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Her Fortune 500 Job Was TOXIC… So This DACA Employee Started a Business | Ep 152
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She Built a MARKETING Agency Without a Work Permit (Here's How) | Ep 151

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43 Life Lessons at 27, My Biggest Regrets & What I'd Do Differently | Ep 150
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STOP Believing YOU HAVE NO OPTIONS Because You’re Undocumented | Ep 149
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UndocuStartup Weekly #35: Lessons from UndocuStartup Week | Ep 148
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I Wanted to End My Life: A Story I Never Shared | Ep 147

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UndocuStartup Weekly #34: The Marketing Playbook Behind UndocuStartup | Ep 146
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UndocuStartup Weekly #33: Announcing One-on-One Coaching | Ep 145

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I Pitched my Business to a College District… Here’s What Happened | Ep 144

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UndocuStartup Week Pitch Competition | Ep 143
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Answering Your UndocuStartup Week Questions Part 2 | Ep 142
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Answering Your UndocuStartup Week 2026 Questions | Ep 141
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What I Learned From Rich People as an Undocumented Entrepreneur | Ep 140
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UndocuStartup Weekly #32: Pricing Tips for Undocumented Entrepreneurs | Ep 139
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Stop Waiting for DACA... Start Independent Contracting NOW! | Ep 138
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UndocuStartup Weekly #31: The $800 Tax Bill Nobody Warns Entrepreneurs About | Ep 137
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UndocuStartup Weekly #30: How I Completed 3 Programs in One Month | Ep 136
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UndocuStartup Weekly #29: Why I Started Using Debt (And It Changed Everything) | Ep 135
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This Could’ve ENDED My Business | Ep 134
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UndocuStartup Weekly #28: My Bank Account Hit $0… Here’s What I Did Next | Ep 133
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My Client CANCELLED After Saying Yes | Ep 132
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10 Lessons from Year 4 of UndocuStartup | Ep 131
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I’m 26 and I Feel Behind in Life… Here’s the Truth | Ep 130
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UndocuStartup Weekly #27: 10 Sales Lessons from 100 Cold Calls | Ep 129
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UndocuStartup Weekly #26: Founder Story of UndocuStartup® | Ep 128
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A Flat Tire Tried to Stop Me... You Won’t Believe What Happened Next! | Ep 127

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UndocuStartup Weekly #25: Finding Clients Like Finding Love | Ep 126
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UndocuStartup Weekly #24: 2026 Resolutions, Big Vision & Bootcamp Focus | Ep 125
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In 2026, I’m Finally Done Forcing What’s Not Meant for Me | Ep 124
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Saving my Business With a Part-Time Job | Ep 123
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I Went MIA For 3 Years. Here’s Where I Was (And Why I’m Back) | Ep 122
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UndocuStartup Weekly #23: What No One Tells You About Hiring Freelancers | Ep 121
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A Week In My Life Building UndocuStartup | Ep 120
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UndocuStartup Weekly #22: Lessons from the UndocuStartup Bootcamp Tour | Ep 119
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The HIDDEN FORMULA for Empowering UNDOCUMENTED Student ENTREPRENEURS! | Ep 118
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If you LOST your DACA... DO THIS TO MAKE MONEY! | Ep 117
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If You’re Undocumented and Struggling, Watch This | Ep 116
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11 Lessons from Year 3 of UndocuStartup | Ep 115

