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When No One Bets on You, Bet on Yourself with Gharsa Amin Founder of Kavodax

MAR 17, 202648 MIN
Buzz Worthy

When No One Bets on You, Bet on Yourself with Gharsa Amin Founder of Kavodax

MAR 17, 202648 MIN

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<p><em>What do you do when the risk of getting a job feels just as high as starting a business?</em></p><p>For <strong>Gharsa Amin</strong>, the answer was simple: bet on herself.</p><p>After struggling to find stable employment despite deep technical and regulatory expertise, Gharsa turned a personal challenge—sending money across borders to family—into a bigger question about how global payments really work.</p><p>Today she’s the founder of <strong>Kavodax</strong>, a fintech platform helping Canadian businesses move money across borders faster, cheaper, and with far more transparency.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about rejection, resilience, and the hidden costs businesses face every day when operating globally. It’s a story about entrepreneurship born not from opportunity—but necessity.</p><p>Because sometimes the only person willing to bet on your idea… is you.</p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/company/kavodax/">http://linkedin.com/company/kavodax/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/kavodax_/">https://www.instagram.com/kavodax_/</a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kavodax.com/">https://kavodax.com/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Kavodax">https://x.com/Kavodax</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>#podcast #entrepreneurship #regenerativemedicine #mcmasteruniversity</p>