Mahyad Tousi, Founder, Starfish Accelerator
“I am a multidisciplinary artist-entrepreneur, and it’s with great honor and delight to recommend Parastou, whom I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with for the last decade and a half. She is a distinguished professional and Product Design Leader & UX Researcher, whose exceptional skills and leadership have profoundly impacted several of our projects.
Parastou’s unique signature is marked by her creative approach and intentionality. She excels in defining essential questions and developing comprehensive research plans. Her ability to craft engaging and insightful questions is a testament to her intelligence and genuine passion for understanding and solving complex problems.
I have been repeatedly impressed by Parastou’s strategic and adaptable thinking, especially when it comes to identifying users and audiences and understanding their problems.
Among her many skills, she also organized a brainstorming event with a strategic approach that was not only fun but also effective and genuine, bringing together high-level experts in a manner that inspired innovation and collaboration. The success of this event was the backbone of our project’s success.
Parastou is highly motivated, driven by nature, and her genuine compassion for creating user-centric designs is exemplary. Her creativity, intelligent communication of complex ideas, and dedication to fostering collaborative environments highlight her as a dependable and adaptable leader of any team.
Over the years, Parastou’s impact on our team and projects has been immense. She is a valuable asset, elevating team performance and ensuring success through meticulous planning and engagement. Her qualified and creative approach to product design and UX research has set new benchmarks for excellence.
I cannot recommend Parastou highly enough for any endeavor she sets her mind and passion to. Her drive, creativity, and genuine dedication to excellence make her a qualified leader capable of delivering outstanding results.”
“I had the immense pleasure to collaborate with Parastou when I decided to launch a production. I asked Parastou if she could guide us in the process of building an MVP. I had a vision for our online presence, but needed professional expertise to move forward and a focal point to make sure all the different pieces of the endeavor fall into place and are pushed forward until completion.
Parastou led the strategy around our digital project and liaised with all the different parties concerned to ensure that what was just an idea became a reality. She conducted research on the existence of similar digital products, applied her technical expertise as to the design and usability of the experience and presented the team with the advantages and drawbacks for each decision.
Parastou did all this with the utmost dedication, attention to details and commitment to see the project come to life. She liaised with all key stakeholders to ensure that our online presence follows a strategy that allows for a user-friendly approach all at the same time with beautiful designs.
Parastou's role in launching our MVP was key and her patience for our grassroots and nascent structure very important in seeing our efforts reach fruition. I'd recommend collaborating with Parastou for any professional endeavor you have, she will deliver with vision, commitment and incredible expertise.”
Priscillia, Founder: Collective for Black Iranians, Filmmaker and Human Rights Lawyer
“Parastou was a joyful insightful collaborator in helping me refine and go deeper to figure what I wanted to achieve this year and how best to build a realistic framework and support system to achieve it.
Parastou is great to work with, with a light energy. She asks probing questions that help challenge myself to confront my dreams and intentions and how best to achieve them.”
Aran Fedor, Filmmaker, Photographer