In today’s conversation I sat down with a pair of founders who also happen to be newlyweds! - Nima Mousavizadeh & Valeria Ortiz Mousavizadeh - of MO Benefits Consultants. Valeria is a returning guest, having been on Episode 115 as the founder of Vortiz Insurance - which she retains. Nima has been an impact player for Journey Payroll & HR since 2021, starting in sales, and moving through Director to VP to President of Strategic Growth & Partner before co-founding MO Benefits.
When Valeria was on the podcast, we detailed her journey from single mom from Puerto Rico to bilingual Medicare expert in Northern Colorado. In the time since, she added ACA benefits consulting to the practice, and that capability was part of the operational foundation for MO benefits. In today's conversation, we focused more on Nima's journey, including his roots as the son of a Persian immigrant from a Muslim background and a Catholic mother. His father was aligned with the Shah of Iran and had multiple companies - and the family struggled as immigrants to the USA and eventually found themselves in Trinidad, Colorado, where Nima grew up.
Nima built his skill set as a corporate trainer in South Korea, working especially for Samsung Electronics. His enthusiasm for relationships and helping people, and Valeria's expertise in operations, create a fun partnership, and the love story is a big bonus to this conversation. So I hope you'll join me and enjoy my conversation with Nima Mousavizadeh and Valeria Ortiz Mousavizadeh.