<p><em>What if the thing that held you back… became the thing you built your life around?</em></p><p>For <strong>Youssef (Joseph) Assad</strong>, it started with a failure.</p><p>A language test that stood between him and a new life. A system that didn’t feel built for people like him. And a decision to figure it out anyway.</p><p>From traveling across Asia and rethinking how he lived, to learning French in under a year to accelerate his path to Canada, Joseph’s journey is one of persistence, reinvention, and clarity.</p><p>Today, he’s the founder of <strong>Passu</strong>, a platform helping others prepare for the same high-stakes exams—this time with structure, support, and systems that actually work.</p><p>This episode isn’t about looking like a founder.</p><p>It’s about building something real, staying close to the problem, and having the endurance to keep going—even when doubt shows up.</p><p>Because sometimes the path forward starts exactly where you struggled most.</p><p></p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/passu-exams">https://www.linkedin.com/company/passu-exams</a>\</p><p>Instagram: @passu_tcf</p><p>Youtube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Passu-TCF">https://www.youtube.com/@Passu-TCF</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/PassuTCFCanada">https://www.facebook.com/PassuTCFCanada</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about?</p><p>Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p><p></p><p>#podcast #entrepreneurship #education #Language #Canadianfrench</p>