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Being an immigrant or ex-pat is one of the hardest and weirdest things a human can do. You leave behind your entire life, work, and support system to have a better life. It's complex, expensive, and emotionally challenging.  So, there's a big question remaining: Are you ever able to fully integrate into the new country?  Senait Mesfin Piccigallo gives us clues on how to cruise through the process of being an immigrant.  _____________________ Follow Senait on LinkedIn and YouTube Her Website   Buy Her Book on Amazon 'You're in America, Now What?: 7 Skills to Integrate with Ease & Joy'   _____________________  Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio _____________________  Follow Clever Hybrids on LinkedIn and TikTok _____________________  business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com

Today, Martha Niño tells us all about the messy middle of life between chaos and the actions and decisions she had to make to level up and rise above difficult circumstances.    Grab your coffee and prepare for an inspiring and enlightening conversation where we discuss:  -How Martha embraced and transformed challenges into opportunities.  -How she integrated her family’s hard work ethic into her own path.  -Her perspective on the recent tech layoffs and the struggles of immigrant life.    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Copywriter: Geraldine Moncada  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio  ___________  Connect with Martha on: LinkedIn  YouTube Her Website   Buy Her Book on Amazon, The Other Side: From a Shack to Silicon Valley ___________  Follow  @CleverHybrids  on Social Media!  LinkedIn   TikTok  _______________  business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com 

We talk with Miriam (Mimi) Schömer, a German polyglot, to discuss the intricate process of learning a new language when you're an adult.  We also discuss:  - why language learning is a matter of cultural learning  - delve into weird things that native speakers do when talking with learners    And try to answer one of the most challenging questions right now: Go to college? Or learn a trade?  Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Copywriter: Geraldine Moncada  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio  ___________  Connect with Mimi on: LinkedIn   Xing  ___________  Follow  @CleverHybrids  on Social Media!  LinkedIn   TikTok   _______________  business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com  

Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)    Copywriter: Geraldine Moncada   Produced and Edited by  @CrossingTheRiverStudio  https://crossingtheriverstudio.com ___________  Follow  @CleverHybrids  on Social Media!  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleverhybrids TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@cleverhybrids _______________  business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com

Spend 25 minutes with Latina intellectual Claudia Milena Zapata Adler and we explore...  - neocolonialism  - the fall of the education system  - self-identity in the current world  - is "empowerment" a thing or a feeling? _____________________ Executive Producer and Host Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) Associate Producer Liebe Bylos  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio ____________________ Follow Claudia on LinkedIn and Instagram ____________________ Get Tips from Clever Hybrids in your Email Inbox Every Sunday from our Blog Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!  LinkedIn, YouTube Follow our host GabyV on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram ________ business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com __________________ Chapters 00:00 Guest Intro 00:49 Global North Dominance 2:07 'Other Ways are Discredited' 5:52 Business Built on Dependency 8:11 Links in the Same Chain 10:57 Vulnerable Settings, Not People  14:09 Useless Pursuit 17:29 Colonialism Rebranded 19:35 Charity versus Mutual Aid 20:28 Clever Hybrid in Every Way

With so much drama worldwide, you have to choose where to park your boat. Ana Maria Quintanilla Duhne, a psychologist in Monterrey, Mexico, explains how family businesses can still thrive. _______________ Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio ________  Follow Ana on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok Or check out Wisdenn's website  in Spanish or wiz.coach in English and Spanish Listen to our first Interview with Ana in July 2021 ________ Get Tips from Clever Hybrids in your Email Inbox Every Sunday from our Blog Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!  LinkedIn, YouTube Follow our host GabyV on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram ________ business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com ________ Chapters 00:00  Music Intro 00:10 Guest Intro 00:38 Severe Drought in Monterrey 05:13 Crossing Over Into the English Market 09:14 Diagnose the Root Cause with wiz.coach 14:00 Everybody Needs Mental Health 21:05 Mental Health vs Emotional Health 23:35 El Podcast de Wisdenn: Behind the Scenes 26:47 Family Business = "Office Home" 29:37 Three Rules for a Happy Family Business  34:56 Importance of Regular "Me Time" 39:02 "Choose Where to Park Your Boat" 40:39 How to Contact Ana and Try wiz.coach

