What happens when people keep asking you a question you cannot easily answer?
“Where are you from?”
Urmi Hossain has lived with that question most of her life.
Born and raised in Italy to Bengali parents and now working in Canada’s financial sector, Urmi grew up navigating multiple languages, cultures, and expectations. Today she is a finance professional, author, speaker, and mentor who helps others understand how identity, belonging, and career growth often intersect in complicated ways.
In this conversation, Urmi shares what it means to build confidence when you often feel like you exist between worlds.
You will hear:
• What it means to grow up as a “third culture” individual
• How identity struggles can shape leadership and resilience
• Why mentorship does not always come through formal programs
• The concept of a “friendtor” and how friendships can become mentorship
• The reality of navigating rejection, persistence, and growth early in your career
This episode is for the woman who has ever felt like she had to choose between parts of herself and is learning that she does not have to.