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Episode: Payam Zamani | From Escaping Persecution to Securing a Billion-Dollar IPO
Description: Payam Zamani, tech entrepreneur, CEO & founder of One Planet Group, investor, philanthropist, and author joins me on this episode. Payam and his brother, Frank, founded the first online car buying service, helped take the company public, and completed a successful IPO reaching a market cap of $1.2 billion. In 2015, Payam launched One Planet Group, a private equity firm that invests in mission-focused businesses that give back to communities. Topics we cover include Payam's incredible story of escaping religious persecution in Iran and immigrating to the U.S., embracing life's difficult journeys, launching a tech startup and...