My passion for storytelling dates back to when I was three years old in Iran. My father and I would sit and record improvised stories on an old tape-recorder, often with me calling out whenever a story element didn’t fit my ideal plotline. This desire to tell stories has been with me ever since.
I was born in Tehran in 1974 and .... more
My passion for storytelling dates back to when I was three years old in Iran. My father and I would sit and record improvised stories on an old tape-recorder, often with me calling out whenever a story element didn’t fit my ideal plotline. This desire to tell stories has been with me ever since.
I was born in Tehran in 1974 and I spent my elementary school years in Madrid, Spain. In 1987 my family and I moved to Toronto, Canada, where I proceeded to obtain post-secondary degrees in Criminology and Political Science from the University of Toronto and a Journalism degree with a focus on Broadcasting from Ryerson Polytechnic University.
I started my professional career as a freelance reporter, working the crime and political beats at a number of Ontario newspapers including the North York Mirror and The Barrie Examiner. In 1997, I joined the staff of CFMX Classical 96.3 FM, where I was introduced to the workings of a radio station as a tech-board operator. The following year, I interned at CBC Newsworld International as a chase producer. This internship was my first professional introduction to the television landscape and my first exposure to budgeting, line producing, and content development.
Soon after graduating from Ryerson, I joined the Colllingwood Station of Rogers Television. There I produced more than 70 hours of programming ranging from sporting events to one-hour documentary series, a half-hour daily news show, and a travelling cooking show, among others.
In 2000 I moved to California where I obtained a Master’s in Mass Communications from San Jose State University. While in grad school, I also worked as a freelance storyteller for Iranian.com and was a contributor to San Jose State’s Access Magazine. My article Ancient Faith, Modern War, earned the Gold Circle Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in 2003.
In the same year, I joined the team of Q Media Partners, a San Francisco-based development company with first-look deals to HBO and Touchstone Television. As their VP of Creative Development, I worked with the local Bay Area creative community to build show concepts and treatments.
In 2006, I joined the Special Operations team of Fox Broadcasting Company as their Director of Content Production. In 2011, I was promoted to Vice President of Production, Special Operations. While at Fox, I produced a large volume of promo shoots and helped launch the marketing campaigns for many high-profile Fox shows.
In March of 2016 I left Fox Broadcasting to launch my media and entertainment company, MindTripz Inc. In January of 2017, I launched my second company, Gogimogi, a design house committed to the study of color and humor and inspired by nature.
In addition to my writing, entertainment, and entrepreneurial endeavors, I am a multi-disciplined artist with 15 years of experience in fine art, photography and digital art. I describe my work as an homage to color: “I try to rediscover shapes and shades with childlike enthusiasm and wonder. The extent to which I succeed is ultimately a reflection of my own inner balance during the creative process.”
My designs for Gogimogi aim to provide a whimsical and whole-brained approach to early development by engaging both the dreamy artist and the curious scientist in every child.
Gogi & Mogi Go To The Garden is my first children’s book featuring Gogimogi’s designs.
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