My Immigrant Story Ep. 18: Meet Mia Nguyen - Operations & Partnerships Associate at The Knowledge Society (TKS)

Welcome to the My Immigrant Story podcast! Every other week we bring in a new guest who is a first generation Canadian immigrant skilled professional or entrepreneur and learn about how they first discovered Canada, immigrated to the country, and set themselves up for success professionally.

Mia Nguyen is an Operations & Partnerships Associate at TKS (The Knowledge Society) – an organization focused on exposing students to emerging STEM fields that are shaping the future of our world. Additionally, at the time this episode was recorded she was also working as the co-founder of GOmana. GOmana is a virtual travel agency built for students, by students – helping students find, apply and plan for their abroad experience.

Mia and Nino originally connected through a community for one of the largest youth-focused startup incubator programs in Canada called The League of Innovators. Mia went through the LOI program with her startup GOmana and afterwards remained active in the alumni community.

During the episode we cover a few aspects of her student and working experiences in Canada. We discuss the differences between the US and Canada when considering pursuing higher education and how Canada can offer more opportunities for international students after graduation in terms of employment and immigration.

Additionally, Mia highlights the importance of consistently showing up for work and events and being intentional about your presence along with establishing relationships with colleagues. She believes that persistence and consistency are highly important when building your own foundation in a new country.

To hear Mia’s full story and takeaways, check us out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts! You can find all of the My Immigrant Story episodes at the following link.