Spotlight with Sandalina

S2E15: Meet Varun Rana - South Asian Comedic Content Creator

S2E15: Meet Varun Rana, a South Asian comedic content creator focusing on social commentary about working in tech, being Indian-American and everything in between.
This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Michigan, family dynamics, being South Asian in the midwest, comedic inspirations, the academic rat race, computer science at UMich, from Amazon to startups as an engineer, switching full-time to content,, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, breaking molds through content, mental health journey, social preferences, BTS process with content, social media hate, social media’s positive impact future plans, and more!
Varun’s Tik Tok: @varun_rana (https://www.tiktok.com/@varun_rana_)Varun’’s IG: @the_varunrana (https://www.instagram.com/the_varunrana/)
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📼 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 24-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

S2E14: Meet Varun's Viral Brown Boy Tech Persona "Adi"

S2E14: Meet Varun’s viral brown boy tech persona “Adi” through a 10-minute improv skit. The characters are on a blind first date in New York City… ❗SPOILER ALERT: there will not be a second date. 
And tune in next week to meet Varun Rana, the creator behind this internet sensation persona!
Varun’s Tik Tok: @varun_rana (https://www.tiktok.com/@varun_rana_)Varun’’s IG: @the_varunrana (https://www.instagram.com/the_varunrana/)
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📧 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 24-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

S2E13: Suhana - Digital Creator, Dancer, and FT Financial Services Professional

S2E13: Meet Suhana, a South Asian digital creator, dancer, and full-time financial services professional 
This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Reading PA, parents and their American Dream, a musical upbringing, being one of the only Indians in town, academic journey through a double major + minor at NYU, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, creative career, working with woman-owned businesses, pitching yourself to brands, social media highs and lows, future plans, and more!
Suhana’s IG: @suhana_jag (https://www.instagram.com/suhana_jag/)Suhana’s Tik Tok: @suhana_jags (https://www.tiktok.com/@suhana_jags)
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📧 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 24-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

S2E12: Presidential Election Muslim-American POV with Salaar

S2E12: This week, we will be discussing the Presidential Election from the Muslim-American POV. We go through the potential implications of 1) Abstention 2) Third-Party 3) Trump and 4) Kamala.
We sat down with Salaar, who works in financial services and is a game designer, but most importantly sits on the board of a nonprofit focused on civic engagement amongst younger demographics.
This is a very emotionally and logically confusing time as we grieve our brothers and sisters in Gaza, and feel as though our voices are being drowned. We hope this framework provokes us all as a community to think critically and make an informed decision when casting our votes in the coming weeks.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE: OCTOBER 26 ELECTION DAY: NOVEMBER 5
THIS EPISODE IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY POLITICAL CANDIDATE. It is simply an exploratory Q&A for the sake of learning.
Register to Vote: https://vote.gov/register
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📼 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 24-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

S2E11: Rahul Dhiman - South Asian filmmaker, actor and production founder

S2E11: Meet Rahul Dhiman, a South Asian filmmaker, actor and production founder. He is best known for starring in and co-creating Amazon’s latest Indian-American TV series Upside Brown!
This week’s episode covers a variety of topics including a progressive South Asian upbringing in Chicago, parents’ American Dream, being an only child, South Asian identity, path to acting, engineering at UC Berkeley, working at Tesla, switching from corporate to creative, 🔥 HOT SEAT 🔥, Upside Brown the Indian-American sitcom, the finances behind Upside Brown, cultural themes in Upside Brown, the future, and more!
Watch Upside Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Upside-Brown/dp/B0DBJ6JT13Upside Brown IG: @upsidebrownseries https://www.instagram.com/upsidebrownseries/
Rahul’s IG: @___rahuldhiman___ https://www.instagram.com/___rahuldhiman___/
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📧 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 24-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

S2E09 Hira Mustafa P2- Beauty Influencer and Third-Year Law School Student (PART 2/2)

S2E09: Meet Hira Mustafa, a Pakistani, Muslim Beauty Influencer and Third-Year Law School Student
PART 2/2: This week’s episode covers a variety of topics including a fun HOT SEAT segment, social media journey, personal milestones, the duality of social media, romance being convoluted online, financial independence as a woman, the future, and more!
Check out last week's episode for Part 1/2!
Hira’s IG: @lookwhoshira https://www.instagram.com/lookwhoshira Hira’s Tik Tok: @lookwhoshira https://www.tiktok.com/@lookwhoshira 
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📧 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 24-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

S2E09 Hira Mustafa P1 - Beauty Influencer and Third-Year Law School Student (PART 1/2)

S2E09: Meet Hira Mustafa, a Pakistani, Muslim Beauty Influencer and Third-Year Law School Student
PART 1/2: This week’s episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Iowa, being the older sister, parents’ immigrant journey, being brown in Iowa, early academic journey, picking law school over med school, improv comedy, student gov days, switching from consulting to law, path to content creation, detachment from our achievements, competition in the Muslim community, and righting wrongs!
Tune in next week for Part 2/2!
Hira’s IG: @lookwhoshira https://www.instagram.com/lookwhoshira Hira’s Tik Tok: @lookwhoshira https://www.tiktok.com/@lookwhoshira 
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📧 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

S2E08: Kanika - Actress, Designer Boutique Owner, Event-MC, Mother

S2E08: Meet Kanika, a South Asian actress, multi-designer boutique owner, event MC, and mother!
This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in India and Canada, parents and siblings, being raised to be a homemaker, breaking molds for women, balancing motherhood and passions, community expectations, grief after losing parents, getting married at 19, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, starting her acting career, starting a multi-designer boutique, hosting for the Indian consulate, biggest lessons, marriage, motherhood, future plans, and more!
Kanika’s IG: @kanikasasan https://www.instagram.com/kanikasasan Kanika’s Boutique IG: @adorebykanika https://www.instagram.com/adorebykanika/ Kanika’s Tik Tok: @sasankanika https://www.tiktok.com/@sasankanika 
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📧 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

S2E07: Emotional Abuse in Relationships with Nitasha from Shaam ki Chai

S2E07: Meet Nitasha, the South Asian, Muslim host of Shaam ki Chai podcast.
This is a special edition episode on emotional abuse in South Asian relationships. We talk through gender dynamics in the South Asian community, our respective personal experiences, the importance of collaborative partnership, breaking the cycle, identifying healthy vs. unhealthy love, the indicative signs, and how to get out step by step.
Nitasha’s IG: @therealnitashasyed https://www.instagram.com/therealnitashasyed Shaam ki Chai IG: @shaamkichai https://www.instagram.com/shaamkichai  
🎧 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

S2E06: Chirag - Keynote Speaker, Brand Consultant, Content Creator

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 
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📧 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