One of the greatest privileges of my work is watching my clients step into new chapters of leadership and bring meaningful work into the world.
Today I’m excited to highlight Arezou Zarafshan, founder and CEO of Call Emmy, whose work is redefining childcare as essential infrastructure for women’s economic participation.
At the heart of Arezou’s work is a powerful message:
Childcare infrastructure is the foundation for women’s power to be unleashed.
Arezou believes childcare isn’t simply a family responsibility or a convenience. It’s a systemic challenge that affects whether women can attend conferences, build relationships, meet clients, pursue leadership opportunities, and fully participate in the economy.
Through Call Emmy, she’s building a solution that integrates trusted childcare directly into the places where life and business already happen, from conferences and professional events to restaurants and reservations. The goal is simple: when an opportunity arises, childcare should be one click away.
This vision was born from Arezou’s own experience as a working mother trying to balance professional opportunities with reliable childcare. She realized the challenge wasn’t a lack of ambition. It was a lack of infrastructure. Rather than accepting it as an unsolvable problem, she set out to build a better way.
Today, Call Emmy has already provided on-site childcare at major conferences and events, including T21 Research, the Colorado Judicial Convention, EthDenver, and the Colorado Women’s Bar Association. Now the company is expanding through platform partnerships that make childcare available at the moment people need it most.
Arezou believes that when childcare becomes part of the infrastructure of business and events, women no longer have to choose between showing up for their families and showing up for their futures. The ripple effects extend to stronger businesses, healthier communities, and a more inclusive economy.
Arezou has been recognized as one of the Colorado Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business and Startup of the Year by Startup Grind.
Learn more here.
Watching women solve systemic challenges with bold ideas and innovative leadership is one of the things I love most about the community we are building.
More Movement Makers in Action stories coming soon, celebrating the women who are stepping forward and shaping the future through their work.
