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    Explore " clever hybrids podcast" with insightful episodes like "Chaos to Comfort | Ramy Ibrahim | Clever Hybrids S6E12", "S4E3: Balance is a Cadence YOU Can Commit To | Thaisa Fernandes, host of the Latinx in Power Podcast and Program Manager at Twitter | Brazilian in Silicon Valley, USA", "S4E2: So That Everyone Feels Better | Ana Maria Quintanilla Duhne from Wisdenn the makers of Wiz Coach | Bilingual Mexican Psychologist in Nuevo Leon", "S3E10: Make Your Time Count | Tobias Schulz from Flexword | German Polyglot" and "S3E9: The Modern Mercado | Karina Martinez CEO of Avana Creative | Latina in the US" from podcasts like ""Clever Hybrids with GabyV", "Clever Hybrids with GabyV", "Clever Hybrids with GabyV", "Clever Hybrids with GabyV" and "Clever Hybrids with GabyV"" and more!

    Episodes (10)

    Chaos to Comfort | Ramy Ibrahim | Clever Hybrids S6E12

    Chaos to Comfort | Ramy Ibrahim | Clever Hybrids S6E12

    From experiencing deportation during the Ethiopia-Eritrea war to adapting to life in a new country, Ramy shares his multilingual background, cultural shocks, and determination.  His experience has led him to become a pivotal figure in aiding unaccompanied minors as they navigate the complexities of a new society. Discover the power of resilience, cultural mediation, and the impact of small acts of kindness in this inspiring episode.

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    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S4E3: Balance is a Cadence YOU Can Commit To | Thaisa Fernandes, host of the Latinx in Power Podcast and Program Manager at Twitter | Brazilian in Silicon Valley, USA

    S4E3: Balance is a Cadence YOU Can Commit To | Thaisa Fernandes, host of the Latinx in Power Podcast and Program Manager at Twitter | Brazilian in Silicon Valley, USA

    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.

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    Latinx in Power website, including merch

    The Latinx in Power Podcast

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    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!

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    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S4E2: So That Everyone Feels Better | Ana Maria Quintanilla Duhne from Wisdenn the makers of Wiz Coach | Bilingual Mexican Psychologist in Nuevo Leon

    S4E2: So That Everyone Feels Better | Ana Maria Quintanilla Duhne from Wisdenn the makers of Wiz Coach | Bilingual Mexican Psychologist in Nuevo Leon

    Ana and her colleagues at Wisdenn are making executive coaching more accessible to everyone with their AI psychology bot Wiz Coach, the purple octopus, that gives you advice in Spanish. Hear all about how they're using this new tool to help everyone, not just those in the C suite, have access to high-quality mental health sessions in their mother tongue!

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    Wisdenn's Website

    El Podcast de Wisdenn

    Try Wiz.Coach for free

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    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!

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    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S3E10: Make Your Time Count | Tobias Schulz from Flexword | German Polyglot

    S3E10: Make Your Time Count | Tobias Schulz from Flexword | German Polyglot

    Tobias Schulz, a German polyglot, explains why you should be making your time count instead of counting time. Anything worth doing deserves the time and energy needed to consume and digest it properly.

     

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    The 21st century moves too fast for rules. 

    English proficiency is not enough anymore.

    You need principles to help you navigate an international world that is multilingual and multicultural. 

    You need to be a Clever Hybrid.

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    We have been interviewing so many different guests who are from multinational companies or companies that deal with international customers.

    Now that is a blessing and a curse because when you're trying to do your finances with an international company, the banks haven't quite caught up with us yet. So it's very difficult to transfer currency from one type to another type that is until Wise came along. 

    Wise has a multi-currency account, which I use for most of my business between the US and Germany, that allows me to get paid in over a hundred different currencies, including Mexican pesos, Brazilian real and a few other Latin currencies, as well as Euro, [and] a few currencies from Africa and Asia.

    You can go ahead and check that out in the link below, but that allows me to not have my customer deal with the hassle of switching everything into Euro.

