Author Bio

Issa Musharbash

Author, speaker, father, entrepreneur, and community leader — Issa Musharbash is a recognized leader and founder of Provident Legacy and it’s family of companies that operate a real estate brokerage, licensing school, and development company. He is also the visionary leader behind prolific media company Unshakable Productions — an award recipient of the Spirit of New Jersey Award from the Golden Door International Film Festival.

Issa has shared the stage with legendary speakers such as Les Brown and spoke at the headquarters of iconic brands such as Zillow Group, Facebook and Linkedin, among other prominent organizations. As a teacher at heart, he finds meaningful purpose in empowering the next generation of professionals.

His iconic book “Go Back To Your Country” surfaces conversations of immigration, leadership, entrepreneurship, and the transformative story of an immigrant boy from Jordan who settled in the United States. The story of finding family, love, and faith resulted from his own adversity serves as the American immigrant story of the 21st Century.

Issa is an active leader at the Cityline Church in Jersey City, NJ and a resident of Hudson County. He spends his time building life alongside his beautiful Ecuadorian-American wife and their three ethnically diverse children.

Provident Legacy Realtors Provident Legacy School of Real Estate Unshakeable Productions Legacy International Corporation Legacy International Press Royal City Design and Remodel – 2013-2018 Now a Division of Legacy International Corporation The Legacy Academy – 2014-2016 Now a Division of Provident Legacy Realtors
  • Author of Iconic Book, Go Back to Your Country (Or Stay & Defy All Odds)
  • Award-Winning Banker turned Real Estate Broker, Instructor and Developer
  • 5 Star Real Estate Licensing School in NJ
  • Top-Producing Real Estate Office in NJ
  • Real Estate Mentor and Coach
  • Employs 50+ Associates
  • Panelist on Linkedin NYC
  • Host at Facebook NYC
  • Speaker at Zillow Group NYC
  • Produced “How Many Lives? Documentary and won Spirit of NJ Award from the Golden Door International Film Festival
  • Fastest Growing Business Award by 8×8
  • Planning Board for the City of Bayonne
  • Founding Member- Bergen Point Merchant Association
  • Grievance Board for the Hudson County MLS
  • Professional Practice board for the Hudson County MLS
  • Trustee at The Cityline Church
  • Avid-learner and Harvard University student
  • Member of the National Association of Realtors
  • Member of New Jersey Realtors
  • Member of Bayonne Chamber of Commerce
As a Chaplain to the New York Yankees and others in the sports arena, I can smell a spirit of winning from miles away. “Go Back to your Country” is a captivating and promising immigration story that showcases the power of building a dream against all odds.
Willie Alfonso
Willie AlfonsoChaplain - New York Yankees & Brooklyn Nets
"Go Back to Your Country" is an awe-inspiring book by an immigrant author. As Issa describes his family’s difficult journey to the U.S followed by his challenging teenage life, you can’t help but feel what he felt. He uplifts and inspires the reader by overcoming the lowest points of his life.  He finds love in his life and success in business. I hope that others who encounter challenges in life will be encouraged by the uplifting message of this book. It is truly an only-in-America story!
James Davis
James DavisMayor City of Bayonne NJ
"Go Back to your Country” is a true story of an immigrant boy defying all odds against him and becoming an American entrepreneur. The book is not only filled with tremendous tales of determination and persistence in the grave of hardships, you’ll find revealing truths on leadership development. Today, I serve as the CEO of a Real Estate Brokerage that this “immigrant boy” founded and can attest to his true mark of extraordinary leadership. It is my hope that as you read through the pages of this book, you uncover the leadership principles woven into Issa’s journey. This book is truly a personal and yet practical guide to creating a legacy of greatness.
Giselle Llerena
Giselle LlerenaCEO Provident Legacy Real Estate Services
Giants can be defeated by underdogs. Around 1020 BC a famous battle took place approximately 90 miles away from Amman, Jordan, the birthplace of the author. It was a battle known for the victory of a young underdog named David who overcame a giant named Goliath. Goliath represents the obstacles, rejection, limitations, intimidation, stereotypes, biases, prejudice, and discrimination that many immigrants like myself face. In “Go Back to your Country” Issa Musharbash shares his compelling and inspirational story as a young immigrant who overcame the odds of achieving success and bears witness to the truth - underdogs can succeed and overcome giants.
Paula Rodriguez
Paula RodriguezCo-Founder & Lead Pastor The Cityline Church
While our country is divided on issues like immigration, Go Back to your Country! becomes a symbol of unity. The author welcomes us into an intimate view of his family's experience coming to America. What a genuinely refreshing read! As an immigrant myself, I personally connected and identified with the struggles, hopes and leaps of fulfilling a dream. The heartfelt narrative brought me closer to another culture and helped me see how similar we are in our shared experiences and humanity as immigrants. “Go Back to your Country” is timely and raises important questions of our times. Foreign or native, you'll need this book in your collection.
Olga Levina
Olga LevinaFounder & Artistic Director Jersey Theater Center
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