FROM STARTING OVER AT 19 TO BUILDING A CAREER THAT INSPIRES OTHERS | HEIMY MOLINA

What would you do if you left your home country at just 19, arrived in Australia alone, and had to build your life, career, and confidence from scratch?

In this episode of the **Online Prosperity Show**, Prosper Taruvinga sits down with **Heimy Molina**—Site Engineer at Confluence Water, Founder of Build Your Brand, Casual Academic at UTS, Deputy Chair of Young Engineers Australia Sydney, author, mentor, and three-time 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards People’s Choice winner.

Heimy’s journey is about much more than engineering.

It’s about what happens when you’re underestimated, when you feel like you don’t belong, and when you have to work harder to prove yourself. From leaving the Philippines at 19 to navigating university, migration, discrimination, career growth, leadership, and personal transformation, Heimy has turned her experiences into a mission to help others build meaningful careers.

In this conversation, we explore how to build confidence, create a personal brand that opens doors, find mentors, overcome career barriers, and turn your own struggles into something that can help others.

And there’s a bigger question underneath it all:

**What if the challenges you’ve faced aren’t just part of your story—but are preparing you to help someone else write theirs?**

🎙️ **IN THIS EPISODE:**
• Leaving the Philippines and starting over in Australia at 19
• Overcoming stereotypes as a young woman and migrant in engineering
• Building confidence when you’re constantly underestimated
• Why personal branding is about more than LinkedIn
• How mentoring can change someone’s career trajectory
• The importance of finding people who believe in your potential
• Turning adversity into purpose
• Career advice for students, graduates and young professionals
• Heimy’s journey from “Womengineer” to career coach and leader
• The connection between success and creating opportunities for others

💬 **YOUR TURN:**
Have you ever felt like you had to work twice as hard to prove that you belonged?

Comment **“STARTED FROM ZERO”** if you can relate.

If you know someone who’s starting their career, moving to a new country, struggling with confidence, or trying to find their place professionally, **share this episode with them.**

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### CONNECT WITH HEIMY

**Heimy Molina**
Site Engineer | Founder, Build Your Brand | Educator | Career Coach

🔗 LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/heimy-molina-womengineer

Learn more about Heimy’s career coaching and personal branding work through **Build Your Brand**.

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