50YO left lucrative job for son, built $1.3 Bn school ride biz

Ritu Narayan founded Zum, an AI-backed electric school bus service, in 2015 as she struggled with the age-old issue of juggling career and childcare. She sacrificed her lucrative career as a product manager to start Zum. Evolving from a self-funded Uber model, Narayan chose to compete against transportation industry giants to become a billion-dollar success, serving 4,000+ schools across states.