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Sam Bashiry | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Education | Degree in Computer Science from Swinburne University |
Known for | Co-founding Broadband Solutions |
Sam Bashiry is an Australian businessman and entrepreneur. Bashiry co-founded Broadband Solutions where he was CEO until 2017.
Sam Bashiry was born in Tehran, Iran. At the age of 10 he came to Australia with his family and spent 2 years living in a detention centre. [1]
Sam Bashiry later went on to study Computer Science at Swinburne University and worked in IT for a number of years prior to co-founding Broadband Solutions. [2]
Sam Bashiry co-founded Broadband Solutions with Brad Hughes in 2005, with an initial investment of $1,000. Within ten years Broadband Solutions was a multi million dollar company, with 25 employees and turnover of $25 million in 2017. [3] [4]
Bashiry stepped down as CEO of Broadband Solutions in 2017 to focus on business expansion, motivational speaking and philanthropy. [5] In 2018, he launched his own co-working space, Jungle Hub, in Melbourne. [6]
In 2016, Bashiry won Ethnic Business Award in the medium to large business category. [7]