For Sophia Parsa, becoming an entrepreneur has always been a given. Growing up, Sophia’s father was an entrepreneur in the tech scene and from an early age she was frequently exposed to innovation and technology. Accompanying her father to CES at the age of five is what initially sparked an interest in building an empire for herself. Sophia’s first foray into entrepreneurial activity came at the tender age of eight, when her and a friend set up a lemonade stand. After making $100 on their first day, the seed of entrepreneurism had been firmly planted.

Fluent in French, Farsi, English, and conversational Spanish, Sophia attended school at the esteemed Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles before moving on to Loyola Marymount University where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurism. During her formative years, Sophia quickly learned she possessed an innate ability to lead and organize. Before long she was running her student body campaign and organizing events during grade school, and in college she was a founding member of the LMU chapter of the co-ed business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi.

A fiercely loyal and uncharacteristically humble person, Sophia’s goal is to live a life well-balanced between work, friends, family and health. Her latest entrepreneurial achievement lies in her work as CEO and Co-Founder of Toot, a mobile app that pairs tutors, referred to as “tooters,” with students or “tooties.” In addition to her professional endeavors, Sophia spends what little free time she has playing ping pong, going to the beach with friends, taking rides on her beach cruiser, and taking film photographs with her prized AE-1 35mm camera.