Spotlight with Sandalina

S2E06: Meet Chirag, a South Asian keynote speaker, brand consultant, and content creator. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Queens with a small business family, being a middle child and seeing attention as a currency, the privileges of being in America, a full-time career at Google, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, recent feature in the History Channel docuseries, working with the worlds biggest brands, public speaking career, social media, advice for creators, future plans, and more! Chirag’s IG: @chiragspeaks https://www.instagram.com/chiragspeaks  Chirag’s Tik Tok: @entrekey https://www.tiktok.com/@entrekey  🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E05: Meet Gaurav Singh, a South Asian actor.  ⚠️TW: Gaurav is incredibly vulnerable during this episode, sharing his journey about running away, starvation, abuse, mental health battles, attempted suicide, the passing of his mother, and more. This episode covers a variety of other topics too including upbringing / family in India, acting as a calling, working for big Bollywood names like Salman Khan and Randeep Hooda, path to acting, journey to NYC, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, starring in the short film “No Smoking”, advice for aspiring actors, fears, love life, future plans, and more! Gaurav's IG: @igaauravsingh (https://www.instagram.com/igaauravsingh/) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E04: Meet Neha Dharma, a South Asian model, actress, influencer, and full-time data strategist. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing / family in Dallas, parents, being an only child, relationship with money, career decisions as a woman, academic journey, path to entertainment, fueling creativity, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, what it means to be a South Indian creator, performing in the DDLJ musical, relationship with social media, silence shaming influencers, starring in a play and short film, metrics for success, fears while navigating the landscape, love life, future plans, and more! Neha's IG: @neha.dharma https://www.instagram.com/neha.dharma Neha's Tik Tok: @neha.dharma https://www.tiktok.com/@neha.dharma 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E03: Meet Asmita, Lilly’s sister. Asmita is also a South Asian, Muslim influencer, full-time marketing professional, and mental health advocate. This episode is a special one, as we dive into Lilly’s story. Asmita opens about the passing of her sister Lilly, and bravely shares Lilly’s journey with mental health, drugs, recovery, and relapse… There are powerful themes embedded throughout the narrative regarding lack of support from South Asian / Muslim communities through the ostracizing of families deviating from the norm. We also touch on other facets of Asmita’s personal journey, including her social media success as a beauty influencer, and her experiences working in marketing for big names like LANEIGE. Asmita's Mom's Blog: https://www.mumchronicles.com/ Asmita's IG: @asmitapuri https://www.instagram.com/asmitapuri/ Asmita's Tik Tok: @asmita.puri https://www.tiktok.com/@asmita.puri 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E02: Meet Aman (@a.magic.man), a South Asian actor, magician, model, and content creator.  This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing / family in New York, path to magic tricks, content creativity at a young age, spiritual path, personal growth going from a shy young boy to a confident man, UCLA college journey, social media evolution / going viral, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT, starring in a play and short film, metrics for success, fears while navigating the landscape, love life, future plans, and more! Aman's YouTube: @amagicman https://www.youtube.com/@amagicman Aman's IG: @a.magic.man https://www.instagram.com/a.magic.man Aman's Tik Tok: @a.magic.man https://www.tiktok.com/@a.magic.man 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E01: Meet Sabeen Sadiq (@sabeencomedy), a Pakistani, Muslim Comedian, Actress, and Model This episode covers a variety of topics including Muslim upbringing in Chicago, Pakistani immigrant parents, family vs. creativity, siblings with mental health circumstances, journey with spirituality, academic journey, the creative process behind her album "Perfect Daughter", career highlights (working with Hasn Minhaj and Kumail Nanjiani), personal finances as a creator, future plans, a fun hot seat segment, and more! Sabeen's IG: @sabeencomedy (https://www.instagram.com/sabeencomedy/ 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 13: Meet Sarah Anwer Khan, a South Asian and Muslim as NBC’s Social Host and 1497’s Social Media Coordinator. This episode covers a variety of topics including mentorship from Hasan Minhaj, being Jai Wolf’s PR, industry experiences with Dev Patel, immigrant parent upbringing in Texas, cultural issues in the Muslim community, running away from home to couch surf in LA and break into Entertainment, landing NBC, roots with Brown Girl Mag, being in media as a Muslim, 🔥 A NEW HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, the work that 1497 is doing, socially navigating the industry, a Muslim perspective on the Entertainment space, being a Muslim woman in entertainment, and more! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Sarah’s IG: @sarahanwerkhan (https://www.instagram.com/sarahanwerkhan/) Sarah’s Tik Tok: @sarahanwerkhan (https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahanwerkhan) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 12: Meet Pardeep, a South Asian contestant from The Bachelor franchise (first Indian-American to get a rose), Diplomat, and Former Neuroscientist. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Brooklyn in the 90s, growing up on food stamps in a single-mother household, having an older brother who was on Indian Matchmaking, Indo-Guyanese roots with slavery, growing up poor but feeling rich, cycles of privilege in the world, being a neuroscientist during COVID, path to being a diplomat, observations of the medical industry, A NEW HOT SEAT SEGMENT, a deep dive into his experience on The Bachelor franchise, proudly holding onto his South Asian heritage on The Bachelorette, relationship with social media after The Bachelor in the face of global conflict, and more! