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In 2004, Iranian-born entrepreneur Shabnam Rezaei started Persian Mirror, an "online magazine to teach the world about Persian culture." The website was soon boasting 5 million hits per month and attracted the attention of producer Dunstin Ellis. He contacted Rezaei and captivated her with a cartoon about a young Persian boy named Babak who is living in the U.S and feels stuck between two cultures.

From this idea, Norooz Productions was born. Providing both non-Iranians and Iranians with lessons in life and customs is the mission of Nooroz Productions. Since the first cartoon, Babak and Friends, she has completed production on Mixed Nutz, which has a similar theme, but with more characters and different ethnicities.



Now, Rezaei is starting Oz Noz Distribution Company, which is an online platform similar to Amazon.com that sells DVDs and other related content. "We will sell and offer free and downloadable content for multicultural children," she says.

Fox News recently interviewed Rezaei about her accomplishments and inspiration . Click here to read the full interview.