• Kat Khosrowyar - Women, Soccer, the Taliban

  • Nov 11 2023
  • Length: 27 mins
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  • Kat Khosrowyar is the soccer player who beat the Taliban. she’s a founder, but of Iran’s U-19 national women’s soccer team. She had no shortage of tough times.

    she moved from Texas to Iran as a teenager, a place not known for empowering women. she barely knowing the language. she joined the national women’s team, later coached it. She also helped a the Afghan national women soccer team flee the Taliban insurgency. And, none of that is her day job.

    In addition to working in the petrochemical industry now, Kat remains deeply involved in football, continuing to uplift women through her foundation.

    SPEAKER LINKS:

    Website

    Wikipedia

    Women's Equality and Soccer Foundation

    Linkedin

    Instagram

    MENTIONS:

    Joanne King Herring

    • Julia Robert plays her on “Charlie Wilson’s War”

    Farkhunda Muhtaj - Captain of the Afghan National Women’s Football Team

    • website

    ABOUT THE HOST:

    I'm Vahid Jozi, a founder, product manager, and podcaster. I believe great things happen by randomness, serendipity and helpfulness. Those are net positive values, conjured by giving. I also help companies with product strategy and leadership at FractionalCPO.com
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