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'''Shahrzad Rafati''' is an [[Iranian Canadians|Iranian-Canadian]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-26 |title=From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati |url=https://digiday.com/media/broadbandtvs-shahrzad-rafati/ |access-date=2020-01-15 |website=Digiday |language=en-US |archive-date=2019-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219004328/https://digiday.com/media/broadbandtvs-shahrzad-rafati/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chairperson|chairwoman]] and CEO of RHEI, formerly BBTV, {{ndash}} a global media company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, which provides services to content creators and media companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cantechletter.com/2020/11/canaccord-genuity-launches-coverage-of-bbtv-with-a-24-00-price-target/|title=Canaccord Genuity launches coverage of BBTV with a $24.00 price target|date=2020-11-27|website=Cantech Letter|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-24|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201230111/https://www.cantechletter.com/2020/11/canaccord-genuity-launches-coverage-of-bbtv-with-a-24-00-price-target/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Shaw, Gillian. [http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/04/29/broadbandtv-helps-companies-leverage-youtube-branding-potential/ "BroadbandTV helps companies leverage YouTube branding potential"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929194150/http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/04/29/broadbandtv-helps-companies-leverage-youtube-branding-potential/ |date=2015-09-29 }} ''Vancouver Sun''</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcbusiness.ca/STEM-POWER-Shahrzad-Rafati|title=BCBusiness|last=Mckenzie|first=Kevin Hinton & Ryan|website=BCBusiness|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15|archive-date=2019-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115222056/https://www.bcbusiness.ca/STEM-POWER-Shahrzad-Rafati|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Shahrzad Rafati''' is a [[Canadian]] entrepreneur and the founder of BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV) <ref name="broadbandtv">[http://broadbandtvcorp.com/ BroadbandTV Corp<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rafati founded BroadbandTV five years ago and has served as its CEO since inception. During this time she vaulted BBTV into a leadership position in the video curation/monetization space with cutting edge business models that solve major problems for the online video marketplace. She has recently been named as one of the world’s top 100 creative business thinkers by Fast Company.<ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2011/shahrzad-rafati-broadbandtv/ Shahrzad Rafati | Most Creative People 2011 | Fast Company<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Shahrzad’s personal vision and mandate is one of constructive professional achievement and social betterment. She strongly feels that the two concepts are not mutually exclusive.<ref>[http://broadbandtvcorp.com/forum-for-women-entrepreneurs-recognizes-shahrzad-rafati-as-one-of-five-outstanding-entrepreneurs-in-the-media-entertainment-industry/ Forum for Women Entrepreneurs recognizes Shahrzad Rafati as one of five outstanding entrepreneurs in the Media & Entertainment industry | BroadbandTV Corp<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Shahzad Rafati's commercial venture BroadbandTV began operations by offering TV entertainment in different language over the Internet. However the algorithms of Shahrzad that attracted enthusiastic response is the tracking of unauthorized online video and other visuals. She has developed computer programs, search algorithms— that scans the web for a specific content<ref>http://broadbandtvcorp.com/content-detection/</ref> and various unauthorized content. The algorithms scan the web and When they find one, BroadbandTV staff screen it for potential objectionable content and remove it, and then attach advertisements. Such exercise converts a pirated video clip posted on [[YouTube]] as a revenue-generating asset.

