Shuvam Bhaumik on Immigrant Roots Career Risk and Real World Skills

Founders Journey Podcast · May 1, 2026 · 2h 4m

We sat down with Shuvam Bhaumik to trace the early forces that shaped his career path. He grew up in Brooklyn between Borough Park and Bay Ridge. So, he learned to adapt early. At first, he lived inside a largely Hasidic Jewish neighborhood. Later, he moved into a more mixed part of Brooklyn. Because of that shift, he saw how culture, community, and identity can shape a person. He also shared how his parents came from India, moved through Libya, and built a life in New York. They didn’t frame their story as struggle. Instead, they saw America as an upgrade. That view shaped how he thinks…