Immigrant Voices: An Ohio Entrepreneur Who Sees the World Differently

Dr. Ayman Salem came to the United States from Egypt in 1998 to pursue a PhD in material science and engineering at Drexel University. Today he lives in Dayton, Ohio, where he started his own company, Materials Resources, LLC (MRL).

In this podcast, Dr. Salem talks about founding and growing MRL, offers advice for other immigrant entrepreneurs, and explains how he plans to help everyone tap into their inner engineer.

This podcast is the first in the Partnership’s “Immigrant Voices” series. Stay tuned for more stories as we interview immigrants from around the country, and learn more about immigration and entrepreneurship in America here.

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