The most famous venture of Shahrzad Rafati, 'BroadbandTV accredited with prestigious Ready to Rocket<ref>http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2011/01/26/5269797.htm</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/26/idUS210880+26-Jan-2011+PRN20110126/</ref> list, known for identifying companies with outstanding achievements in Revenue, profitability and growth. The annual list of Ready to Rocket<ref>http://readytorocket.com/</ref> recognizes the prominent companies who have created innovative products, practices and services that are capitalizing on significant IT trends.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Rafati was born 1979 in [[Tehran]], Iran and immigrated to [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada as a teenager.<ref name="digiday.com">Blattberg, Eric. [http://digiday.com/publishers/broadbandtvs-shahrzad-rafati/ "From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801210443/http://digiday.com/publishers/broadbandtvs-shahrzad-rafati/ |date=2015-08-01 }} ''[[Digiday]]''</ref> In 2005, she completed her [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in computer science at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2011/06/cs-alumna-turned-pirate-profit |title=CS Alumna Turned Pirate into Profit &#124; Computer Science at UBC |publisher=Cs.ubc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-08-05 |archive-date=2012-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716225823/https://www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2011/06/cs-alumna-turned-pirate-profit |url-status=live }}</ref> Rafati also studied French at [[Paris-Sorbonne University|Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)]],<ref>Rickwood, Lee. [http://diversitynowbyegloballearning.blogspot.ca/2014/01/man-or-woman-tech-offers-opportunity.html "Man or Woman, Tech Offers Opportunity for All, Says Canada’s Top Digi CEO"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003853/http://diversitynowbyegloballearning.blogspot.ca/2014/01/man-or-woman-tech-offers-opportunity.html |date=2016-03-05 }} ''Diversity Now''</ref> and is a graduate of the [[Young Global Leaders]] Oxford Module: Transformational Leadership at Saïd Business School, [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati/|title=Shahrzad Rafati|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=2021-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927172904/https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shahrzad also received her Honorary Doctorate from University Canada West in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucanwest.ca/media/university-news/broadbandtv-ceo-shahrzad-rafati-receives-ucw-honorary-doctorate|title=BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati receives UCW honorary doctorate|website=ucanwest.ca|access-date=2021-04-01|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412073432/https://www.ucanwest.ca/media/university-news/broadbandtv-ceo-shahrzad-rafati-receives-ucw-honorary-doctorate|url-status=live}}</ref>
Shahrzad Rafati was born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]].{{cn|date=June 2011}}{{when|date=June 2011}} In 2005, she completed her B.Sc. in Computer Science at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>http://www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2011/06/cs-alumna-turned-pirate-profit</ref> She also studied French language at the prestigious [[Paris-Sorbonne University|Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}


==Career==
==Career==
Separate from her role as a CEO of RHEI, Rafati is also a board member for [[Bjarke Ingels Group]], an architecture firm, and was named Vice Chair of the board for [[Invest in Canada]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/05/minister-carr-announces-new-vice-chair-and-director-to-the-board-of-invest-in-canada.html|publisher=Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada|title=Minister Carr announces new Vice Chair and Director to the board of Invest in Canada|date=17 May 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref> She has been a board member of the Vancouver Economic Commission,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati/|title=Shahrzad Rafati|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=2021-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927172904/https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wct-fct.com/en/2016-annual-award-winners|title=2016 Annual Award Winners|date=2017-03-10|website=Women in Communications and Technology|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=2020-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925031328/https://www.wct-fct.com/en/2016-annual-award-winners|url-status=live}}</ref>
During her tenure with Broadbandtv, Shahrzad has overseen the development of the company’s strategic vision and tactical execution and personally driven deals with [[TELUS]],<ref>http://www.itnewslink.com/article.php?id_article=2175</ref> [[NBA]],<ref>http://news.killscreendaily.com/post/6331335478/those-videogame-gameplay-clips-on-youtube-a-vancouver-co</ref> [[Warner Bros.]],<ref>http://www.itnewsonline.com/showprnstory.php?storyid=140670/</ref>[[Electronic Arts]],<ref>http://news.killscreendaily.com/post/6331335478/those-videogame-gameplay-clips-on-youtube-a-vancouver-co</ref> [[Venevision International]],{{cn|date=June 2011}} [[Vuze]]<ref>http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2008/01/29/vuzebroadbandtvteamup</ref> and other leading video production and distribution companies.

In a remarkable short time, BroadbandTV and Shahrzad have become recognizable players in the burgeoning online video industry. In addition to closing deals with content and network partners, Shahrzad has been spearheading BroadbandTV’s R&D efforts which promise to better connect/monetize online consumers and the content they are seeking on various platforms.<ref>http://www.thestarphoenix.com/life/little+creativity+turned+pirate+into+profit/4869842/story.html</ref>

The most prominent accolade of Shahrzad Rafati, BroadbandTV has been named to prestigious Ready to Rocket list, known for identifying companies with outstanding achievements in Revenue, profitability and growth. The annual list of Rocket<ref>http://www.readytorocket.com/2011/01/announcing-2011-ready-to-rocket-ict.html/</ref> recognizes the prominent companies who have created innovative products, practices and services that are capitalizing on significant IT trends.

