PRESS & APPEARANCES
In this insightful segment from Good Day NY, Haleh Shoa, CEO of Picturli, shares expert tips on safeguarding essential documents and preparing for the unexpected.
PODCASTS & PRESENTATIONS
Hi Haleh, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I grew up understanding, at a very young age, how fragile memory and belonging can be. At nine years old, my family fled Iran during the 1979 revolution with almost nothing except our photo albums and a few pieces of family memorabilia. Those photographs became my only tangible connection to a childhood, a country, and friends I would never see again. Long before digital files existed, those albums carried our history, our proof, and our sense of continuity….
PRINT COVERAGE
THE GIFT OF GIVING
I was only nine years old when I witnessed my parents talking about how they were going to leave our home country of Iran to flee the 1979 revolution and find a safe haven for their family. My brother, the eldest of four kids, was already in Detroit. My older sister was also smuggled out to the US via a sponsorship of a Jewish organization that helped families get their teenagers out of the country. My parents only had to worry about me and my little …
CHERISHED MEMORIES
Haleh Shoa, Westchester entrepreneur, and photo organizing expert founded Picturli in 2016.
Picturli was created to provide personal photo organization, preservation, and design services so that families could keep their photos safe, accessible, and present them in ways that could be enjoyed.
The idea for Picturli stemmed from Shoa’s love for preserving her own family’s memorabilia and from the reactions of others after having their photos made into calendars, photo albums, and other gift items.
“When I was 9 years old, my family and I left Iran to flee from the 1979 Iranian Revolution to find a safe place to live,” Shoa said. “All we had were the shirts…
PICTURLI’S SPOTLIGHT
Today we’d like to introduce you to Haleh Shoa.
Hi Haleh, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstories.
I was only nine years old when I witnessed my parents talking about how they are going to leave our home county of Iran to flee the 1979 revolution in order to find a safe haven for their family. My brother, the eldest of 4 kids, was already in Detroit. My older sister was also smuggled out to the US via a sponsorship of Jewish organization that helped families get their teenagers out of the country. My parents only had to worry about me and my little …