Zoya: The Iconic Gay Persian Content Creator Who Took Over Shark Tank!
From Persian family pressure to Shark Tank success!
Zoya was expected to follow the traditional Middle Eastern path—become a lawyer, get married, and live the “perfect” Persian life. But she had other plans. As a gay Persian entrepreneur, Zoya had to fight against cultural expectations, family struggles, and self-doubt to build her own empire.
In this episode, we dive into:
✔️ How Zoya’s parents reacted when she came out as gay
✔️ The pressures of being Middle Eastern & breaking tradition
✔️ How she built a food empire from scratch (and made $$$ from content!)
✔️ The dark truth about raw fish…
The skinny
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