Her venture BroadbandTV, supported World Cancer Day with "WATCH AND GIVE" program. As a result, by watching ad-supported videos related with World Cancer Day, viewers generate donations for Cancer Research. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/03/idUS182708+03-Feb-2011+PRN20110203 Broadbandtv Supports World Cancer Day With Watch And Give Program | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


In September 2018, it was announced that Shahrzad was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the Business Women Leaders task force, which was formed to advise global leaders on issues of women's economic empowerment as part of the G20 Summit.<ref>Weiss, Geoff. [https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/09/20/justin-trudeau-bbtv-shahrzad-rafati/ "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Taps BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati For Women’s Economic Initiative"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004103903/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/09/20/justin-trudeau-bbtv-shahrzad-rafati/ |date=2018-10-04 }} ''Tubefilter''</ref> She was later appointed as Canada's representative for G20 EMPOWER, a private sector alliance with the goal of advancing women's representation at leadership levels in the private sector.<ref>OECD.[https://valored.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/OECD-G20-EMPOWER-Women-Leadership.pdf "Policies and Practices to Promote Women in Leadership Roles in the Private Sector Report prepared by the OECD for the G20 EMPOWER Alliance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419003658/https://valored.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/OECD-G20-EMPOWER-Women-Leadership.pdf |date=2021-04-19 }}</ref> In 2019 she was also appointed as the Vice Chair of Invest in Canada, a federal agency that aims to create jobs in Canada by facilitating foreign business investment by highlighting Canada's talent pool, economic growth across multiple industries, and geographic advantage as a hub for global trade.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-20 |title=BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati Named Vice Chair Of Canadian Federal Investment Agency |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/05/20/shahrzad-rafati-invest-in-canada/ |access-date=2020-01-15 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306091934/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/05/20/shahrzad-rafati-invest-in-canada/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Collision 2019 - Toronto - SAM 9096 (46978611615).jpg|thumb|Rafati and [[Justin Trudeau]] at Collision conference in [[Toronto]] in 2019]]
In 2008, Rafati was named among the Top 5 Feature Entrepreneurs in the Media & Entertainment Industry by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs of British Columbia.<ref>[http://broadbandtvcorp.com/forum-for-women-entrepreneurs-recognizes-shahrzad-rafati-as-one-of-five-outstanding-entrepreneurs-in-the-media-entertainment-industry// Forum for Women Entrepreneurs recognizes Shahrzad Rafati as one of five outstanding entrepreneurs in the Media & Entertainment industry | BroadbandTV Corp<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Awards ==
She is also a co-founder of Chopra Yoga Center in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref name="choprayoga">[http://choprayoga.com/ Untitled Document<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2011}}
* 2020: CanadianSME Magazine, Business Woman of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200129005456/en/Shahrzad-Rafati-Founder-CEO-BroadbandTV-Corp.-Named/?feedref=Zd8jjkgYuzBwDixoAdXmJgT1albrG1Eq4mAeVP39210hJvfF05B5fk8fgV08Rp7eevRMp3sIgu8q3wq1OF24lT93qbEzrwa15HGbLqMObxYB6IekXemGUNFauMeV8-aC2uKCrP6Vchv2JCmX-IB07A==|title=Shahrzad Rafati, Founder & CEO, BroadbandTV Corp. Named CanadianSME Magazine's Business Woman of the Year|website=[[Cantech Letter]]|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>
*2019: AdAge Creativity Awards, Visionary/Founder of The Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-agency-list/creativity-award-2019-visionaryfounder-year-shahrzad-rafati-broadbandtv/2163741|title=Creativity Award 2019 Visionary/Founder of the Year: Shahrzad Rafati, BroadbandTV|date=2019-04-15|website=adage.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>
