The Immi-Wealth Builder Podcast
The Immi-Wealth Builder Podcast
Podcast Description
The Immi Wealth Builder Podcast is where immigrants gain the knowledge, skills, and support to confidently build wealth and financial freedom.
Join host Giang each week as she shares actionable insights into real estate investing, business growth, and diverse wealth-building strategies tailored to the immigrant experience.
Each episode features inspiring immigrant entrepreneurs and investors who share their stories, tips, and strategies for overcoming unique challenges, creating lasting legacies, and achieving financial independence.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers topics relevant to immigrants looking to build wealth, including real estate investing, business growth, and financial mindset. Specific episodes explore themes like 'Mindset Shifts Every Immigrant Needs to Build Wealth' and showcase stories like that of Andresa Guidelli, who shares her transition from door-to-door sales to becoming a successful real estate investor and community advocate.
The Immi Wealth Builder Podcast is where immigrants gain the knowledge, skills, and support to confidently build wealth and financial freedom.
Join host Giang each week as she shares actionable insights into real estate investing, business growth, and diverse wealth-building strategies tailored to the immigrant experience.
Each episode features inspiring immigrant entrepreneurs and investors who share their stories, tips, and strategies for overcoming unique challenges, creating lasting legacies, and achieving financial independence.
In this episode, Giang Nguyen speaks with Valentina Brega about her journey from arriving in the U.S. with just $400 to creating a multi-7-figure virtual assistant business.
Valentina shares how she overcame housing and credit challenges, rose as a $9M+ revenue leader in real estate, and built a global VA placement agency helping entrepreneurs scale through smart hiring and delegation.
This episode is filled with powerful insights on mindset, scaling your business, hiring virtual assistants, immigrant resilience, and how to build generational wealth through strategic action.
⭐ Guest Bio
Valentina Brega is the CEO of HireTrain VA, a global virtual assistant placement and training company. She immigrated from Moldova to the U.S. in 2018 with $400, no job, and a 1-year-old daughter. Through grit and vision, she built a thriving company that supports hundreds of real estate professionals by matching them with skilled VAs. Valentina is passionate about empowering immigrant families and creating freedom through remote work, systems, and support.
⭐ Key Insights
💡 Rejection is redirection
💡Delegate sooner — you can’t afford not to
💡Build wealth by staying in your genius zone
💡Apply relentlessly — clarity comes from action
💡Immigrants are wired to see and seize opportunity
💡You don’t need experience — you need hunger
💡Hire for attitude, train for skill
💡A strong VA can transform your business
💡Leadership is knowing when to let go
💡Work is part of life — not separate from it
⭐ Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome & Valentina’s journey
03:15 – Moving to the U.S. with $400 & a baby
06:49 – Landing the job that changed her life
09:03 – Scaling to $9M in real estate
09:33 – Starting HireTrain VA
13:24 – How to delegate & free up time
15:45 – Calculating your true hourly rate
18:32 – Common hiring mistakes
22:18 – CEO mindset: stay in your genius zone
25:06 – Mental health, resilience & your “why”
⭐ Mentioned In This Episode
📘 The Emigrant Edge by Brian Buffini
https://links.theimmiwealthbuilder.com/the-emigrant-edge
– a must-read for immigrants seeking business success through mindset and resilience
💛 Charity Spotlight – OUR Foundation (Operation Underground Railroad)
– an organization dedicated to rescuing children from sex trafficking and exploitation worldwide
If you found value in this episode, we encourage you to support OUR Foundation, a non-profit organization close to Valentina’s heart.
Website: https://ourrescue.org
Facebook: https://facebook.com/OurRescue
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ourrescue
YouTube: https://youtube.com/ourrescue
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/ourrescue
⭐ Connect With Our Guest
Valentina Brega
CEO, HireTrain VA
Website: https://hiretrainva.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/valentina_brega
Facebook: https://facebook.com/valentina.brega.1
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/valentina-brega
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ValentinaBrega
⭐ Connect with Your Host
Giang Nguyen
Founder, One River Capital
Website: https://onerivercapital.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thatsalsainvestor
Facebook: https://facebook.com/thatsalsainvestor
FREE Discovery Call: https://tidycal.com/giangnguyen/lets-connect-one-river-capital
FREE Guide: https://invest.onerivercapital.com/51863/your-ultimate-guide-to-multifamily-syndication
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