CNBC Make It. Meanwhile, Narayan told CNBC Make It, “I knew [Zum’s original model] was changing the lives of working parents.
Working women would write to us how they went back to the job, started to advance more — because they didn’t have to run at 4 pm to pick up their children — and got promoted." "Five years later, Zum is worth $1.3 billion. It has contracts worth over $1.5 billion with more than 4,000 private and public schools across California, Washington, Texas, Illinois, Tennessee, and Maryland," according to Narayan.
Narayan explains the rationale behind her challenging decision, its eventual success, and offers guidance for individuals grappling with dilemmas that seem to clash emotions with logic. The original model of Zum had already begun to significantly benefit the lives of working parents, particularly women.
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