SHIRIN BEHZADI
CEO
SHIRIN BEHZADI LLC
WHY: Works as a CEO adviser and sits on multiple company boards following career as Home Franchise Concepts exec who helped turn Irvine-based home services franchisor into largest in U.S.
IN THE NEWS: Published “The Unexpected CEO: My Journey from Gas Station Cashier to Billion-Dollar CEO” in October.
NOTABLE: Spoken at organizations such as Yelp and Ernest & Young (EY). Business Journal 2022 Women in Business Award winner. Spoke with President Joe Biden regarding ongoing women-led human rights protests in Iran in 2022.
QUOTABLE: “From being a gas station cashier to a billion-dollar CEO, resilience is the root of my DNA.”
