When I Got Here Podcast

Jose Hernandez’s ambition to become a doctor in Cuba was thwarted. Hear how he came to the US and planted seeds that revived his grandfather’s business. Jose has grown it into a firm with international reach.

The story of Femi Omonije, a Nigerian man who learned how to be a successful businessman—and a black man—in the U.S.   He had to change his assumptions about American culture.  He redefined his American dream.  He achieved something far more substantial in Texas than...

This episode features a young woman journalist who fled economic hardship, social chaos, and terror in Venezuela to make a new life for herself and a new family in Texas.  Now a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion executive, she has a window on some of America's flaws....

This is the story of Ruben and Alina Esquivel who were forced to leave Cuba when they were teenagers. 60 years ago Ruben and Alina's early lives were shaped by two dictators Fulgencio Batista, the president of Cuba in the 1950s, and Fidel Castro. Listen as they share...