Shahrzad Rafati Biography

BroadbandTV, a top provider of digital entertainment services and the third-largest video property globally, was founded and led by Shahrzad Rafati. Shahrzad is credited with inventing the strategy that brought large media organizations and their followers together by putting premium content online. Shahrzad was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business and is generally recognized as a visionary in the internet video arena. BroadbandTV is revolutionizing the entertainment industry by allowing a thriving community of thousands of storytellers, trailblazers, and inspirations from all over the world to reach billions of viewers each month. BroadbandTV represents the best creative talent in online video. One of the most extensive entertainment networks on YouTube, BroadbandTV Corp., was founded by Canadian entrepreneur Shahrzad Rafati. She is a member of the advisory board and co-founder of the Chopra Yoga Centers. Dr. Deepak Chopra was a founding partner. The spiritual leader's ideology of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success forms the foundation of the centers. Rafati is recognized as the pioneer of a business strategy that enabled entertainment networks like the NBA and pirated content followers to coexist. She did this by developing technology that identifies pirated content, brand-safeties it, and then sells advertisements against it while splitting the money with those involved. Rafati is a social activist who is open about her desire to help the "YouTube generation" find work and develop entrepreneurial skills. Rafati founded Make Change, an organization dedicated to easing suffering in underdeveloped areas, and she is a supporter of women entering the fields of technology and entrepreneurship. Additionally, she has participated in fundraising efforts for World Cancer Day, United Way, and Mission Possible. Along with Sarah McLachlan, Rafati was recognized as one of the Top 5 Women Entrepreneurs in Media and Entertainment in 2009 by the FWE Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. She was the lone representative of Canada on Fast Company's list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2011. She was also listed among 20 women reshaping corporate Canada in an editorial article titled "Meet Your Next Boss" that appeared on the cover of Canadian Business.

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