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The Newcomers Podcast

Dozie Anyaegbunam | Exploring the Canadian Immigrant Experience

Interviews with immigrants and stakeholders involved in the immigration process where we explore the immigration journey, including raising kids in a new culture, integration, identity, and everything in-between.

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48:55

E153: Luki Danukarjanto says the hiring bar has...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/04/17

In this episode, I am speaking to Luki Danukarjanto, a soft skills coach who spent over 12 years at Deloitte before leaving to do what he calls the more meaningful work. The rise and rise of AI means the bar for getting hired has gone to the stratosphe...

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65:47

E152: Jonathan Oldman believes we need a bigger...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/04/10

Note: This conversation was recorded on February 13, 2025. Some policy announcements, including changes to settlement sector funding, have been made since the recording. The themes and principles discussed remain relevant. ---------- In this episode, I...

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54:16

E151: Victor Neagu on why we can't normalize...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/04/03

In this episode, I'm speaking with Victor Neagu, a policy analyst who spent years working in international development across Africa, Asia, and South America before permanently moving to Canada in 2018. This conversation was an opportunity to explore s...

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01:11:15

E150: David Campbell understands why our immigration...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/26

In the 150th episode (whew), I am speaking with David Campbell, formerly Chief Economist with the New Brunswick Jobs Board Secretariat and President of Jupia Consultants Inc, an industry research and economic development consulting firm.The big question for me as I was planning this episode was if population growth could be a bottleneck or an economic tool, and what that meant for Canada's productivity and Atlantic Canada. The question I think we ended up answering was if one immigration policy

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71:15

E150: David Campbell understands why our immigration...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/26

In the 150th episode (whew), I am speaking with David Campbell, formerly Chief Economist with the New Brunswick Jobs Board Secretariat and President of Jupia Consultants Inc, an industry research and economic development consulting firm. The big questi...

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43:04

E149: Mo Altaqatqa on the skill that separates the...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/19

In today's episode, I'm speaking to Mo Altaqatqa, Senior Business Development Manager at Futurpreneur. Mo grew up in Jordan, left in 2011, lived in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Ukraine before moving to Canada. He's been working with entrepreneurs for over ...

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00:43:04

E149: Mo Altaqatqa on the skill that separates the...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/19

In today's episode, I'm speaking to Mo Altaqatqa, Senior Business Development Manager at Futurpreneur. Mo grew up in Jordan, left in 2011, lived in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Ukraine before moving to Canada. He's been working with entrepreneurs for over a decade, starting in banking, then running his own fundraising business working with startups, and now supporting young entrepreneurs through Futurpreneur.I kinda already sensed this, but the point Mo makes about how the immigration

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46:14

E148: Bontu Galataa on the biggest mistake loads of...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/12

In today's episode, I am chatting with Bontu Galataa, an entrepreneurship ecosystem strategist and Founder of Sayyoo Consulting, a social impact business consultancy about the mistakes immigrant entrepreneurs make and more. Bontu has met and still meet...

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00:46:14

E148: Bontu Galataa on the biggest mistake loads of...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/12

In today's episode, I am chatting with Bontu Galataa, an entrepreneurship ecosystem strategist and Founder of Sayyoo Consulting, a social impact business consultancy about the mistakes immigrant entrepreneurs make and more.Bontu has met and still meets newcomer entrepreneurs at every stage of their immigration journey; from folks who just landed and are looking to run with an idea to those who have been on the grind for a few years and are looking to figure out why the business can't seem to

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46:43

E147: Emmanuel Ahiafor says Ghana is still home. He...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/06

In this episode, I'm speaking with Emmanuel Ahiafor, who started travelling solo to Russia in his first year of university, visited over 15 countries, moved to Budapest because of a song, and now lives in New Brunswick with his family. When I asked him...

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00:46:43

E147: Emmanuel Ahiafor says Ghana is still home. He...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/03/06

In this episode, I'm speaking with Emmanuel Ahiafor, who started travelling solo to Russia in his first year of university, visited over 15 countries, moved to Budapest because of a song, and now lives in New Brunswick with his family.When I asked him if he feels fully Ghanaian when he goes back, his answer was no. Things he once accepted as normal, he now questions. And yet, no place feels like home as much as Ghana for him.He thinks he'll go back eventually.----------Emmanuel and I chat

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68:56

E146: Busayo Disu thinks the society has to meet the...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/27

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Busayo Disu, a pharmacist turned intercultural communication advocate who moved from Nigeria to Sherwood Park, Alberta in 2019. Since that time, she's launched the African Society of Strathcona County, written a ch...

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01:08:56

E146: Busayo Disu thinks the society has to meet the...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/27

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Busayo Disu, a pharmacist turned intercultural communication advocate who moved from Nigeria to Sherwood Park, Alberta in 2019. Since that time, she's launched the African Society of Strathcona County, written a children's book called Our Story, Our Voice, produced a documentary of the same name, and is organizing community dialogues between policymakers and immigrant families.This was one of those conversations where we got into it, albeit

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47:49

E145: Abdullah Sharief thinks Canada's risk aversion...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/19

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Abdullah Sharief, Co-Founder and CMO of Panda Hub, North America's leading mobile car detailing platform. Abdullah studied medicine in Turkey, came to Canada in 2018, and has gone on to build arguably Canada's bigg...

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00:47:49

E145: Abdullah Sharief thinks Canada's risk aversion...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/19

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Abdullah Sharief, Co-Founder and CMO of Panda Hub, North America's leading mobile car detailing platform. Abdullah studied medicine in Turkey, came to Canada in 2018, and has gone on to build arguably Canada's biggest car care platform. Abdullah is a straight-shooter, and I do appreciate folks like him. Launching Panda Hub with his co-founder, Reza Ahmadi, means they've dealt with Canadian VCs firsthand.His assessment? A lot of them are slow,

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00:53:15

E144: Maria Kamila González knows the real reason you...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/13

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Maria Kamila González, the co-founder of Finanzo, a non-profit organization in Toronto that believes in making newcomers financially aware and has impacted the lives of 100,000 immigrants in the US and Canada.Maria is a psychologist by training, which means that when she talks about money, she doesn't start with budgeting or spreadsheets. She starts with your childhood, your parents, and the patterns you inherited from them, as well as the patterns

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53:15

E144: Maria Kamila González knows the real reason you...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/13

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Maria Kamila González, the co-founder of Finanzo, a non-profit organization in Toronto that believes in making newcomers financially aware and has impacted the lives of 100,000 immigrants in the US and Canada. Mari...

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00:32:41

E143: Mustafa Ansari thinks the public image problem...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/06

In today's episode, I'm chatting with Mustafa Ansari, Director of Marketing of Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC), who's made it a personal mission to get more immigrants into trucking and the skilled trades.Mustafa moved from Pakistan to Canada in 2018. After completing his master's degree at Smith School of Business, Queens University, he couldn't find a job in his preferred industry; economic development. So he bounced around a few temporary and contract jobs, and

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32:41

E143: Mustafa Ansari thinks the public image problem...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/02/06

In today's episode, I'm chatting with Mustafa Ansari, Director of Marketing of Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC), who's made it a personal mission to get more immigrants into trucking and the skilled trades. Mustafa moved from Pakistan to Cana...

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56:33

E142: Diana Palmerín Velasco on resetting the...

The Newcomers Podcast ·

2026/01/30

In today's episode, I'm talking with Diana Palmerín Velasco of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce about how we go about rebuilding trust in Canada's immigration system. Diana moved to Canada in 2011 with all the credentials you'd think would make settlin...

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