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==Career==
==Career==
While doing graduation, Shahrzad started Broadband corp.<ref name="broadbandtv" />{{notincitation}} [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. She is also Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member of Chopra Yoga Center,<ref name="choprayoga">http://choprayoga.com/</ref>{{notincitation}} [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. Chopra Yoga Center is grounded in the principle that the core purpose of yoga is spiritual awakening, while embracing celebration, inspiration, passion, and creativity as evidence of progress along the path.{{cn}}
While doing graduation, Shahrzad started Broadband corp.<ref name="broadbandtv" /> [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. She is also Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member of Chopra Yoga Center,<ref name="choprayoga">http://choprayoga.com/</ref> [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. Chopra Yoga Center is grounded on the principle that the core purpose of yoga is spiritual awakening, while embracing celebration, inspiration, passion, and creativity as evidence of progress along the path.{{cn}}


Shahrzad Rafati founded Make Change in the year 2005. Make Change is a non-profit organization committed to alleviating human suffering in disadvantaged areas by uniting and empowering clusters of NGOs, donors and the mass population around the world.
Shahrzad Rafati founded Make Change in the year 2005. Make Change is a non-profit organization committed to alleviating human suffering in disadvantaged areas by uniting and empowering clusters of NGOs, donors and the mass population around the world.

Revision as of 11:34, 26 June 2011

Shahrzad Rafati
Born
Tehran, Iran
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia (B.Sc. Computer Science)
Occupation(s)Founder & CEO of BroadbandTV Corp.[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Founder- Make Change, Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member, Chopra Yoga Center,[2][failed verification] Vancouver, British Columbia

Shahrzad Rafati is the Founder and CEO of BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV).[1] Vancouver, British Columbia. Rafati started the company in 2005, a year before she graduated from the University of British Columbia in computer sciences. She is most famous for being listed as one of the world’s top 100 creative business thinkers[3] by Fast Company.[4]

Her first venture BBTV[5] is a media company that brings together content owners, Video on Demand over IP software and hardware platform providers as well as network operators to help create economically sustainable VOD over IP business models. BBTV specializes in the aggregation, sales, marketing and distribution of content via the VOD over IP channel. BroadbandTV[6] is a path-breaking innovation of Shahrzad Rafati in the online space, which enjoys business relationships with the likes of YouTube, the National Basketball Association, Electronic Arts, United Way[7][8], Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers.

The company began operations by offering TV entertainment in different language over the Internet. However Rafati’s innovations that attracted extraordinary 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[9] 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 brainchild of Shahrzad Rafati, 'BroadbandTV accredited with prestigious Ready to Rocket[10][11] list, known for identifying companies with outstanding achievements in Revenue, profitability and growth. The annual list of Rocket[12] recognizes the prominent companies who have created innovative products, practices and services that are capitalizing on significant IT trends with noteworthy clientele.

Early life

Shahrzad Rafati was born in Tehran. In 2005, she graduated from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering; She studied French from Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)

Career

While doing graduation, Shahrzad started Broadband corp.[1] Vancouver, British Columbia. She is also Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member of Chopra Yoga Center,[2] Vancouver, British Columbia. Chopra Yoga Center is grounded on the principle that the core purpose of yoga is spiritual awakening, while embracing celebration, inspiration, passion, and creativity as evidence of progress along the path.[citation needed]

Shahrzad Rafati founded Make Change in the year 2005. Make Change is a non-profit organization committed to alleviating human suffering in disadvantaged areas by uniting and empowering clusters of NGOs, donors and the mass population around the world.

In the year 2008, Shahrzad Rafati, has been named by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs of British Columbia among the Top 5 Feature Entrepreneurs in the Media & Entertainment Industry.[13]

Shahrzad has devoted much of her free time toward charity. Her personal vision and mandate is one of constructive professional achievement and social betterment. She strongly feels that the two concepts are not mutually exclusive.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c http://broadbandtvcorp.com/
  2. ^ a b http://choprayoga.com/
  3. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20110520-907351.html
  4. ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2011/shahrzad-rafati-broadbandtv/
  5. ^ http://broadbandtvcorp.com/content-providers/
  6. ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/story_print.html?id=4866403&sponsor=/
  7. ^ http://www.techvibes.com/blog/united-way-launches-digital-video-campaign-with-fantrust/
  8. ^ http://broadbandtvcorp.com/broadbandtv-to-help-united-way-launch-its-digital-video-campaign/
  9. ^ http://broadbandtvcorp.com/content-detection/
  10. ^ http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2011/01/26/5269797.htm
  11. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/26/idUS210880+26-Jan-2011+PRN20110126/
  12. ^ http://readytorocket.com/
  13. ^ http://http://broadbandtvcorp.com/forum-for-women-entrepreneurs-recognizes-shahrzad-rafati-as-one-of-five-outstanding-entrepreneurs-in-the-media-entertainment-industry//
  14. ^ http://mashable.com/2011/01/04/viso-give-youtube/
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