All posts by Greg Siskind

06
Mar

Immigrant of the Week: Charlize Theron

Immigrant of the week

Charlize Theron has had quite a big year, with her most recent film, Bombshell, hitting home in 2020. She plays former Fox News host, Megyn Kelly, in a powerful film about the women who joined the sexual harassment lawsuit against …

02
Mar

Immigrant of the Week: Alberto Pérez

Immigrant of the week

Almost every gym out there offers Zumba classes! Whether it is a local YMCA or Zumba studio itself, the class is widespread across the nation. This week’s immigrant is a Colombian dancer and businessman named Alberto Pérez. Pérez is the …

07
Feb

Immigrant of the Week: Tariq Farid

Immigrant of the week

Chances are, you have probably received or sent Edible Arrangements before, whether it is for celebration or mourning. This week, I will be sharing the story of Tariq Farid, the founder of Edible Arrangements. Edible Arrangements is a company that …

31
Jan

Immigrant of the Week: Adam Neumann

Immigrant of the week

After great feedback and interest with the focus on immigrant entrepreneurs, I am continuing the next month with four more exciting immigrants who opened groundbreaking companies in the United States. This week, I selected Adam Neumann, the founder and former …

17
Jan

Immigrant of the Week: Haim Saban

Immigrant of the week

Who better to save the world from an evil invasion of the earth than the five teenagers, Alpha 5? The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers took the world by storm beginning in 1993 thanks to Haim Saban. Saban is an Egyptian-born …

10
Jan

Immigrant of the Week: Jane Wurwand

Immigrant of the week

Jane Wurwand

Perhaps the best way to introduce Jane Wurwand is her twitter bio: Co-Founder Dermalogica. Skin Therapists OG Tribal Leader. Pres. Obama Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. Mother, Wife, Immigrant & Badass Bowie fan girl. Jane Wurwand was born and …

20
Dec

Immigrant of the Week: Jennifer Rubio

Immigrant of the week

One of my favorite podcasts is How I Built This With Guy Raz. This NPR podcast interviews famous entrepreneurs and business founders from well-known companies across the United States and the world. This immigrant of the day five-part series is