     I can deal with that on my end, but the thing I like about it for me is that once I have the deposit in my account to switch it to another currency, isn't super expensive like other services that you might be used to, maybe Western Union, MoneyGram, things like that, where to transfer from one country to another is so expensive. Most of the time, if I transfer with Wise, I can transfer $100 over to the approximate amount in Euro for about $1.50. So that's pretty good!

    If you're doing international business, you should consider Wise as a recommended resource from Clever Hybrids.

    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S3E9: The Modern Mercado | Karina Martinez CEO of Avana Creative | Latina in the US

    S3E9: The Modern Mercado | Karina Martinez CEO of Avana Creative | Latina in the US

    Karina Martinez, the founder of avana creative, is building bridges to bring recipes and flavors from all over the world right to your home! Learn how she adapted her business strategy and how she’s helping emerging brands do the same.

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    Follow mercado media on Instagram

    Check out their website!

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    Clever Hybrids is a language and soft skills consultancy for non-native English speakers.

    Our founder, Gaby Van Horn has seen how important English communication skills, speaking and writing well, and having soft skills are to her first-generation peers and their parents and how little support they receive after they got to the intermediate level. So she decided to do something about it.

    Join our tribe to enjoy early access to online courses, business content, and personalized startup training to find specific advice to fix you and your team's weak areas.
     

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    Affiliate mentioned in this episode: Wise

    Especially if you're working across borders with freelancers, or maybe you have customers in other countries, you should consider Wise.

     Wise will help you to have a multi-currency account. So you're able to have money in your currency to either pay your bills in another currency, pay your freelancer. Or also to have your customers pay you on their side in their currency, and still spend it on your side without any huge fees.

    To give you an example, I often have to switch between Euro and Dollars because I'm American, but I live in Germany.

    So before, that was a big headache trying to figure it out one and then second trying to get it without losing most of my money in the transfer fees. Now, when I send, for example, maybe a hundred Euro to US dollars, I only lose about one Euro in transfer fees compared to maybe five to 10 with other services.

    So go ahead and check this out. We have our link here below as an affiliate with Wise. Try their multi-currency account as a recommended resource from Clever Hybrids

     

    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S3E8: Unmute Yourself | Stefana Sopco from Smartflow | Romanian in the Netherlands

    S3E8: Unmute Yourself | Stefana Sopco from Smartflow | Romanian in the Netherlands

    Stefana Sopco is a Romanian Content Marketer based in The Netherlands. Did she live up to her full potential, even in a foreign country? You be the judge! 

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    Check out their website!

    Check out the Gin and Tonic the Cats blog!

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    Clever Hybrids is a language and soft skills consultancy for non-native English speakers.

    Our founder, Gaby Van Horn has seen how important English communication skills, speaking and writing well, and having soft skills are to her first-generation peers and their parents and how little support they receive after they got to the intermediate level. So she decided to do something about it.

    Join our tribe to enjoy early access to online courses, business content, and personalized startup training to find specific advice to fix you and your team's weak areas.
     

    Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!

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    Affiliate mentioned in this episode: Wise

    Most of our audience are expats and I know for me, the most frustrating thing was moving my finances to a whole different country. Even though I still have bills back home, it was so hard to get money from euro to dollars and back again. But Wise fixes that problem. 

    They allow you to have a multi-currency account. So you can get paid in your currency, whether that's euros or over a hundred other different currencies and pay for things either with your debit card or bank account information for particular countries. 

    This is really helpful because most banks and Western Union have fees that are huge. 

    So you're just trying to pay one little bill or send some money home and a big portion of that goes to fees to the bank. 

    Why should you do that? 

     

    Try Wise and see if you can fix that problem. Go ahead and try out Wise as a resource recommended by Clever Hybrids.

    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S2E12: The Growth Mindset | Edgar Virguez Rodriguez from Duke University | Colombian in the US

    S2E12: The Growth Mindset | Edgar Virguez Rodriguez from Duke University | Colombian in the US

    For our Season Finale, we interviewed Edgar Virguez Rodriguez, a professor, and researcher at Duke University. Edgar is spearheading a movement in academia that incorporates a hands-on approach to improving Latin America’s ecological issues.