With some time away from toxic relationships, many of us have realized we don't know how real friendship should work. Joseph Gonzalez, a neuroscience expert, explains what you need to look for.  ________ Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio ________  Follow Joseph on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube Or check out his website mejorstrength.com Listen to our first Interview with Joseph in October 2020 ________ Get Tips from Clever Hybrids in your Email Inbox Every Sunday from our Blog Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!  LinkedIn, YouTube Follow our host GabyV on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram ________ business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com ________ Chapters 00:00 Music Intro 00:10 Guest Intro 00:33 Hobbies Give a Different Perspective 04:00 Specialists Look at Layers 06:11 Fear, Dysfunction, Stigma 10:24 Match Audience's Emotional State 15:08 The Fourth Option: Be Vulnerable 17:49 What a Real Friend Is 21:34 Value Integrity Over Perception 25:40 'The Real Issue is Rarely the Reason You Vocalize' 30:07 Relatives and Family Are Not the Same Thing 36:53 Dysfunctional Relationships in the Media 39:48 How to Contact Joseph

The last few years have changed many people's priorities. Here's why you shouldn't feel bad if you don't know what's next.    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio ________  Contact Barbara on LinkedIn and Instagram Or email her: barbaraslsantos@gmail.com Listen to our first Interview with Barbara in August 2020 ________ Get Tips from Clever Hybrids in your Email Inbox Every Sunday from our Blog Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!  LinkedIn, YouTube Follow our host GabyV on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram ________ business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com ________ Chapters  00:00 Intro Music 00:10 Guest Intro 00:28 Commencement 01:47 How Cutting Costs Ruined Education 06:58 Importance of Research Skills 10:10 Real Research is Not Googling 12:59 How to Actually Help Communities Go Green 17:36 Support Others from Your 'Place of Privilege' 20:57 Balance Others' Needs with Your Own 22:44 Sometimes Surviving is Enough 26:45 Perfectionism is Killing Millennials  31:17 How to Help Someone with Burnout 33:34 You Don't Need a Next Big Thing 36:17 How to Contact Barbara

The definition of "success" has changed! Vocal #millennials like Stefana Sopco are helping management redefine #worklifebalance for #genz  Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)  Produced and Edited by Crossing the River Studio  ________  Contact Stefana on LinkedIn and Instagram  Listen to our first Interview with Stefana in March 2021 ________ Get Tips from Clever Hybrids in your Email Inbox Every Sunday from our Blog Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!  LinkedIn, TikTok ________ business or collab inquiries: gabyv@cleverhybrids.com    Chapters  00:00 Intro  00:50 Effect of the War in Ukraine on Neighboring Countries  04:03 What is a Toxic Work Environment? (and why immigrants stay longer than they should)  08:15 Definition of Success has Changed  10:35 How to Regain Your Confidence After a Layoff  17:13 Biases Expats Face  20:21 A Bit About Modern Romania  25:26 Don't Take Advantage of Resilient Employees  28:54 Keys to Building a Consistent Online Presence  32:45 Avoid Burnout Extremes as a Content Creator  34:54 Redefining Work-Life Balance  40:25 How to Contact Stefana    #cleverhybrids

Season 5 starts on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022!  Follow Clever Hybrids with GabyV on LinkedIn, YouTube, or Tiktok for episode sneak peeks!

