Katy Motiey joins the show today to discuss her writing journey that led to the publication of her book, Imperfect, the story of one woman’s loss, courage, love, and perseverance before and during the Iranian Revolution. Based on the experiences of the author’s mother, the story is old as a fictionalized account of true events as Vida Shamsa’s life takes an unexpected and dramatic turn with the sudden death of her young husband in 1971.

Katy is an attorney, the Chief Legal, Administrative and Sustainability Officer at a US publicly traded company. She graduated from Georgetown University, undergraduate and law school. Born in Iran, she immigrated to the US from Iran at age ten with her mother and brother during the Iranian Revolution. Katy enjoys spending time with family, including her remarkable mother, the subject of her first novel, her loving significant other, Robert, a childhood classmate from Iran, and their adorable dog Molly (aka “Killer”). During her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, skiing, working out, and spending time with amazing friends and neighbors.