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Entrepreneur, Entertainment Executive & Author

Shabnam Mogharabi Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

Entrepreneur, Entertainment Executive & Author

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Shabnam Mogharabi
Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000

Travels From:
LAX - Los Angeles (All Airports)

Primary Topic Category:
Creativity and Innovation

Secondary Topic Category:
Company Culture / Employee Engagement / Teamwork

 

Shabnam Mogharabi Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Shabnam Mogharabi is an entertainment entrepreneur and producer with 20 years of experience leading mission-driven media companies. She co-founded the uplifting content studio SoulPancake with actor Rainn Wilson, which she ran as CEO for nearly a decade, amassing 1B+ video views and dozens of Emmy and Webby Awards. Currently, she is the founder and CEO of The Joy Brigade, a consulting and advisory firm that helps companies with strategy, business planning, culture, content creation, and storytelling. She is also a highly sought-after public speaker on the subjects of positive psychology, joy, and purpose.

Shabnam Mogharabi is an entertainment entrepreneur and producer with 20 years of experience leading mission-driven media companies. Shabnam co-founded the uplifting content studio SoulPancake with actor Rainn Wilson, which she ran as CEO for nearly a decade, amassing 1B+ online video views and dozens of Emmy and Webby Awards on their content slate, before a successful exit to Participant Media. During her tenure, she was named The Hustle's Entrepreneur of the Year, and SoulPancake was named to Inc5000's Fastest Growing Businesses and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Media. Currently, Shabnam is the founder and CEO of The Joy Brigade, a consulting and advisory firm that helps early- and mid-stage media, entertainment, and tech companies with strategy, business planning, culture, content creation, and storytelling. Her clients have ranged from an independent children's media start-up to a Series B documentary studio to large national news platforms. Shabnam sits on the advisory boards of for-profit startups Seed & Spark and Sunset Vibes Swimwear, as well as on the board of directors of the Wayfarer Foundation and national non-profits Tahirih Justice Center and Girl Rising. She is a lifelong student of positive psychology and a highly sought-after public speaker on the subjects of joy and purpose. Shabnam is a Henry Crown Fellow and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. She began her career in journalism, where she ran large editorial newsrooms. She has always been drawn to companies whose mission and culture align with her personal values and desire to tell stories that create hope in a depleted world. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two littles, and a nutty mutt named Ziggy.
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