PORCH 

It's hard out there and exponentially harder for an immigrant entrepreneur. 

The existing ecosystem is only focused on business needs. But we all know you can't build a billion-dollar business (or any business) if you can't live happily in a new country. 

PORCH is an exclusive club of international entrepreneurs who have been there, done that, and are still doing it. They have come together to support one another on the personal side of the journey (from living to finance to relationships) to learn and grow and to share their superpowers.

This comes to life through events and community. 

PORCH Events include topical sessions with high-profile speakers and experts and highly engaged IRL events focused on relationships, learning and fun.
PORCH Community: 24/7 real-time discussion and support through the active PORCH platform, on-demand resources and content for asynchronous learning, and powerful perks.

PORCH was built to level the playing field and give you a greater chance at success.

Founder / COO

Unfiltered w/ PORCH

They say entrepreneurship is hard. Well, try doing it in a country where you weren’t born, in a language that isn’t your first, with a social network you’ve had to build from scratch. 

That’s the story of the immigrant entrepreneur. However, the biggest problem is the story is rarely told from the POV of the immigrant. So, let’s change that. 

Welcome to Unfiltered w/ PORCH, where we explore what it means to be an immigrant entrepreneur from the POV of the immigrant.  Real stories. Real journeys. Immigrant entrepreneurship, told by those who have lived it.

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HunterMorris

I wear many hats, but they all point in the same direction: helping brands communicate clearly, creatively, and consistently. I lead full-scale marketing initiatives with a strong focus on storytelling, design, and strategy.

My primary role with companies is with Newsletter Creation: I manage end-to-end creation of monthly newsletters for multiple companies, from CRM setup, content planning and writing to design, distribution, and analytics.

Other projects have included ongoing graphic design (logos, social content & graphics, etc), many website design projects (from full website builds to revamps), and full community builds.

Founder

WeitzmanGTM

Intuitive AI

Sales And Market Development

Look Media

Sales and Business Development

Oil Thigh Designs (OTD)

Managed team of 5 responsible for in-store processes such as payment collection, inventory, POS functionality, and managing International Shipping program. Oversaw e-commerce and retail store sales channel growth.

E-Commerce Director

Digital Operations Coordinator

Smith School of Business at Queen's University

Working as a Teaching Assistant for COMM 161: Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Management (Calculus) and COMM 162: Managerial Statistics

Teaching Assistant

Cam's Kids Foundation

Cam’s Kids Event Head

Tree2Table Originals

Founded an e-commerce business making handmade charcuterie boards, managing production, sales, and website/social media marketing

Founder / COO @PORCH – helping 1M immigrant entrepreneurs succeed in Canada

Combining my passion for entrepreneurship and desire to make a change with my first startup, PORCH. 

1.  My job is to make the journey as an immigrant entrepreneur easier.
2. I am a firm believer that community, when done right, is so powerful.
3. The diversity of Canada is truly beautiful and the possibilities are endless. Everyone just needs access to the right people and resources to succeed.

One specific event didn't inspire me to be an entrepreneur. For me, it was something that I was passionate about since I was very young. Whether it was watching Dragon's Den with my dad or spending the long car ride hours on the way to hockey games coming up with full businesses, being an entrepreneur was what I have always wanted to do.

Fast forward through years of entrepreneurship classes in high school, participating in youth business and entrepreneurship competitions, and starting a few small businesses of my own, I entered my fourth and final year of the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, and I decided it was time to put my education, experience, and passion to the test and go after my dream of starting a true business.

After working with some great companies (Intuitive AI, Look Media, Knoow) and also starting my own custom charcuterie board business during the pandemic (which was such an incredible experience), I learned about the endless effort it took to run a startup/company.

So, in October of 2022, I founded PORCH, an exclusive club of international entrepreneurs that have been there, done that, and are still doing it. They have come together to support one another on the personal side of the journey (from living to finance to relationships) to learn and grow, and to share their superpowers.

It was a full circle from those long nights on the couch watching Dragons Den and Shark Tank. I have the honour and privilege to be able to pursue this entrepreneurial journey with my co-founder, friend, and Dad.

We need more of this. Let's make the world a better place.

Countries I have been to:
Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Monaco, Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Australia, Dominican Republic, U.S.A, Vatican City

Hunter Weitzman

Precision Eco-landscaping

Our company has worked for making safe ecosystem and protect the environment against harmful effects. Also we will be working to protect soil  from water waste , enrich the soil and offering which plant is suitable for different parts of canada by modern technology of 3D sattelite mapping for soil contents.

Precision Eco-Landscaping Executive Manager

Tarhe Setereh Mandegar Consulting EngineersCompany

Tasks : 
1-Managing director of the company and supervising all 4 sections of design , architecture,structure, , electrical and mechanical
2-Supervising under construction projects
3- Supervising administrative and financial affairs of the company
4-Preparing and controlling resolution of the board of directors

Managing Director

Khak pey azma co.

Tasks: 1-Directing & Supervising drilling operations, sampling & soil mechanic and concrete testsof construction projects
2- Supervising the preparation of soil mechanics booklet & other results

Manager of a construction company

Haftbana

Tasks: Structural Engineer &Design Engineer in "Haftbana &Emarat Consulting Engineers"
Design of  more than 300 structures with SAP2000 & SAFE2000& ETABS software

Supervising Engineer

Urban Development Organization of Tehran

Tasks:  Structural Engineering & Supervising of p Public   Buildings ...

Head Of Technical Department

Iran Air AT

Tasks : 1-Structural Engineering and Design of Industrial Shades of the Warehouse of Overseas Flights of Iran Air
2- Structural Engineering and Metering and Estimation of a part of Catering and other parts.
3- Supervising Mechanical Installations of Iran Air Constructions

Head of Structural Engineer and Structure Designer

, Structural Engineering (Specialization in Structural design  and Soil Mechanics), Faculty of Science - Tabriz University
Degree: Good with Honor- Grade : Excellent grade
Graduation Project; "Analysis and design of  Steel & Concrete Structures & Dynamic Analysis of Concrete Arch Dams Using 3D Modeling and Finite Element Methods  with exclusive software such as ANSYS , ETABS , SAFE , AUTO CAD and so on . 

JOB EXPERINCES: 
CEO of Precision Eco-Landscaping Inc. that works on designing landcapes and modern Agriculture based on Satellite imagery , Remote Sensing , Wireless Sensors and Artificial Imtelligence(AI). Also we accomplish soil sampling and preparing soil contents which is necessory for processing data in agricultural field.

CEO of Tarhe Setareh Mandegar Co. which was  working on analysing and designing steel and reinfirced concrete  structures.

taplio

The Battle

Hunter Weitzman

Seyed Alireza Sadat Barikani

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