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Shabnam Mogharabi is an entrepreneur, entertainment executive, producer, and writer with more than 20 years of leadership experience in media and storytelling. With actor Rainn Wilson, Shabnam co-founded and ran as CEO SoulPancake, an inspiring entertainment company that produced dozens of award-winning series, specials, and documentaries for television, streaming, and social platforms, amassing 10M fans online and more than 1B video views. The company was sold to social impact film studio Participant, where Shabnam served as an EVP. Shabnam was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The Hustle in 2017 and SoulPancake was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Video Companies that same year. She has won dozens of writing awards, including the Jesse H. Neal Award (the Pulitzer Prize of B2B journalism). She currently works as a business and content strategy consultant for media and entertainment startups and frequently keynotes national conferences and events, speaking on positive psychology, the power of purpose, and how to create social impact storytelling. Shabnam is on the advisory board of the film crowdfunding startup Seed & Spark; is an industry advisor for USC Annenberg's Media & Storytelling Program; is on the board of international nonprofit Girl Rising; and is vice chairman of the board of directors of the national nonprofit Tahirih Justice Center.
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