
Tahirah is the NYC-based content creator behind SincerelyTahiry. She makes book, fashion, and lifestyle content on Youtube and Instagram. In this episode, Tahirah shared what books she’s been loving so far this year, how she started a BookTube channel, diversity on BookTube and literature, building self-confidence through fashion, and utilizing social media to amplify Black voices. Follow Tahirah on IG https://www.instagram.com/sincerelytahiry/. Subscribe to Tahirah’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/nerdbombburn. Follow Tahirah’s lifestyle brand https://www.instagram.com/thehonestclosetnyc/.
Jul 17, 2020
1 hr 7 min

Madison Jade is a 17-year-old singer-songwriter and fashion designer based in California. She has her own fashion company called The Maddy Co where she designs custom handmade crochet clothing. Madison’s designs have been featured in Teen Vogue and on BET’s Black Girls Rock. Outside of fashion, Madison is also the founder of Forever Uplifted, a space for youth by youth that celebrates love through writing music and community building. In this episode, Madison shared how she built her fashion company from scratch, her process of creating a design, how her identity as a Black woman influences her outlook of fashion, and how she merges her creative passions in music, writing, and fashion. Follow Madison on IG https://www.instagram.com/maddymini/. Follow The Maddy Co on IG https://www.instagram.com/themaddyco/. Follow Forever Uplifted on IG https://www.instagram.com/foreveruplifted_/.
Jul 8, 2020
45 min

Anna Zhang is a photographer and creative director based in New York. She has shot celebrities like Bailee Madison and Lana Condor, and has worked with brands like Fujifilm and Uniqlo. Anna is the founder of Pulse Spikes, a magazine that publishes content related to entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and fashion. Besides being interested in the arts, Anna is passionate about technology. She created an app called Brightlove in collaboration with Google Play and has done research related to artificial intelligence. In this episode, Anna shared how she got started with photography, what her creative process is like, how she created Pulse Spikes, her experience photographing Lana Condor, how she collaborated with Google Play, and how art intersects with tech. // Follow Anna on IG https://www.instagram.com/colorflame/. Follow Pulse Spikes on IG https://www.instagram.com/pulsespikes/. Learn more about Brightlove https://www.instagram.com/brightloveapp/.
Jun 24, 2020
50 min

Grace B. is a 22-year-old writer and English and Literature student from Alberta, Canada. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Sorella Magazine, a digital media company that empowers Black women. In this episode, Grace shares how she built Sorella Magazine, the lack of representation of Black women in the media, how to deal with imposter syndrome, how the Black Lives Matter movement fails Black women, colorism, and more. Follow Sorella Magazine on IG https://www.instagram.com/sorellamagazine/. Visit Sorella’s website https://www.sorellamag.org. Sign the “Justice for Breonna Taylor” petition https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor. Donate to Breonna’s official GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor. Visit Breonna’s website to find more resources https://www.standwithbre.com. Additional Black Lives Matter resources https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co.
Jun 17, 2020
59 min

Imxn Abdul is a 22-year-old activist, organizer, storyteller, and creative based in New York City. She is the head of PR of Global Girlhood and Period NYC and one of the founding members of IntegrateNYC, an organization that stands for equity in New York City schools. In this episode, Imxn shares what it was like growing up with a multifaceted identity in modern day America, how she merges art and storytelling with her activism, how she campaigned for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, how she designed a shoe for Nike, and how she established IntegrateNYC. Follow Imxn Abdul on IG @theimxnabdul // Follow IntegrateNYC on IG @integratenyc // Follow Off She Goes on IG @offshegoespodcast
Jun 10, 2020
1 hr 11 min

Macy Lee is an 18-year-old mental health advocate, writer, and public speaker from the Philippines. She’s also the founder of Talang Dalisay, a mental health nonprofit organization and My State of Mind which is an international branch of Talang Dalisay. In this episode, Macy talks about her mental health advocacy, how social media impacts mental health, self-care during quarantine, how she established Talang Dalisay and My State of Mind, and her freshman college experience at UC Davis. Follow Macy Lee on IG @macylovescow // Follow Talang Dalisay on IG @talangdalisay // Follow My State of Mind on IG @mystateofmindorg // Check out My State of Mind’s website: mystateofmindwellness.org // Follow Off She Goes on IG: @offshegoespodcast
May 26, 2020
52 min

Sophia Wilson is a 19-year-old photographer and visual artist from New York City. She has worked with huge publications like Vogue, i-D, and Nylon, and clients like Converse, Nike, Refinery29, and Emily Ratajkowski. Sophia is also the creator of Air Force Funs, which are customized Nike Air Force Ones with Swarovski Crystals. Her designs have been worn by artists like Kehlani and Kim Petras. In this episode, Sophia talks about her creative process as a photographer, what it’s like growing up in NYC, how she has worked with prominent clients, her New York Fashion Week experience, and how she created Air Force Funs. Follow Sophia Wilson on IG @phiawilson // Follow Air Force Funs on IG @airforcefuns // Check out Sophia’s website: sophiawilson.nyc // Follow Off She Goes on IG: @offshegoespodcast
May 12, 2020
50 min

Audrey Pe is the Founder and Executive Director of WiTech, a nonprofit organization that aims to educate and empower youth to make a difference using technology. Her work with WiTech has garnered her recognition as a 2019 Global Teen Leader and 2019 Zonta Women in Technology Asia-Pacific District Scholar. In this episode, Audrey talks about her experience growing up in the Philippines as someone who’s interested in tech, her gap year journey before heading to Stanford in the fall, balancing work and school as a full time student, and how she established WiTech. Follow Audrey Pe on IG @audreyisabelpe // Follow WiTech on IG: @witechorg // Follow Off She Goes on IG: @offshegoespodcast
May 4, 2020
45 min

Pranjal Jain is a NY-based Indian-American activist, organizer, and founder of Global Girlhood. She is also studying Labor and Industrial Relations at Cornell University. In this episode, Gabby and Pranjal discuss South Asian representation, intersectional feminism, how to cold-email, how she built Global Girlhood, and more! Follow Pranjal Jain on IG @pranjalljain // Follow Global Girlhood on IG: @globalgirlhood // Follow Off She Goes on IG: @offshegoespodcast
May 4, 2020
28 min

Welcome to the first episode of Off She Goes! A podcast that features conversations with Gen Z girls of color who are making bold moves and changing the world. Off She Goes is hosted by Gabby Agustin, a 19-year-old Filipina storyteller living in California. New podcast episode every Monday! Check out @offshegoespodcast on Instagram to stay up to date.
May 2, 2020
7 min
