Your Focus Determines Your Reality | Nazanin Nour

I was super excited to have Nazanin Nour as my next guest on AWESOME People. My friendship with Nazanin, who like me is originally from the DC area, dates back to more than 15 years, including some time with us at Exclusively Entertainment. She’s come a long ways since then as an actor, writer and most recently, a judge on Persia’s Got Talent, alongside Ebi, Arash, and Mahnaz Afshar. Much respect to her hustle and grind. Upon graduating from George Mason University with a double major in Government & International Politics, and Communications, she moved to New York City to work for an international corporate litigation firm. Shortly thereafter, she decided to follow her lifelong dream and pursue a career in the arts. She made her TV debut as Iranian-American reporter Roxanna Seraji in the USA Network’s acclaimed mini-series, Political Animals. She moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter, and appeared in Criminal Minds, Extant, and guest starred on Madam Secretary, amongst others. She began producing her own content, combining the two things she’s always been passionate about; politics and comedy. She also has an exciting project that will be released for the Persian New Year in 2021, which I hope she will share with us LIVE this Thursday. Set a reminder via the button above! Welcome to the conversation. Welcome to AWESOME people. Iman Huschmand PS: Text me at 202.918.3376 to join the community and be notified about new episodes and updates and follow us on IG: @iamnazaninnour @imanhuschmand @letsuniteandconquer To watch previous episodes: www.AwesomePeoplePodcast.com SHOW NOTES: 1:53 - AWESOME People Intro 2:55 - Iman’s introduction 3:40 - Iman introduces Nazanin Nour 5:30 - Where Nazanin was born and raised 6:37 - Nazanin's educational journey 7:00 - Keeping the dream alive 7:30 - When it all started 8:30 - Favorite shows as a child 11:50 - Turning point 13:40 - Self-motivation 15:55 - Nazanin's advice 18:10 - A moment when she was going to give up 21:00 - Between two worlds 24:10 - Awesome experience 27:28 - Persia's Got Talent Clip 31:05 - Golden Buzzer 35:05 - Females cannot make solo performance in Iran 37:50 - Let’s support each other 39:20 - Unite & Conquer mentality 40:22 - Confidence Level 44:44 - Practicing Farsi 46:50 - Exciting projects 50:00 - The Celebration of Norouz 24-hour show 52:47 - Share your kindness 56:15 - Where you can find Nazanin Nour