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Zaka Presents: My Journey

Zaka Presents: My Journey

By: Paul Herman & Greg Maurice
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“My Journey”shares inspiring and motivational stories from the successful leaders in the First & Second generation communities in America. We are surrounded by heroes everywhere from our teachers, our farmers, lawyers etc and to our small business owners, chefs and fitness trainers. "My Journey" will be a safe, authentic and vulnerable space for the immigrant community. Zaka is a learning and community platform for first and second generation immigrants to gain the professional blueprint in advancing their careers and unlocking opportunities.

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  • #188 Zaka Presents My Journey Veronica Moya
    Oct 15 2025

    When Veronica Moya arrived in the U.S. from Buenos Aires at just 19, she spoke little English but carried something far greater, an unshakable belief in the power of the mind and spirit. From her early days learning the language through total immersion to building multiple businesses, including her children’s mindfulness company Mindful V, Veronica has turned her immigrant story into a movement that’s changing lives.

    In this heartfelt episode, Veronica shares how she redefined meditation as a playful, soul-awakening experience for kids helping them manage anxiety, silence negative self-talk, and grow into confident, self-loving individuals. She opens up about overcoming language barriers, discrimination, and reinvention, rising from waitress to general manager, from wedding officiant to Telemundo’s metaphysical expert, and from a dreamer to a thought leader featured in The New York Times.

    Through affirmation, meditation, and gratitude, Veronica teaches what she calls “mental hygiene”—a daily ritual to prevent the emotional struggles many adults face today. She built a movement rooted in empathy, resilience, and belief that every child, no matter where they come from, carries infinite brilliance

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    54 mins
  • #187 Zaka Presents My Journey Christian Ray Flores
    Oct 3 2025

    From child refugee to chart-topping pop star, and now a mentor to thousands, Christian Ray Flores’ journey is one of resilience, reinvention, and unshakable hope.

    Born in Moscow to a Chilean father and Russian mother, his earliest memories were shaped by displacement after a brutal coup left his father imprisoned in a concentration camp. By the age of seven, Christian had lived in four countries, speaking four languages while navigating war, exile, and cultural upheaval.

    Out of that adversity, he rose to global stages, with his music once becoming the anthem of freedom during Russia’s pivotal presidential campaign. Today, Christian channels that same passion into mentoring high-achievers, leading nonprofits in Mozambique and Ukraine, and equipping leaders to build personal brands that multiply both income and impact through his company, Xponential Life.


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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • #186 Zaka Presents My Journey Harish Chandramowli
    Sep 24 2025

    From Security Systems to Scaling Startups: Meet the Engineer-Turned-CEO Powering Fashion’s Digital Backbone

    This week, we interview Harish Chandramowli, the brilliant mind behind Flaire a lightweight, intuitive ERP system that’s quietly transforming how fashion brands manage inventory, purchasing, and operations. Before stepping into the world of fashion tech, Harish built his reputation in elite engineering circles leading cloud infrastructure teams at MongoDB, securing sensitive systems at Bloomberg, and co-founding India’s first P2P bike-sharing platform, Ridengine. With over a decade of technical leadership under his belt, he’s now steering a venture-backed startup in New York that bridges deep tech with business empathy.

    Flaire isn’t just software, it’s a founder-led, customer-first movement that’s reshaping how emerging brands scale with clarity and control. And Harish isn’t your typical CEO. He codes, jumps on sales calls, rolls out productivity tools like Greptile, and builds remote-first teams with care and culture in mind.
    In this interview, we go beyond the product. We unpack his immigrant journey, his childhood curiosity, and how he found the courage to shift from code to customer balancing resilience, reinvention, and the business of listening.

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    57 mins
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