    He also talks about his journey from working as a consultant to getting his Ph.D. Finding your own career path can be difficult, but focusing on how to help other communities might be the key!

    TIMESTAMPS: 

    00:00 Intro 

    02:24 Ekpa'Palek Mentorship Program 

    07:54 Simplifying Sustainability for Kids 

    15:58 Stay Curious, Stay Humble 

    20:47 Be a Hybrid to Disrupt a Sector 

    28:19 How to Contact Edgar

     

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    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S2E11: The Win-Win-Win Economy | Hugo Garduño Ortega | Mexican Social Entrepreneur

    S2E11: The Win-Win-Win Economy | Hugo Garduño Ortega | Mexican Social Entrepreneur

    Hugo Garduño Ortega is the CEO of Verqor, an AgriFinTech startup focused on reviving the agricultural sector in Mexico. Hugo explains why Mexican farmers are in a financial rut and how Verqor is making a difference. Hugo also expresses his thoughts on the undeniable benefits of social enterprises. Can we call it a “win-win-win economy”?

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro 

    02:16 Why is Agro in LATAM Stagnant? 

    08:17 Helping Family Farms Compete 

    11:11 Agro Growth Potential in LATAM 

    14:33 Classism Obstacles 

    16:13 How Does Verqor Work? 

    21:18 Cashflow and Teamwork 

    23:25 Social Enterprises are the Future 

    24:49 Persistence and Internal Motivation 

    26:57 How to Contact Hugo
     

    Contact Hugo on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter

    or on Verqor's website

     

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    Go to our website: cleverhybrids.com

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    Book a free consultation to see if we can help you or your organization.  

    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S2E10: Digital Marketing Strategy 101 | Denisse Diaz | Colombian in the UK

    S2E10: Digital Marketing Strategy 101 | Denisse Diaz | Colombian in the UK

    Denisse Diaz, an experienced Colombian marketing director based in London, sheds some light on how to hone your digital marketing strategy.

    It’s never too late to start!

    Denisse’s four marketing basics will get you started without getting you overwhelmed. She also explains something perplexing for some small businesses: How to sell without being “salesy”.

    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    01:11 London: A Second Home

    03:05 Marriage: Keeping Your Name

    06:00 Full-time Job vs Side Hustle

    08:42 Four Steps of Digital Marketing

    12:03 Niche: Prioritize and Evolve

    14:21 Sell Without Being "Salesy"

    16:38 Keep Your Brand Story Consistent

    18:41 Don't Ignore Your Existing Customers

    20:09 Latino Mentors Save You Time

    22:17 How to Contact Denisse

     

    Contact Denisse on LinkedIn, Instagram

    or on her website

     

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    Go to our website: cleverhybrids.com

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    Book a free consultation to see if we can help you or your organization.  

     

    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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    S2E9: Fighting Racism in Brazil | Anelise Gonçalves | Brazilian Journalist

    S2E9: Fighting Racism in Brazil | Anelise Gonçalves | Brazilian Journalist

    Anelise Gonçalves is a Brazilian journalist living in Rio de Janeiro. She talks about the challenges of the black population in Brazil and how colorism is still very prevalent. Anelise also gives us her story of how she became a journalist and how learning English helped her open many doors of opportunity.

     

    Time Stamps: 

    00:00 Intro: First Afro-Latina! 

    00:41 Racial Identity in Brazil 

    04:47 Colorism

     09:15 Amplifying vs Empowering 

    12:10 Why Aren't More Brazilians Bilingual?

     15:07 The Way You Learn Matters

     20:25 Changing Careers After Graduation 

    24:08 Death by "Mistake" 

    29:13 English = International Opportunities 

    32:07 How to Contact Anelise

    LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram

     

    Follow Clever Hybrids on Social Media!

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    Go to our website.

    Or

     Book a free consultation to see if we can help you or your organization. 

    Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV) 

    Produced and Edited by Cross Gen Marketing

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