078 From Iranian Refugee to Fearless Founder: Building a Platform for Working Moms with Arezou Zarafshan

Imagine having everything you know stripped away overnight - your rights, your freedom, even your ability to speak freely. That's where this founder's journey began, but it's far from where it ended.In this powerful episode, Arezou Zarafshan shares her incredible path from leaving Iran as a teenager to becoming a fierce advocate for working mothers in America. After witnessing her own mother lose her position as Deputy Prime Minister of Higher Education during the Iranian Revolution, Arezou channeled that early exposure to injustice into a mission to ensure working moms never have to choose between career and family.Discover how she overcame language barriers, cultural shocks, and corporate pushback to build Call Emmy, a platform revolutionizing childcare access for working parents. Her story isn't just about survival - it's about turning adversity into advantage and using entrepreneurship to solve deep-rooted societal challenges.