Balancing Cultures: Prachi Mehta’s North American Adventure | Diasporaa Podcast Episode 33

In this episode of Diasporaa, host Aditya Mehta sits down with his wife Prachi Mehta, an entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry, to share her journey from Mumbai to Vancouver and eventually Seattle. Prachi recounts her upbringing in a bustling household in Bombay, her transition to life in North America, and the challenges and triumphs she faced along the way. The couple discusses their arranged marriage, Prachi's professional ventures, and the cultural assimilation they both experienced. Prachi also delves into her entrepreneurial pursuits, including her current venture, Sowaka Health, which aims to bridge the gap between pharmaceutical availability in the Western and developing worlds. They explore the nuances of raising their son with values from both Eastern and Western cultures and reflect on their experiences, friendships, and the dynamic shifts in their personal and professional lives.

List of Resources:

Ayurvedic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

Dhara oil commercial: https://youtu.be/hIDWHiTrjZ8?si=ba6OG6c4UNSSIFsP

London Business School (LBS): https://www.london.edu/

Mehendi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi

Sowaka Health: https://sowakahealth.com/

About the Podcast:

Diasporaa was Aditya's third startup based in Vancouver, BC. It focused on helping new immigrants in Canada find their feet, get off to a running start and ease their assimilation into Canadian life. A big part of the platform were conversations, community and support. Though the startup stopped growing once Aditya moved to Seattle, WA - it remained alive in the form of several discussion groups and online communities.

Now, Diasporaa has been resurrected in the form of a podcast focused on uncovering and sharing interesting immigrant stories from the South Asian diaspora. It is available on YouTube, all major podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc. and is also broadcast as a radio show on Alternative Talk 1150 AM and 98.9 FM HD Channel 3 on Wednesdays from 2-3pm PST.

About Aditya Mehta:

Aditya is a Bombay boy who has lived in Austin, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Vancouver before making it to his current home in Seattle. He has degrees in marketing, urban planning, real estate and strategy but has spent his career in financial services, social media and now real estate - mostly as an entrepreneur and partly as an employee at Amazon.

He balances Indian, Canadian and American culture, loves helping those who are new to North America and looks forward to the interesting stories that his interview guests bring each week. When not podcasting, he is helping his wife Prachi build her pharmaceutical business or hanging out with his son Arjun.

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