Alessandra Torresani
Instagram l @alessandratorresani @emotionalsupportpod
Alessandra Torresani is an Actress & Mental Health Advocate who began dancing and singing at two years old. She landed her first TV appearance at the age of 8 on The WB Television Network and went on to star in a number of award-winning films & shows including: Caprica, The Big Bang Theory, and Step Sisters. She lives with Bipolar Disorder and is an active voice in the mental health space. She created EmotionAL Support, a podcast and group focused on supporting those dealing with mental ill health, educating listeners, and decreasing stigma. She also holds a black belt in Taekwondo and was a Maxim Girl in 2010.
Aavriti Chaudhary
Instagram l @aavritichoudhary
Aavriti Chaudhary is from Jabalpur, MP, India and holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She currently Liva Miss Diva Supranational 2020 and will be representing India at Miss Supranational 2021 in Poland. She is an advocate of mental health and does her best in spreading awareness and breaking the stigma surrounding it. Through this, she aspires to inspire people to embrace their individuality, and to constantly grow to become the best versions of themselves. She aspires to be a strong voice for not just those suffering from depression and anxiety but for each and every individual who struggles with low self-esteem, insecurities, and accepting themselves on a daily basis. Aavriti is also a professional model who has walked for prominent designers, fashion weeks and has been the face of various covers and editorials.
Her hobbies include skating, swimming and reading. She is also a trained Indian classical singer.
Maalavika Manoj (Mali)
Instagram l @maalavikamanoj Spotify l Mali
Mali is a Mumbai- based singer/songwriter. Her music combines inspiration from iconic pop acts of the 80’s, 90’s, with a contemporary twist. The unique blend of pop sub-genres results in a listening experience that is at once fresh and nostalgic. Mali tells personal stories through her music, finding unconventional yet relatable topics to write about.
From the release of her debut EP Rush (2017) to the singles Play (2018) and Mango Showers (2019), Mali’s sound has evolved from a lighter, more organic sound to a darker more intricately produced one. One of her latest singles, ‘Age of Limbo’ comes with a crowd-sourced music video of footage from the lockdown across 12 different countries. Her most recent release was 'Absolute' released in August 2020. Both singles are a part of her upcoming debut full-length album titled, Caution To The Wind, slated for release in the second half of 2020.
In addition to Mali’s independent career, she has also worked with some of the biggest names in the Indian music business such as Oscar and Grammy award winning music composer AR Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 hours) and Anirudh Ravichander. She’s performed at venues like the Wembley Arena in London and le Zénith in Paris and has lent her voice to several leading advertisement campaigns. She has been featured on BBC World News and in the BBC documentary ‘Rhythms of India’. In 2020, Mali became a part of Spotify’s prestigious RADAR program, being one of the few handpicked musicians from around the world to be given an exclusive opportunity for growth on the streaming service.
Shalini Vadhera
Instagram l @shalinivadhera @readysetjetofficial @passportbeauty
Shalini is an inspiring serial entrepreneur with a successful global track record who uses her internationally renowned beauty and lifestyle platform to send an empowering message to women all over the world.
Shalini’s global influence with women and young girls stems from her entrepreneurial passion to build companies and create products and content for women to empower women.
Her rise from jewelry and fashion entrepreneur, celebrity make-up artist, best-selling author of Passport To Beauty, to a favorite guest of The Doctors, Today Show and Dr. Oz, to the founder of a multi-million dollar global cosmetics company is nothing short of remarkable. Shalini has transformed this platform while using her business acumen to create global beauty, lifestyle and business solutions to empower women globally.
A global leader in beauty innovation, Shalini consults some of the top businesses in the world on beauty and spa therapies and branding and has created multiple best-selling beauty brands in her own portfolio, as well as those for Paramount Pictures “The Baywatch Movie”, Turner Classic Movies, Fab Fit Fun, along with a star-studded list of influencers and celebrities placing over $100M of product on the global market.
After a life-changing experience, Shalini launched Power Beauty Living in 2015, a social platform for women that shares the knowledge of top female thought leaders and experts from around the world by providing women a community of love, support, and empowerment. In 2016, Vadhera took Power Beauty Living global at the United Nations and in 2019 Power Beauty Living became a full 501(c)(3) Foundation to bring skills development, vocational training, livelihood enablement and empowerment to disenfranchised women globally.
Shalini is the Founder and CEO of Ready Set Jet, a wanderlust inspired beauty brand built for the Go Generation with a strong social impact give back geared to empower and inspire women by using beauty as a vehicle for global change. Ready Set Jet in partnership with Power Beauty Living gives back by empowering disenfranchised girls in India to reach their full potential through skills development, micro-entrepreneurship, digitizing India, livelihood enablement and jobs creation.
Shalini is the Founder and CEO of Passport To Beauty, a global beauty and wellness brand that celebrates the beauty of diversity and curates and creates the best beauty and wellness discoveries from around the world. Shalini combines her product offering with the content she shoots around the world with the Passport To Beauty Luxury Destination Box – bringing the beauty secrets and curated experiences of a new destination to your doorstep
Shalini is the recent recipient of the 2017 Mahatma Gandhi Award at The British Parliament for her work in women’s empowerment and leadership. She is the recipient of the 2019 Jewel Of India Award from the Prime Minister’s Office, 2019 Woman of Excellence Award – Women Economic Forum, and the 2019 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award Nominee. She was named the #1 Person To Watch by The Economic Times of India, Winner of the Game Changer Of The Decade Award in Beauty, and Winner of the Oprah Beauty O~ward. In 2020 Shalini was named the President Of The International Women’s Wing for global women’s empowerment by the NRI Welfare Society in New Delhi.
