Panni Morshedi's journey began as a child in Iran, before her family moved to New York. Since, she's been to Malta, London, and seemingly everywhere in between.  She's had large roles in the Fintech industry at Wonga and Funding Circle, before leaving to join startup Beauty Pie.

Panni explains what went into the decision to leave Fintech for Beauty Pie.  There was a mix of evaluating the company, realizing that she likes the idea of disruption, and even some gut instinct.  She also discusses the building phase of a new company, and why systems and platforms must be in place at this time.

Tara and Panni also spend some time discussing support systems - both in the office and at home. Panni was fortunate to have buy-in from her employers throughout her fertility journey - from miscarriages to ultimately giving birth to her son.   She also discusses the value of family. Her husband and parents worked with her, as a mom, as she balanced home life with her career.

Finally, Panni talks about the hiring and firing process.  She believes you should always hire people who are "better" than you, and you shouldn't wait to terminate an employee who isn't working out. Panni explains why she believes in both of these.

Mentioned in this episode:

Beauty PIe: https://www.beautypie.com/

Funding Circle: https://www.fundingcircle.com/

OMERS Ventures Legal Disclaimers: https://www.omersventures.com/Legal-and-Disclaimers

The Unplanned Podcast is produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts: https://jagindetroit.com/