SXSW Part 4: Enterprise Ireland/Hypersciences
It’s day 4 at SXSW and the Mount Bonnell team visit the Enterprise Ireland Stand, which dwarfs its British neighbour in size. There Kevin encounters Andris Macs from Gecko Governance who talks about his 1st time at the event. Next up, Kevin chats to Paul from Enterprise Ireland who is an old hand...
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SXSW Part 3: South By New Zealand
The Mount Bonnell team catch up with Ray Salter, CEO of WLG X, to talk about his impressions of South by South West. He summed up this year’s SXSW in one word, ‘buzz’. Then Ray reveals how inspired by global festivals such as SXSW, WLG X will be a blend of tech, design, film, music and gaming,...
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SXSW Part 2: Berlin Saloon
It’s our second day at South by Southwest, Austin’s international festival of media and tech. While enjoying the free food and drink, we meet up with Stefan and Kerry, who both work for Berlin Partner, a company that offers business and technology support for investors and entrepreneurs in…
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SXSW Part 1: Access to Asia
Today we travel to South by Southwest, Austin’s international festival of media and tech, to talk to filmmakers, musicians, and entrepreneurs. There’s so much going on we decide to split up so we can meet, and interview, as many people as possible. Emmet Glynn, our sound producer, takes the lead…
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Ethan Mayers
Today we are in South by Southwest, Austin’s international festival of media and tech. There we meet Ethan Mayers, CEO of TILT innovations and successful serial entrepreneur. Ethan’s been a mentor to high-potential entrepreneurs for years, and in that time he’s learned a thing or two. He talks…
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Joe Fulwiler
Today we are back in Austin, Texas, and what a lovely day it is to be back. We head to a local law firm to meet Joe Fulwiler, a Texan lawyer who specializes in small business law. He gives us a quick beginners guide to American law and how it affects someone who’s moving their business over to…
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Declan Ganley
We are back in London and back in the Mt. Bonnell Baker Street offices, and in true Sherlock Holmes fashion, there’s a knock at the door… It’s Declan Ganley, a successful businessman and enterprising entrepreneur who runs his business in both Europe and America. He came to talk to us about making...
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Andy Jones
Today we meet with London legend, Andy Jones, who after 14 years of living in Austin, Texas, has become a bit of a legend over there too. Another English entrepreneur who’s living and thriving in Austin, he is involved in business development with COO travel, and helps businesses save travel…
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Capital Factory
Today we go downtown to Capital Factory, a veritable Shangrila for any entrepreneur that comes to Texas. Built to help entrepreneurs find information and funds to help with their business endeavours, it acts as a great social space to meet like-minded people too. They also have an extensive list…
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Patricia
Having a good product is one thing, but getting your marketing right for that product is another thing altogether. People often make the mistake of thinking that creating a social media presence is enough, but without the right marketing strategy, you can easily get lost in the crowd. To find out...
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Recruiting Stateside
When you move your business to the States you’re going to need people to help you run it. So we tracked down Michael Molony, a high-level recruiter based in Austin, who works with the recruitment agency GQR. Michael is originally from London but has made it big in the States and is absolutely...
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Meet Dan Dillard!
Dan is an entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas, and the founder of Founding Austin Magazine, a magazine that shares different stories from entrepreneurs that live in Austin. Dan doesn’t just call Austin his home, he loves the city and is the perfect example of what makes the people who live there…
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Shopping - Texas Style
Now you can't go to Texas and not buy a cowboy hat. So Sebastian took me to a local store that was brimful of anything a cowboy or cowgirl could ever want... After leaving the shop, and with a cowboy hat on my head, we walked tall on the streets of Georgetown. We went to find out what Georgetown…
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Home from Home
Kevin’s first day in Texas is hot and sunny, not like what he’s used to, living in notoriously rainy London. The hotel staff, however, seem to take it for granted. But this is unsurprising when you consider that it’s hot and sunny over 200 days a year here. Soon Kevin is being driven to…
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Jetlagged
Finally, the day of Kevin's trip to Austin, Texas has arrived. His flight departs in the morning from London Gatwick and around ten hours later they touch down in Texas. Sebastian, having arrived a few days earlier, awaits his friend at the airport. After checking in to their hotel, they hit the...
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Visa Please?
Selecting and applying for the right U.S. visa can be a daunting and confusing process. In this episode, Kevin and Sebastian talk to Orlando Ortega, a U.S. immigration attorney who’s based in London. Orlando Ortega-Medina and his firm offer a full range of legal representation to corporate HR...
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Meet Sebastian
The adventure begins at Baker Street, London. This is a street famous around the world for mysteries. For everyone knows who Baker Street’s most famous resident was – if only in the pages of detective fiction – none other than Mr. Sherlock Holmes. So here is as good a place as any to start out on...
About this show
"Moving to the United States" is a podcast dedicated to helping people relocate to America by addressing all aspects of the transition. Each episode provides practical information and advice on topics like obtaining the proper visas, finding employment or starting a business, securing housing, adjusting to American culture and way of life, setting up bank accounts and utilities, purchasing a vehicle, enrolling children in school and more. The show aims to guide new immigrants and expatriates through the various challenges of relocation by breaking down the complex processes into easy-to-understand segments. Listeners will gain insights from the host and real people who have successfully made the move to the US.
Hosted by
Soho Podcasts