I fled Iran and made it to the US when I was 18. I worked my way up from gas station cashier to the CEO of a billion-dollar company.

Source: Business Insider

Shirin Behzadi fled Iran and arrived in the US when she was 18. Courtesy of Shirin BehzadiShirin Behzadi was CEO of Home Franchise Concepts. She immigrated to the US from Iran as a teen and worked as a gas station cashier.