*2018: Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific, Technology Category<ref name=":0">Unknown. [https://www.bcbusiness.ca/Entrepreneur-of-the-Year-2018-Technology "Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018: Technology"] ''BC Business''</ref>
* 2018: Canadian Innovation Awards Winner - Entrepreneur<ref>Greenwood, Max. [https://techvibes.com/2018/02/23/winners-of-the-seventh-annual-canadian-innovation-awards "Announcing the Winners of the Seventh Annual Canadian Innovation Awards"] ''Techvibes''</ref>
* 2017: Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner - Hall of Fame<ref name=":2">Unknown. [https://www.bcbusiness.ca/BCs-20-most-powerful-women-leaders-in-2017 "The B.C. achievers on WXN's 2017 Top 100 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women"] ''BC Business''</ref>
* 2017: Canada's Top 40 under 40<ref name=":1">Unknown. [https://www.canadastop40under40.com/honourees-2017.html#sr "2017 – Canada’s Top 40 Under 40"] ''Canada’s Top 40 Under 40''</ref>
* 2016: Hollywood Reporter's 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television,<ref>Roxborough, Scott. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/20-powerful-women-global-television-937380/item/shahrzad-rafati-canada-powerful-women-937351 "The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television 2016"] ''Hollywood Reporter''</ref> Person of the Year by BC Technology Association,<ref>Unknown. [http://www.bctechnology.com/news/2016/6/8/BroadbandTVs-Shahrzad-Rafati-Named-Person-of-the-Year-by-the-BCTIA.cfm "BroadbandTV’s Shahrzad Rafati Named Person of the Year by the BCTIA"] ''BC Technology''</ref> TheWrap's Innovator List<ref>Schwindt, Oriana. [https://www.thewrap.com/innovators-list-11-change-agents-thewrap-niantic-hulu-rick-fox-mikmak/ "TheWrap’s 2016 Innovators List: 11 Change Agents Who Are Disrupting Hollywood"] ''The Wrap''</ref>
* 2015: Variety's Power of Women list,<ref>Unknown. [https://variety.com/gallery/womens-impact-report-2015/#!32/shahrzad-rafati-no-credit "Women’s Impact Report 2015"] ''Variety''</ref>
* 2014: [[Digital Life Design]] (DLD), Munich, Germany, panelist: Digital Storytelling: Surfing the Video Explosion (January 2014)<ref>Digital Life Design. [http://dld-conference.com/events/digital-storytelling-surfing-the-video-explosion "Digital Storytelling: Surfing the Video Explosion"] ''DLD Conference''</ref>
* 2013: Digi Awards, Executive of The Year (December 2013)<ref>Thomas, Knowlton. [http://www.techvibes.com/blog/broadbandtvs-shahrzad-rafati-named-executive-of-the-year-at-2013-digi-awards-2013-12-04 "BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati Named Executive of the Year at 2013 Digi Awards"] ''Tech Vibes''</ref>
* 2013: Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Award Winner in the Sun Life Financial Arts & Communications category (December 2013)<ref>Crawford, Emma. [https://www.biv.com/article/2013/12/bc-home-to-19-of-countrys-top-100-most-powerful-wo/ "B.C. home to 19 of country’s top 100 most powerful women"] ''Business in Vancouver''</ref>
* 2013: [[Ernst & Young]], Pacific Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year (October 2013)<ref>Techvibes NewsDesk. [http://www.techvibes.com/blog/ey-names-2013-pacific-entrepreneur-of-the-year-winners-2013-10-05 "EY Names 2013 Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Winners"] ''Tech Vibes''</ref>
* 2013: Business In Vancouver, CEO of The Year (October 2013)<ref>[https://www.biv.com/article/2013/10/biv-unveils-2013-bc-ceo-of-the-year-winners/ "BIV unveils 2013 BC CEO of the Year winners"] ''Business in Vancouver''</ref>
* 2012: 40 Under 40 Business in Vancouver (December 2012)<ref>[https://www.biv.com/article/2012/12/biv-announces-fresh-crop-of-forty-under-40-winners/ "https://www.biv.com/article/2012/12/biv-announces-fresh-crop-of-forty-under-40-winners/"] ''Business in Vancouver''</ref>
* 2011: [[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'s 100 Most Creative People in Business (2011)<ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/3018443/most-creative-people-2011/37-shahrzad-rafati "MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE 2011 37. SHAHRZAD RAFATI"] ''Fast Company''</ref>


