From Zero to $10,000 a Month Doing What You Love: How to Build a Wedding Photography Business in the USA

Every immigrant who moves to the United States faces the same questions: what to do, where to work, and how to realize the American dream? Slava and Yulia faced the same questions when they landed in Miami ten years ago.

AirBnb Texts and a Revolutionary Video Game: How a Russian Screenwriter Conquers America

Many years ago, inspired by the works of Ray Bradbury, 15-year-old Petya from Moscow decided to write short stories. Now Pyotr Samoilov is twice as old, reads Bradbury in his New York apartment, can boast of working on a popular TV show in Russia, and writing a script for a highly acclaimed…

From Human Stories to the Power of Visual Perception: Projects by Marina Hitt

Marina Hitt is a director, producer and screenwriter with over 20 years of experience in the media industry. She has gained considerable experience working in television and radio, but her true passion is documentary and visual filmmaking. One of her significant projects…

Creating the future: how an immigrant from Armenia teaches robots to feel emotions

A well-known American entrepreneur, an Armenian of Chinese origin, David Yang has been fond of inventions since childhood, and he designed his first robot in the first grade of school - from an old parental tape recorder and plywood. Today, David is the founder of 13 companies, most of which are developing ...

'House of Cards' and 'Game of Thrones': as a young man from the USSR who did not know English became one of the most sought after directors in the USA

Alik Sakharov is 65 years old, a cinematographer and director who came to the United States and the Soviet Union at the age of 22 and did not know English at all. Even if you live in the remote taiga, you've definitely heard of at least a couple of TV series...

Lizaveta Peniaz: How to Build a Successful Startup Ecosystem

The leader of the Belarusian startup community, Elizaveta Penyaz, talks about the development of entrepreneurial infrastructure in the country and the launch of the first startup accelerator in Belarus. Elizaveta, how did you begin your journey in the world of startups and entrepreneurship? Even while studying at the Belarusian State University, I became interested in what classical business...

Treatment of alcohol and drug addictions in the USA: how an immigrant runs a unique clinic in California

It's no secret that there is an opioid epidemic in the United States. When we hear this, we most often imagine homeless drug addicts on the streets of San Francisco or Philadelphia. But in fact, opioids are much closer to us ordinary people than it seems. ABOUT…

Roofing School: How a Russian Specialist Became One of the Best in the Construction Market

Andrei Denisenko was born in the small Belarusian village of Dubovka, and began his professional career while studying at the university, earning money in all possible ways: as a loader and builder, and even installing fences in cemeteries. Now Andrey is the founder and owner of a successful construction company,…

How our immigrants become rich in the USA: three stories

These stories are in some ways simply optimistic, and in some ways even typical. Every immigrant has a chance to become a wealthy or even very rich person. Timur went bankrupt in Russia, but was able to implement a profitable idea in Los Angeles, Evgeniy arrived at the age of 15...

A good entrepreneur does not make money, but makes the world better: story of a serial entrepreneur from Armenia

Today he is 57, he has a family, four children, a full house. And although there is no need to rush anywhere, Armen wakes up every morning at exactly 7 and not a minute later. Coffee, swimming pool, exercise - and off to work. Just so clear...

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