Building a business from scratch
Business in the US: how to start from scratch, which niches work, and the mistakes and wins of entrepreneurs from Miami. Interviews with people who have already built something.
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Podcast · 36
67 minTax expert Madina Bakhretdinova on declaring property and accounts back home, avoiding a $10,000 FBAR penalty, W-2 vs. 1099 and LLC vs. S-Corp.
13 minValentin Sherozia breaks down 6 steps of a sales presentation for a US business, and how a good ChatGPT brief gave him its structure in 5 minutes.
76 minTV host with 27 years on Russian channels NTV and Channel One, now a coach and Florida realtor on an O-1 visa, on starting life over at 50.
58 minAlan and Kristina from North Ossetia arrived in 2023 and built ZAKFARM, a North Carolina dairy with Jersey cows, A2 milk and shipping to 29 states.
80 minPsychologist and family systems therapist Ksenia Yurieva on the millionaire mindset: what money really covers and why anxiety grows with income.
73 minLe Factory founder Alexander Serebryakov on packaging expertise, building a personal brand and why 90% of online courses don’t sell.
38 minMiami coach Danil Arsenyev on finding clients through social media before moving, earning $200 an hour and preparing IFBB Pro athletes for the Olympia.
12 minEkaterina Odintsova on the secret behind 829K followers and how a woman builds a personal brand and PR without startup money.
7 minVlad Belov on why an immigrant’s savings should earn money instead of sitting idle.
66 minWomen’s Physique athlete Natalia Bystrova on four decades on stage, staying feminine in the sport and her path to the Olympia.
73 minClassic Physique pro Kirill Khudaiev on life after the Olympia: the off-season, dealing with haters and getting ready for a new season.
67 minSergey and Ksenia, creators of the American Way family blog, on what happens off camera, handling hate and keeping their family strong.
55 minMiami event planner Yulia Di, founder of CloudNine, shares her secrets for surviving and thriving in one of the toughest industries in the US.
104 minAthlete and entrepreneur Valentina Mishina on the “I’ll do it myself” mindset that makes you strong in business but can wreck relationships.
27 minIFBB Pro Valentina Mishina talks frankly about real OnlyFans earnings, power, money and femininity, and what drives female athletes.
58 minBBC journalist Yuri Goligorsky, 30+ years in TV, who has spoken with world leaders including Margaret Thatcher, on why a pause beats any argument.
96 minAMEGA Production founder Grigory Odnovol on going from construction and taxi jobs to 33M+ subscribers across 17 channels in 12 languages.
94 minMedia producer Anton Prokhorov, who works with business owners and big brands, on the truth about content, monetization and how bloggers really earn.
73 minImmigration attorney and law firm founder Elizaveta Samorukova on how the immigration process and the green card work, and on building a team.
96 minDenis Paniv on going from a Chicago pizzeria to his own trucking company, and why English opens doors for immigrants.
79 minEntrepreneur Ilya Prusenko, sexologist Natalia Muzyka and Artur Murodyan share the festival’s philosophy, their impressions and stories from the playa.
45 minLarisa Svechin, mayor of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, on a dirty campaign, accusations of “Putin’s money,” overcoming negativity and serving the community.
66 minMaxim Zakharchuk on his career, choosing a business partner, building the Vse Svoi community and the American dream.
57 minEntrepreneur Ilya Prusenko, owner of a US staffing company, on how the staffing business works, leadership and scaling even when skeptics push back.
35 minEngineer and entrepreneur Vladimir Gusev on his boat project, brand strategy and building a business in the US from scratch.
127 minIFBB Pro Classic Physique athlete Kirill Khudaiev on succeeding in the fitness industry and advice for athletes who also work full-time.
68 minFormer flight attendant Valeria Timoshova on going from a hostel to founding her own dance studio in New York from absolute zero.
45 minInside the Body Rejuvenation clinic: services from Botox to IV therapy, and the success story of one of its clients.
97 minVitaly Markov, founder of Custom Wrap Design in Miami, started in America eight years ago from scratch, with no English and no plan.
62 minLas Vegas illusionist David Frost on going from animal trainer and clown to a star of shows for Amazon and Microsoft, and the hard truth of show business.
64 minIFBB Pro Valentina Mishina on health, mastery, pharmacology and women’s path into professional bodybuilding in America.
98 minComposer Yulia Osina-Fridman, whose songs are performed by Lolita and LOBODA, on how she was cheated out of the rights to the hit “Orientatsiya Sever.”
42 minAsylum after crossing the Mexican border, business and extraordinary-ability visas, the EB-5 program and US immigration policy changes since 2022.
38 minChef Alex Krestnikov on the story of his business banya, working with wealthy clients, building a brand and starting a catering business in America.
29 minChef Alex Krestnikov, creator of a business banya in Miami, opens up about his own path to success in the culinary world.
60 minMiami realtor Yana Sitnichenko on starting a business from scratch in the US, from cleaning toilets to buying a $250,000 dream car.
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