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Pardeep’s IG: @pardeepinbrooklyn (https://www.instagram.com/pardeepinbrooklyn) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 11: Meet Ashish, a South Asian creator as an Executive Producer of The Third Place Agency, Former Popshift Producer, and Co-Founder of DDN Legends. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Orlando, early creative ventures as a child, parents, sibling, dreams as a kid, confidence in feeling like the “weird kid” in high school, going to UMiami for Pre-Med and switching to Film, co-founding DDN Legends, working with Zee TV, path to producing, in-home Tik Tok reality show during COVID, working for Popshift, starting his own agency The Third Place, his TV pilot in process, the butterfly effect, key takeaways from being in entertainment, reflections from the South Asian creator ecosystem, fears in the long run, and more! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Ashish’s IG: @sheeshyams (https://www.instagram.com/sheeshyams/) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 10: Meet Slesha, a South Asian Model (Vogue, Cover Girl, GMA), Former Fashion Head, Master of Healthcare Admin (Johns Hopkins), and Former Med School Student. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Kansas, family history as refugees from Burma, immigrant parents, relationship with money, private school culture, being one of the only brown kids, leaving medical school, pursuing a Master of Healthcare Admin at Johns Hopkins, working as a Fashion Head in NYC, modeling professionally, experience with Vogue and Good Morning America, mental health, her high school sweetheart to marriage story, and more! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Slesha’s IG: @sleymyname (https://www.instagram.com/slemyname/) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 9: Meet Sabeen, a South Asian and Muslim influencer, podcast host, and ex-investment banking analyst. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Pakistan and Westchester NY, growing up in an Ivy League feeder neighborhood, Pakistani community, Muslim upbringing, high school social dynamics, spirituality, college at UMich Ross, nuances of the Muslim community, our paths to Investment Banking, our time on Wall Street, why we both left finance, content creation, and plans for the future! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Sabeen’s Tik Tok: @thesabway (https://www.tiktok.com/@thesabway) Sabeen’s IG: @thesabway (https://www.instagram.com/thesabway/) Sabeen’s Podcast: 20 Something Pod (https://www.instagram.com/20somethingpod_/ 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 8: Meet Sheel, a South Asian fashion designer for Svarini (as seen on the SANYFW 2023 runway and Vanity Fair), YouTuber, and former software engineer. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Houston, family (grandma/parents/older brother), relationship with clothing, freedom of choice as a woman in dress, importance of education, exposure to wealth, dreams as a kid, high school, going to Cornell for Computer Science, imposter syndrome, past creative ventures, leaving tech to build Svarini, South Asian New York Fashion Week, the brand getting attention from big names (ie: Ashley Biden), and plans for the future! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Sheel’s YouTube: @svarini (https://www.youtube.com/@svarini) Sheel’s IG: @artzysheel (https://www.instagram.com/artzysheel/) Svarini’s IG: @svarini.shop (https://www.instagram.com/svarini.shop/) Svarini’s Tik Tok: @svarini (https://www.tiktok.com/@svarini) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 7: Meet Kalissa, a South Asian + Guyanese influencer and actress. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Queens NY, growing up in a single-parent household with a strong female presence, exposure to wealth, Guyanese roots, path to acting, performance arts education, normalizing rejection, auditioning for big roles like Sex Lives of College Girls and Never Have I Ever, lows in the journey, defining personal success, social media journey, relationships, and plans for the future! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Kalissa’s IG: @kalissapersaud (https://www.instagram.com/kalissapersaud/?hl=en) Kalissa’s Tik Tok: @kalissapersaud (https://www.tiktok.com/@kalissapersaud) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 6: Meet Pankti Doshi, a South Asian influencer, co-founder of Masala Mixtape and And Aur, NYC event planner, and certified genetics counselor This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing / family in the Bay Area, being an only child, exposure to wealth, intellectual curiosity as a kid, academic pursuits, double majoring in biomedical engineering and mathematics, the world of genetics counseling, grad school, moving to NYC, the journey to event planning, co-founding Masala Mixtape, working with Sima Auntie from Indian Matchmaking, the importance of executing, social media as a tool to lift our community up, what it’s like being in the room with big names, constantly being on the go, managing friendships, love and relationships, and plans for the future! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Pankti’s IG: @pankti_joshi (https://www.instagram.com/pankti_doshi/) Pankti’s Tik Tok: @partywithpankti (https://www.tiktok.com/@partywithpankti) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Episode 5: Meet Faaris (@faaris.mp3), a South Asian and Muslim rapper, full-time data engineer, and best of all… my cousin. This episode’s special, as you’ll see our off-camera banter and rivalry intertwined in our on-camera dynamic. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing / family in Texas, phases in adolescence (the Bieber haircut, the Vine era, Rapchat), dynamics of growing up in a Muslim community, spirituality, music journey leading to becoming a rapper, the creative process, music career milestones, reality of subjecting yourself to public opinion, personal growth, balancing social activity with creative pursuits, identity shifts, being a double minority in the rap world as a South Asian and Muslim, relationship with social media, relationships, and plans for the future! 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina Faaris’s IG: @faaris.mp3 (https://www.instagram.com/faaris.mp3/) Faaris’s Tik Tok: @faaris.mp4 (https://www.tiktok.com/@faaris.mp4) 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday 🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts