Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko.

• Michael Brunman, CEO, Clerx AI: Bilingual legal intake and reception AI

  🎙 On episode 133 of the GMI Rocket show I’m excited to be talk with lawyer-turned entrepreneur, Michael Brunman, the CEO and co-founder of Clerx AI, a bilingual AI intake and receptionist platform(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, 8am™ DocketWise! With a recent company rebrand to 8am, 8am Docketwise is an all-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Huge thank you as well to the episode's second sponsor, Lawfully! Lawfully Pro, built specifically for immigration law firms, helps immigration law firms track clients' USCIS, NVC, and DOL case statuses with a detailed update history, visa trends visualizations, visa bulletin trends and more. Check out Lawfully here! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dzkT-wJS 👈)Michael, originally from Israel, earned both a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Law before immigrating to the US on an J-1 visa to attend Harvard Business School. After graduating, he went on to work at PayPal and McKinsey, building his career in the US.But previously, as a lawyer, Michael was always frustrated by missed calls, repetitive intake, and back-and-forth coordination. And later as a client, he faced endless voicemails, late responses, and the stress of not knowing if his issue was being handled. He realized the problem was operations.This led to Clerx AI, an AI-powered, bilingual intake and receptionist platform for law firms.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Michael’s early life, growing up in Israel and his why he decided to pursue to both tech and law🔹 Why he decided to come to the US for business school and his experience as an immigrant🔹 How Michael’s work in law, tech and consulting led to the founding of Clerx AI🔹 What Clerx AI does today, including how it uses AI and where the company is headingAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #legaltech #lawfirmmarketing #lawfirms----Check out Clerx here: https://app.unfoldlegal.ai/Follow Michael on LinkedIn here:   / michael-brunman  Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

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• Jason Jia, CEO, Unfold Legal AI: AI immigration research, drafting & more!

  🎙 On episode 132 of the GMI Rocket show I’m really excited to be speaking with Jason Jia, a fellow Brooklyn Law School alum, and the CEO and founder of Unfold Legal AI!(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, 8am™ DocketWise! With a recent company rebrand to 8am, 8am Docketwise is an all-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Huge thank you as well to the episode's second sponsor, Lawfully! Lawfully Pro, built specifically for immigration law firms, helps immigration law firms track clients' USCIS, NVC, and DOL case statuses with a detailed update history, visa trends visualizations, visa bulletin tends and more. Check out Lawfully here! 👉 https://www.lawfully.com/pro 👈)Jason’s path to becoming an immigration attorney and tech founder is anything but straightforward. Born in China, Jason’s parents actually came to the US without him when he was just 4 years old. They worked multiple, often laborious, jobs, and eventually filed for Jason to join them.Jason eventually attended Brooklyn Law School, and among his wonderful classes, took part in an asylum clinic that really impacted him. His team worked on a case for someone from Cote D’Ivoire and he realized how impactful immigration law is on peoples’ lives.Jason started at an immigration firm, made partner, and eventually broke off on his own… but he realized that to be maximally impactful, he needed to augment his team with more tech. When generative AI took off is when he realized that was the answer. And so, Unfold Legal AI was born.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Jason’s early life, growing up in China and immigrating to the US.🔹 How Jason’s immigration experience shaped him, and influenced his studies career path.🔹 Jason’s path to partner in just 5 years, starting his own firm, and how Unfold Legal AI was born.🔹 What Unfold Legal AI does today, how AI has impacted his firm, and where he’s going next.And more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #relocation #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Unfold Legal AI here: https://app.unfoldlegal.ai/Follow Jason on LinkedIn here:   / jasonjiaesq  Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

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• Saiman Shetty, CEO, Smart Green Card: EB-1A, O-1 & NIW classes and support

  🎙 On episode 131 of the GMI Rocket show I’m really excited to talk with Saiman Shetty, serial entrepreneur and CEO and founder of Smart Green Card!(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, 8am™ DocketWise! With a recent company rebrand to 8am, Docketwise is an all-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)Saiman, Originally from India, immigrated to the US to attend graduate university, ultimately graduating with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Saiman eventually landed a coveted job at Tesla, and then Lyft, as an engineer, working on his F-1 student visa.As most F-1 visa holders working on OPT, Saiman started applying for his H-1B visa. Year after year he wasn’t selected in the lottery, and while he was preparing to submit an O-1 visa petition he learned about the EB-1A. He applied, was approved, and after a journey with retrogression, got his green card.Along the way, friends of his started asking him about his EB-1A journey. What started as a way to help those around him go down their own EB-1A path turned into a business, Smart Green Card, a company that provides education, courses and resources for skilled immigrants pursuing in the US.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Saiman’s early life, growing up and school in India, and his journey to the US as a student.🔹 Saiman’s experience working on his F-1 OPT, applying for H-1B, and ultimately getting an EB-1A.🔹 How getting a green card freed up Saiman’s life which led to starting Smart Green Card.🔹 What Smart Green Card does today and Saiman’s vision for the company going forward.And more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #relocation #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Smart Green Card here: https://smartgreencard.com/Follow Saiman on LinkedIn here:   / saimanshetty  Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

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• Phillip & Joel Yadidian, eimmigration by Cerenade: Immigration tech pioneer since the 1990s

  🎙 On episode 130 of the GMI Rocket show I’m excited to finally talk to the team behind eimmigration by Cerenade! I’ll be speaking with Phillip Yadidian, founder, and his son Joel Yadidian, General Manager.(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, CaseBlink, which uses AI to automate drafting and case assembly for business immigration, family-based, and humanitarian cases, all in the attorney’s unique style. Learn more at 👉 https://caseblink.com 👈)Phillip immigrated to the US from Iran as a student in the late 70s right around the Iranian Revolution, eventually filing for asylum. He studied mathematics and computer science, and took a keen interest in software right away.eimmigration by Cerenade originally started as a multimedia software, back when Microsoft, and home computing, were still growing. Phillip, being a tech visionary, saw that there was a demand for software. He pivoted to immigration, having gone through the process himself and seeing an opportunity.Meanwhile Joel, his son, who also pursued computer science in undergrad, went on to get his MBA. After a few years in management consulting, he joined his dad to grow the business.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Phillip’s early life in Iran, immigration to the US and studies in computer science🔹 Why Phillip eventually started his own business, and how his original ideas evolved into eimmigration🔹 The company’s growth over the decades, Joel’s background, and why he eventually joined Phillip🔹 What eimmigration offers today, where the product, the company, and immigration tech are headingAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #h1bvisa #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out eimmigration here: https://www.cerenade.com/eimmigration/Follow Phillip on LinkedIn here:   / phillip-yadidian-815a1913   and Joel here:   / joelyadidian   Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

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• Ruby Powers, CEO, Powers Strategy Group: Law firm tech & strategy advising

  🎙 On episode 129 of the GMI Rocket show were talking to immigration lawyer Ruby Powers, who runs her own law practice and is the founder of Powers Strategy Group, a law firm advisory firm!(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, CaseBlink, which uses AI to automate drafting and case assembly for business immigration, family-based, and humanitarian cases, all in the attorney’s unique style. Learn more at 👉 https://caseblink.com 👈)Ruby, who is from Texas and whose mom is from Mexico, grew up traveling between the two countries, speaking Spanish at home and crossing the border time and again. While attending university, Ruby studied abroad and experienced immigration as an international student.After graduating, Ruby worked in an international student office, worked on a committee that helped create DHS post-9/11, and eventually went to law school, looking to combine her language skills, cross-border experiences, and interest in politics to become an immigration lawyer.Along the way, Ruby started to focus a lot on helping other practitioners build their firms, which turned into writing a book on practice management, serving on panels, and ultimately launching Powers Strategy Group, to help immigration lawyers grow through tech and business best practices. So, here’s what we’re going to discuss:🔹 Ruby’s early life, growing up between two cultures and countries, and how that le 🔹 Ruby’s education and work experience that led her to go to law school and pursue immigration🔹 How Ruby launched her own law firm and eventually started helping others with their firms🔹 How that experience turned into a book, podcast, courses, and eventually Powers Strategy GroupAnd more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #relocation #globalmobility #legaltech----Check out Powers Strategy Group here: https://powersstrategygroup.com/Follow Ruby on LinkedIn here:   / rubypowers  Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/​Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/

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