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You CAN Run a Business (Undocumented) Without Risking Your Identity | Ep 114
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UndocuStartup Weekly #21: Driving 10 Hours for a Client | Ep 113
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STOP neglecting your HEALTH as an Undocumented Professional | Ep 112
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UndocuStartup Weekly #20: What Worked, What Flopped, and Why It Matters | Ep 111
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DON’T GO TO CAREER FAIR If You’re Undocumented, Do THIS Instead to Land A JOB | Ep 110
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7 Differences Between Contractor vs Employee [Undocumented Edition] | Ep 109
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UndocuStartup Weekly #19: Choosing Dreams Over Stability, Again and Again | Ep 108
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Q&A on Legalizing Your Business While Undocumented | Ep 107
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How Undocumented Students Can LEGALIZE Their Business [Step-by-Step Guide] | Ep 106
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How Undocumented Students Are SECRETLY Being Held Back (And Don’t Even Know It) | Ep 105
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Throwback: Life Advice I Wish I Heard as an Undocumented Student | Ep 104
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Sales Strategies That Actually Worked for Me as an Undocumented Entrepreneur | Ep 103
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UndocuStartup Weekly #18: Surviving 4 Months with No Clients as an Undocumented Entrepreneur | Ep 102
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The Real Reasons I Chose The Entrepreneurship Career Path As An Undocumented Student | Ep 101
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Throwback: How to Raise Money as an Undocumented Entrepreneur [Step-by-Step] | Ep 100
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UndocuStartup Weekly #17: No One's Coming, Start Now, Build with What You Have | Ep 99
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15 Questions Undocumented Students Ask About Entrepreneurship | Ep 98
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17 Lessons from Year 2 of UndocuStartup | Ep 97
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Income Strategies for Undocumented Students without DACA | Ep 96
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UndocuStartup Weekly #16: Energy Drinks, Entrepreneurship & Personal Growth | Ep 95
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9 Ways to Support Undocumented Students Through Entrepreneurship | Ep 94
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Throwback: Start a Side Hustle in College Without DACA [My Full $0 - $10,000 Guide] | Ep 93
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UndocuStartup Weekly #15: Discipline Over Distractions, How I Stay Locked In | Ep 92
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UndocuStartup Weekly #14: LA ICE Raids, Legal Resources, & Having Faith | Ep 91
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20 Undocumented Students Made Their First $1 (They Learned This...) | Ep 90
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UndocuStartup Weekly #13: 1,077% Growth, and Rethinking My Business Model | Ep 89
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UndocuStartup Weekly #12: Saying No, Acting Like #1, and Sticking to the Plan | Ep 88
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UndocuStartup Weekly #11: Buying Back Time, Paying Big Taxes, and Cost to Scale | Ep 87
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How to Make Money with AI as an Undocumented Student | Ep 86
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UndocuStartup Weekly #10: I Don’t Chase Clients Anymore... Here’s Why | Ep 85
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How He Built a $10,000 Contract Business without DACA | Ep 84
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UndocuStartup Weekly #9: My First Time Firing Someone,and What It Taught Me About Leadership | Ep 83
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Introducing the UndocuStartup Tour™ | Ep 82
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Day in My Life Running the UndocuStartup™ Bootcamp | Ep 81
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17 Lessons from Year 1 of UndocuStartup | Ep 80
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UndocuStartup Weekly #8: Hiring Mistakes, Scaling Lessons & Getting to Product-Market Fit | Ep 79
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Undocumented Entrepreneurs Share Their Path to $255K Combined Revenue! | Ep 78
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UndocuStartup Weekly #7: Building the #1 Platform for Undocumented Entrepreneurs | Ep 77
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UndocuStartup Weekly #6: Overcoming Setbacks, Strengthening Your Brand, & Going All In | Ep 76
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How Illegal Drip Made $1,000 From A Single Drawing w/Bo | Ep 75
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UndocuStartup Weekly #5: Make Clients Happy, Budget Right, & Level Up Your Game | Ep 74
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10 BEST Ways Undocumented People Can Make Money | Ep 73
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The Business Lesson My Future Self Taught Me... And Why It Changed Everything | Ep 72
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UndocuStartup Weekly #4: How to 2X Revenue, The Power of Action, and Why Follow-Ups Matter | Ep 71
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UndocuStartup Weekly #3: Preparing for Growth, Using AI to Scale, and The Mindset to Dominate | Ep 70

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The BIG LIE About Being Undocumented That’s Keeping You STUCK! | Ep 69
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UndocuStartup Weekly #2: My $15K Client, Getting Paid Upfront, and Planting Seeds for the Future | Ep 68

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UndocuStartup Weekly #1: Why Entrepreneurship Feels So Lonely, Shoulder Injury, and Road to 1M | Ep 67
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Entrepreneurship Trends for Undocumented Students in 2025: Insights, Challenges, and Opportunities | Ep 66
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How I Grew My Email List to 1,000+ Subscribers as an Undocumented Entrepreneur! | Ep 65
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Why I Left Nursing to Start a Doula Business with Martha | Ep 64
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If You’re an Undocumented Entrepreneur, Here’s How to Protect Your Identity Under Trump | Ep 63
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8 Money Lessons Undocumented Entrepreneurs Must Avoid in 2025 | Ep 62
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11 Costly Mistakes I Made as an Undocumented Entrepreneur (And How I Fixed Them) | Ep 61
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The Untold Story Behind PREPARE, A Chat With AI Me | Ep 60

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I Faced Rejection as an Undocumented Individual… What Should I Do? | Ep 59

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You Should NEVER work for FREE As an Undocumented Entrepreneur | Ep 58

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11 Life Lessons at 25 Years Old | Ep 57
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4 AI Tools Every Undocumented Entrepreneur Should Know About | Ep 56
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Why I Walked Away From Bad Clients | Ep 55
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4 Pricing Tips That Took Me From $15 To Thousands As An Undocumented Entrepreneur | Ep 54

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How I Learned To Sell After 50+ Calls As An Undocumented Entrepreneur | Ep 53

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