The late-90s bubblegum pop music defined Mandy Moore’s career. She always knew she was her record label’s answer to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Mandy also knew she’d never be them – and that was okay with her. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Mandy shares advice on how to know your competition without becoming distracted by it. 

In this episode, Mandy shares: 

The boy band she’d tour with again 

Why having parents who didn’t want to manage her was the secret to her success

How she managed to be unbothered by the pop industry’s comparison loop 

Her go-to practices for easing her public speaking anxiety 

A skimm of her latest project, The Boars’ Nest