How Ads Can Help Grow Your Podcast: Should You Use Them?
A common question that new podcasters want to know is how they grow their podcasts. When you start a podcast, you have a message to share with the world. Although your target audience isn’t everyone in the world, you want to get your message across to your audience. So, how exactly do you do that…
Education as a Gateway to Opportunity
Today’s guest is Aimee Portes – who shares her journey of immigrating to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic. Aimee reflects on her early life in the Dominican Republic. She explains how financial pressures led her family to move to the U.S. to pursue better educational opportunities. She describes initial culture shocks upon moving, including…
Want Minimal Audio Editing? Try These Tips!
Did you know it’s best practice not to record and edit your podcast episodes on the same day? This is because recording and editing require a different mindset. You can batch record or batch edit, but try to do them on separate days. (Batch recording or batch editing is when you record or edit multiple…
“We Have All Been the Others” with Pat Marino
Today’s guest is Pat Marino, the author of “We Have All Been the Others”: Reflections of a First Generation’s Daughter on Belonging, Democracy, and a New American Dream.” Pat is a historian and was a high school ESL teacher. In her book, she shares about her grandparents’ experiences living in a segregated Chicago. So, for…
My Podcast Won An Award
Back in August, I shared on Medium that my podcast had been nominated for an award. Now, I am so excited to report that it has won the award! I’ve already shared on social media the great news. Now I decided to share the process of being nominated and winning in case anyone else is…
The Journey from an Immigrant to HR Consultant
Today’s guest is Solveiga Jaskunas. She is an HR consultant and career coach. Today, she shares her journey as an immigrant from Lithuania to the United States. We discuss her childhood under Soviet rule, the challenges she faced adjusting to life in America, and her passion for helping other immigrants professionally. Solveiga shares how growing…
5 Reasons Why I Love Podcasting
I’ve been podcasting for two years now, and I absolutely love the whole podcasting process. From finding guests to be on my show to recording the episode, editing it, writing show notes, and marketing it. It’s such a thrill for me to run this podcast. At times, it can feel like it’s a lot of…
Bridging Borders: A Journey Through Culture and Identity
Today’s guest is Soraya Senosier, the host of the Diaspora in Development Podcast. She shares her journey as a Haitian-Canadian growing up in Canada and the cultural impact of the U.S. We talked about societal differences between Canada and the U.S., although as neighboring countries, there are many similarities but more differences. For example, Canada’s…
10 Benefits of Having a Podcast
Let’s talk about 10 benefits of having a podcast! A podcast is a powerful marketing tool if you have an online presence or business. For instance, use your podcast to share valuable insights about your industry, showcase your expertise, and connect with your audience personally. But I’m not here to talk to you about marketing…
My American Dream is Belonging
Welcome to episode 65 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time! Today’s guest is Prasanta Verma, the author of Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization…