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Mahyad Tousi, Founder, Starfish Accelerator

I've had the honor of working with Parastou for over 15 years. She’s a standout Product Design Leader and UX Researcher whose creativity, strategic thinking, and collaborative spirit have deeply impacted our projects.

Parastou brings intentionality to everything she does—from crafting thoughtful research plans to leading high-impact brainstorming sessions that spark innovation. Her questions reveal a genuine passion for understanding complex problems, and her work consistently delivers clarity and direction.

She’s not only smart and compassionate but also highly effective at rallying teams and designing with users at heart. Parastou’s leadership and creativity raise the bar.

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Priscillia, Founder: Collective for Black Iranians, Filmmaker

I had the pleasure of working with Parastou to bring a digital vision to life. She led our MVP strategy with clarity and care—bridging vision and execution, guiding us through research, design, and stakeholder alignment.

Her dedication, attention to detail, and ability to translate complexity into elegant, user-friendly solutions were essential to our launch. Parastou brought patience, insight, and true leadership to our grassroots effort. I wholeheartedly recommend her for any project that demands creativity, strategy, and heart.

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Aran Fedor, Filmmaker, Photographer

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.