Money & Me: ‘My finances give me freedom to be generous’ – The National

Money & Me: ‘My finances give me freedom to be generous’ – The National

Soraya Beheshti is regional director of college admissions consulting company Crimson Education in Dubai, where she was born to Iranian and New Zealand parents.

Her earning journey began as a child model and she embarked on enterprises including baking, jewellery-making, an online health food shop, hostessing, working as an au pair in Italy, as well as interning in Russia and volunteering in Vietnam and France.

Ms Beheshti established Crimson’s Mena presence while still studying at New York’s Columbia University. She returned to Dubai after graduating to expand one of the education technology start-up’s most profitable regions.