Quarterback: An Immigrant's Guide to Corporate North America

by Nadine Niba

Overview

An Amazon Best Seller —This bold and practical guide has struck a chord with the immigrant community across North America, empowering professionals to lead, rise, and thrive in Corporate North America and beyond.An Amazon Best Seller - This bold and practical guide has struck a chord with the immigrant community across North America, empowering professionals to lead, rise, and thrive in Corporate North America and beyond.

 

 

Quarterback: An Immigrant's Guide to Corporate North America

By Nadine Niba

 

Play the corporate game. Win on your terms. Lead like a quarterback.

In Quarterback: An Immigrant's Guide to Corporate North America, award-winning Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Enterprise Risk Management Leader Nadine Niba delivers a bold, honest, and deeply informed playbook for immigrants looking to thrive in Corporate North America.

Drawing from over a decade of experience in the corporate world and mentoring immigrants in their numbers, Nadine offers a rare blend of personal stories, strategic insights, and hard-earned lessons that speak directly to the realities immigrants face, often silently.

Every chapter is shaped by the lived experiences of those navigating unfamiliar systems, overcoming invisible barriers, and striving to build meaningful careers in a new country.

Through the lens of an elite quarterback, calm under pressure, visionary, and always one step ahead, Quarterback equips readers to lead their careers with clarity, confidence, and purpose. From decoding unspoken rules and building influence to mastering office politics, negotiating your worth, and leaving a legacy, Nadine uses the metaphor of an elite quarterback; sharp, strategic, and composed under pressure to guide readers through the complex landscape of corporate North America.

Quarterback is more than a career guide. It is a call to lead with purpose, vision, and confidence.

It explores the complexities of workplace dynamics to mastering self-advocacy, negotiating your worth, and building lasting influence.

Whether you are new to the workforce, restarting your career in a new country, or seeking your next promotion, this book offers an honest perspective tailored to the unique challenges and strengths of the immigrant experience.

Inside, you will discover:

• Essential traits every corporate "quarterback" must develop

• The most common but overlooked career mistakes immigrants make and how to avoid them

• How to navigate bias, imposter syndrome, and cultural disconnects without shrinking

• Why survival jobs are valuable and how to turn them into springboards

• Real-world strategies to build your network, find sponsors, and get promoted

• How to pursue success without compromising your identity and lift others as you rise

Enriched with insights from business thought leaders as well as timeless biblical principles, Quarterback is more than a career guide.it is a powerful manifesto for immigrant professionals who are ready to own their voice, shape their narrative, and lead with intention.

This is not just a book. This is your game plan for greatness.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940179998839
Publisher:	Tellwell Talent
Publication date:	06/20/2025
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

I came to Canada as an international student, full of hope but with nothing more than a suitcase and a dream. Like many newcomers, I underestimated how steep the climb would be. Paying tuition was a constant struggle. I worked night shifts stocking shelves at Walmart, and there were nights when I had no food or even a bed to lay my head on. I slept on floors, skipped meals, and lived with the weight of uncertainty. My stay in Canada was never guaranteed; it depended entirely on whether I could find a job after graduation.The pressure was relentless. I was not just chasing a degree; I was fighting for a future.Eventually, by grace, grit, and relentless effort, I found a job. That job opened a door, and through that door came many more. But it was not just about climbing the ladder for myself. As I navigated corporate North America, I began mentoring other immigrants. Over the years, I have mentored thousands; each with a story different in detail but similar in struggle. I saw myself in them: the fear, the confusion, the pressure to fit in, the overwhelming desire to succeed in a land where the rules are unspoken and the culture unfamiliar.That is why I wrote Quarterback: An Immigrant's Guide to Corporate North America.I wrote this book to give a voice to those silently striving. To pull back the curtain on the realities of navigating career success as an immigrant. To offer not just inspiration, but strategy. And to remind every immigrant professional that they are not alone, that their story matters, and that with the right tools they can not only survive but lead, thrive, and leave a legacy.This book is for every dreamer who arrived with a vision and stayed to build something greater for themselves, and for those who will come after.