On today’s episode, I am joined by Mandy Ansari, a marketing executive, influencer, mental health advocate, and immigrant obsessed with the internet’s ability to make the world smaller and more connected. She is passionate about helping people feel less alone by creating a safe space and community online. Her blog girlandthe.com has over 500K readers a month, and her account has reached around 10.7M people in the last month. ⁣

⁣Mandy is a founding member of the Iranian Diaspora Collective. This non-partisan, multi-faith group is inclusive of multiple backgrounds, gender, and LGBTQ identity and include leaders in business, media, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and more who have a combined social media reach of over 50M. In addition, the Iranian Diaspora Collective has raised over $460K to activate in 136 locations with a visibility campaign that launched Thursday, October 27th, and garnered around 150M media impressions.⁣