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* http://digitalpuck.ca/videos/canadas-startup-ceo-speaker-series/shahrzad-rafati-of-broadbandtv-corp-kicks-off-digital-pucks-ceo-interview-series/
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* http://www.scwist.ca/index.php/main/entry/A-little-creativity-turned-pirate-into-profit/
* http://iran-times.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2008:tehran-born-woman-named-one-of-north-americas-most-creative-businesspeople&catid=115:dia-right
* http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TELUS+TV+expands+digital+content+with+Broadbandtv+deal.-a0160749698


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Shahrzad Rafati
Rafati in 2019
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian, Canadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia (BSc)
Occupation(s)Chairperson & CEO, RHEI

Shahrzad Rafati is an Iranian-Canadian[1] chairwoman and CEO of RHEI, formerly BBTV, – a global media company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, which provides services to content creators and media companies.[2][3][4]

Early life

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Rafati was born 1979 in Tehran, Iran and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as a teenager.[5] In 2005, she completed her BSc in computer science at the University of British Columbia.[6] Rafati also studied French at Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV),[7] and is a graduate of the Young Global Leaders Oxford Module: Transformational Leadership at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.[8] Shahrzad also received her Honorary Doctorate from University Canada West in 2020.[9]

Career

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Separate from her role as a CEO of RHEI, Rafati is also a board member for Bjarke Ingels Group, an architecture firm, and was named Vice Chair of the board for Invest in Canada in 2019.[10] She has been a board member of the Vancouver Economic Commission,[11] and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs.[12]

In September 2018, it was announced that Shahrzad was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the Business Women Leaders task force, which was formed to advise global leaders on issues of women's economic empowerment as part of the G20 Summit.[13] She was later appointed as Canada's representative for G20 EMPOWER, a private sector alliance with the goal of advancing women's representation at leadership levels in the private sector.[14] In 2019 she was also appointed as the Vice Chair of Invest in Canada, a federal agency that aims to create jobs in Canada by facilitating foreign business investment by highlighting Canada's talent pool, economic growth across multiple industries, and geographic advantage as a hub for global trade.[15]

Rafati and Justin Trudeau at Collision conference in Toronto in 2019

Awards

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  • 2020: CanadianSME Magazine, Business Woman of the Year[16]
  • 2019: AdAge Creativity Awards, Visionary/Founder of The Year[17]
  • 2018: Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific, Technology Category[18]
  • 2018: Canadian Innovation Awards Winner - Entrepreneur[19]
  • 2017: Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner - Hall of Fame[20]
  • 2017: Canada's Top 40 under 40[21]
  • 2016: Hollywood Reporter's 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television,[22] Person of the Year by BC Technology Association,[23] TheWrap's Innovator List[24]
  • 2015: Variety's Power of Women list,[25]
  • 2014: Digital Life Design (DLD), Munich, Germany, panelist: Digital Storytelling: Surfing the Video Explosion (January 2014)[26]
  • 2013: Digi Awards, Executive of The Year (December 2013)[27]
  • 2013: Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Award Winner in the Sun Life Financial Arts & Communications category (December 2013)[28]
  • 2013: Ernst & Young, Pacific Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year (October 2013)[29]
  • 2013: Business In Vancouver, CEO of The Year (October 2013)[30]
  • 2012: 40 Under 40 Business in Vancouver (December 2012)[31]
  • 2011: Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business (2011)[32]

References

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  1. ^ "From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati". Digiday. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ "Canaccord Genuity launches coverage of BBTV with a $24.00 price target". Cantech Letter. 2020-11-27. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ Shaw, Gillian. "BroadbandTV helps companies leverage YouTube branding potential" Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver Sun
  4. ^ Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan. "BCBusiness". BCBusiness. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ Blattberg, Eric. "From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati," Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Digiday
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