Moving to the United States
"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
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 that helped his company open an office in New York and acquire new clients.
From building systems and company culture, to having the right ...
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 target of their products. The spirit of the design process is the beginner’s mind.
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 strong believer in the idea that you don’t need a lot of money to start ...
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 a base set up in the States.
She had a lot of people help her make ...
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 people who use their service.
Unsurprisingly, to get to this stage they needed ...
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 on his journey of expansion, and things he wished he knew before making the move across the...
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 office there and Joe explains why this is.
He emphasises the importance of knowing ...
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 expanded the company to America, opening up an office in New York, and even moving there herse...
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. By doing this, lenders can make smarter decisions, and borrowers get fairer access to credi...
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 being part of a niche market made the company very successful. And after having tea towel ...
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 grandfather was a master distiller of world renowned Irish whiskey.
They have...
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 America in 2016. In these years Vishal has learned a lot about what it takes...
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 the pond.
From finding her first contracts and building up her com...
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 lawyers, bankers, and accounts, and talked about the general mechanisms i...
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 and featuring some of the highlights of this chart-topping series, as well as discussing the next season...
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 now being there for the 7th year. Then Kevin meets Christine who represents Service Bot, specialising ...
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, albeit with a uniquely New Zealand touch and to reflect the smaller local feel of Wellington,...
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 Berlin.
They talk to us about the ins and outs of everything that’s going on in this ...
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 in this episode interviewing Sharon Schweitzer, founder of Access to Culture and best-selli...
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 with us about how he became a serial entrepreneur and how he helps other entrepre...
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