Having the Courage to Start a Business and Supporting Women's Empowerment

<p>Jon talks with Syed Gilani, CEO and President of Safr, about having the courage to start a business amidst a bigger market competition and how to build a business centered around women's empowerment.</p> <p>Syed Gilani is the CEO and President of Safr, a rideshare startup focused on women’s empowerment through safe transportation. A seasoned business leader with 25 years of experience in North American, Asian, Middle Eastern and European markets, Syed leads Safr’s global growth, investment and overall company vision to build a better, safer and more empowering future for women around the world.</p> <p>Complementary to his leadership role at Safr, Syed founded and led Z-Square Technology, the platform driving the future of ridesharing by innovating and merging government transportation infrastructure with public and business economies for improved public safety and driver experience. Z-Square Technology concentrates on smart transportation system, secure credentialing and border management verticals. As a new company in a highly competitive market, ZST has gained significant momentum by implementing its solutions in the U.S., Caribbean and globally.</p> <p>Prior to Safr, Syed was Founder and President at Career.VI, a subsidiary of BIZVI, Virgin Islands' leading technology, research, marketing, and training company and the Islands’ only 21st century market-based job system. Syed also served as the President & CEO at TABS Group International (TGI) and BIZVI Group, an international technology, research, marketing and training company serving the government and non-profit organizations and businesses in three countries. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Gilanis International Private Limited for over nine years, where he turned its international trade division into one of the fastest-growing organizations in the region by effectively identifying and connecting trade routes between South and Central Asia. He also managed a wide range of construction projects including a $100 million city development projec