Leaving home doesn’t mean leaving yourself, but it does mean reintroducing yourself again and again. In this episode of TayTalks, Taymeyah sits down with Urmi, a Milan-raised, Montreal-based finance professional, author, and mentor, to talk about third culture kid identity, building a life across continents, and redefining success beyond titles and timelines.

We explore what it’s like to grow up between cultures, fall in love with finance in a male‑dominated industry, and turn lived experience into advocacy for women and South Asian communities. From squirrels and skunks in snowy Canada to the comfort of Italian coffee bars, this conversation moves through culture shock, home, mentorship, and what it really means to wear “many hats” without losing yourself.

Why Listen

• You’ll hear how Urmi went from “hating” her original major to discovering finance as a long-term love story, and why she sees numbers as narratives, not just spreadsheets.
• You’ll learn how being a third culture kid shaped her sense of home, belonging, and the decision to still say “I’m from Italy” even with Canadian citizenship.
• You’ll get an honest look at what it feels like to be one of the few women in finance, and how self-talk, boundaries, and advocacy help her stay in rooms that weren’t built for her.
• You’ll hear tangible examples of cultural shock, from tipping culture and frozen bus stops to $6 cappuccinos, and how travel softens the transition between worlds.
• You’ll see how mentorship can be informal and human first, and why Urmi decided to become the mentor she never had for young women considering finance.
• You’ll walk away with a more spacious, personal definition of success rooted in internal growth, not external checklists.

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