From Zero Business Experience to Global Teaching: How Sarah Farzam is Changing Children to Become Better Humans
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What actions are you making to empower our younger generation to be proud of their cultural heritage?
In today’s episode of Ellas, our guest Sarah Farzam is a Mexican-Iranian entrepreneur who is igniting a bilingual education movement with the younger generation through Bilingual Birdies.
Sarah is passionate about her cause and shares her entrepreneurial journey of having zero business experience to now globally teaching thousands of children Spanish, French, Mandarin, and English with bilingual ebooks, music albums, and the most adorable bird puppets you have ever seen in your entire life!
A lover of music, language, and culture, Sarah’s intention was to create a space to celebrate diversity with children and she shares this experience in our conversation. Nearly 13 years after Sarah started Bilingual Birdies she is more motivated than ever to identify bilingual educators with an entrepreneurial spirit who are looking to share their language and culture with children, make money doing what they love, and transform their communities to encourage future generations of global thinking, open-minded humans.
She also shares how she was able to start and grow Bilingual Birdies, if you’ve been looking for ways to start your entrepreneurial journey, we suggest you listen to this inspiring episode and learn more on how Sarah is growing her important cause!
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4:48 - Sarah shares about her multicultural upbringing and struggling to embrace it while she was young
7:16 - Sarah talks about how white American families were so open to raising bilingual children and learning to embrace her multicultural identity
10:54 - Listen to how Sarah has seen more Latinx families are leaning towards bilingual learning for their children
13:24 - When you’re the first, you have to educate others
15:44 - If you’re thinking of starting a business, just look around and see what’s missing and create the solution
20:45 - Sarah talks about the first years of defining her business skills to grow Bilingual Birdies
26:51 - Covid has definitely changed the game for everyone, Sarah shares how Bilingual Birdies have pivoted through the digital space and provide entrepreneur opportunities to bilingual educators
33:31 - Sarah opens up about learning to negotiate and shares tips for you to improve your skills!
37:31 - Listen to one of Sarah’s negotiations that went super well by connecting with her through similarities
41:33 - Apply for everything because you never know...you might actually win
48:31 - Sarah shares how she will do everything to make Bilingual Birdies succeed to bring bilingual education to children
54:40 - “I learned from my failures”
58:00 - Sarah shares two pivotal moments that Bilingual Birdies have marked her life and entrepreneurial journey
1:02:37 - It’s so important to share our culture and be able to teach the younger generation the power of being bilingual
1:05:05 - It’s hard to be an entrepreneur during this time, Sarah shares her advice to entrepreneurs who are struggling
1:08:17 - “We know extraordinary people yield extraordinary results.”
1:11:20 - Sarah shares her version of success and where she sees Bilingual Birdies in the future
1:15:19 - “Si se puede!”
1:16:17 - Follow Bilingual Birdies!