Get Your Guns Up!

by Cindy

We had an article in our paper recently about Randa Ayoubi.  You probably don't know her by name but you might know of her work.  She is the creator of Rubicon, the multimillion-dollar animation and production company that has partnered with Paramount, MGM Studios and CBS Television Network.  She is considered one of the most successful businesswomen in the Middle East.

If you still don't know her or her company, maybe you've heard of 'Ben and Izzy'?  It airs on the Cartoon Network.  The plot revolves around the tumultuous relationship between an American boy, Ben, and his Jordanian friend Izzy, and although its purpose is to be entertaining, it became a symbol of a bridge between the West and the East.  The cartoon was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most memorable "pitch stunt" among the nearly 300 proposals for series that  Cartoon Network sifts through each year".

Still don't know her?  That's fine.  What you probably really care about is that she holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Texas Tech University!