Sium Mogos, GabyV's husband, explains how speaking multiple languages kept him safe on his dangerous journey and is helping him rebuild his life in Germany. ____________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

As a Venezuelan expat, Manuel has used what makes him different as an advantage. Hear his clear definitions of commonly misused marketing terms and learn what it takes to stand out in a global market. ______ Follow Manuel on LinkedIn __________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Carmen Pachas Pielago has been transforming boring history books into entertaining educational stories for over twenty years. Learn how making indigenous knowledge more accessible can, is, and will make a huge impact.  ______ Follow Carmen on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook Check Her Website (in Spanish) __________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Every drop of effort gets you closer to your goal. Join us as we talk to Latina scientist, mom, wife, and expat, Temis Coral Castellanos, about how sustainable growth can help humanity reach all its goals. ________ Follow Temis on LinkedIn Project Drawdown Sustainability Tips List __________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

When you come from a society with a lot of issues, you tend to neglect the small things you can do. But that one small change you help someone locally make could help them grow exponentially. ________ Follow Andile on LinkedIn Push Start Podcast on YouTube Listen to the Push Start Podcast __________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube   Chapters  00:00 Intro Music  00:18 Guest Intro  00:30 First guest in Africa  01:39 South African resilience  03:39 South African diversity  05:17 What is Afrikaans?  6:06 Brief overview of Xhosa  07:43 Being Multilingual and Multicultural from Birth is an Advantage  09:10 Legacy of apartheid  12:07 Why you should abandon the 'me first' mindset  16:08 Stay local to help the next generation  18:51 Stoicism in modern times  22:47 Why we need long AND short-form content  26:20 How to contact Andile  29:18 How to contact Clever Hybrids

We're focusing on the wrong problem! Pablo Ricaud explains how the future of our food, agriculture, must be fixed to build a skilled respected workforce that will help create a sustainable climate. ________ Follow Pablo on LinkedIn Rising Farms' Website Vertical Ventures Podcast en español __________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube   Chapters 00:00 Intro Music  00:18 Guest Intro  00:30 Changing Farming for Climate Change  05:58 "Now we are seeing the consequences"  07:41 AgTech vs FinTech  08:55 Must Align to Solve This  11:17 How to Scale FinTech  14:40 A Family Business - Three Profiles with Different Strengths  21:29 How Much Tech is Too Much?  28:08 Disrupting Real Estate Industry  30:07 Built to Suit Model...in Agriculture  32:53 Developing Responsibly  34:12 A Sustainable Workforce  39:15 Fluent English gives you access to content and ideas  44:19 How to Contact Pablo  45:26 Have less fear  46:52 Follow Clever Hybrids

Pablo (PJ) Sainz, a Chicano author, helps us destroy the category boxes that create stereotypes and gives us an up-close view of the diversity within the Latino community. Join us as we learn that even when one group makes up the majority, they're not all the same. _____________ Follow PJ on LinkedIn Buy PJ's books on Amazon Check out BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America on Netflix __________ Hearing other people's stories is the best way to learn the principles you need to navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. Learn from Clever Hybrids around the world to become one.  Find more info on our website: cleverhybrids.com Get started! Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Learn some of the unwritten rules of working with American businesses to save you some time and help you get to the next level of your career faster! _____________ Follow Gretchen on LinkedIn Follow Upwardly Global on LinkedIn __________ What if you could focus on your English problem areas from day one? What if you could use the content you already have to create more? That's what Clever Hybrids is all about. Let us do the backend work so you can focus on what's important to you. Get started! Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Are co-working spaces always going to involve a commute to a space in the middle of the city? Mariya Denysenko the founder of FlexOffice doesn't think so! In this episode, she explains how co-working spaces in the suburbs are the next wave of this trend. _____________ Follow Mariya on LinkedIn Follow FlexOffice on LinkedIn __________ What if you could focus on your English problem areas from day one? What if you could use the content you already have to create more? That's what Clever Hybrids is all about. Let us do the backend work so you can focus on what's important to you. Get started! Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Thaisa Fernandes tells us what it takes to have a consistent quality podcast while working a full-time job.  She also shares her thoughts on how to deal with microaggressions as a minority and how those in the majority can assist newcomers. __________ Follow Thaisa on LinkedIn, Twitter Follow Latinx in Power on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram Latinx in Power website, including merch The Latinx in Power Podcast __________ What if you could focus on your English problem areas from day one? What if you could use the content you already have to create more? That's what Clever Hybrids is all about. Let us do the backend work so you can focus on what's important to you. Get started! Follow Clever Hybrids for helpful tips and clips from our podcast on Social Media! LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube