Mariam Mirzoyan, ’17 has worked in the optical industry since she was a teen, including three years in Germany, giving her personal experience in international business.
Confidence
propels Mirzoyan to
succeed When Mariam Mirzoyan came to GGC, she had
returned from living in Germany, was going through a divorce and was worried that she had lost her study skills.
Her situation left her with doubts, but the support
did not offer a future for their children, so the family moved to Gwinnett County.
Like many immigrants, Mirzoyan’s parents found
that foreign education and experience do not always
could not imagine at the time.
groceries and her mother works in retail.
“When people believe in you, you have an
earn comparable careers in the U.S. Her father stocks “This is why I work as hard as I do,” said Mirzoy-
obligation to prove them right,” she said.
an. “Their sacrifice matters. Failure is not an option.”
In their native Armenia, her father was a successful
careers, and she will soon graduate with a degree in
Mirzoyan’s family emigrated when she was 10.
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teacher. However, due to decades of war, Armenia
of her loved ones and mentorship from her GGC professors propelled her to succeed in ways she
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businessman and her mother was a kindergarten
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Today, Mirzoyan’s three siblings have professional
