Spotlight with Sandalina Sandalina Sattar

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!
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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!
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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