WHO IS MINITA OUTSIDE OF HER HEALING WORK?
Minita (she/they) believes being a multi-hyphenate has made her a better healer. She has over 20 years of experience helping people find their authentic voice. She has trained senior executives, creatives, activists, and celebrities around the world.
As an executive Gandhi currently serves Director of Content and Cultural Strategy for AGE (Advance Gender Equity in the Arts). In 2021, she focused on working with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) in her work with AGE, as their National Program Director . She is the former Co-Director for the StateraArts Mentorship Program for Women and Non-Binary individuals in the Arts, has led sessions on business leadership at National Conferences, created and developed a global women’s executive leadership program. Minita has worked with Pinnacle Performance (a global communication skills training firm) for over 5 years as a Master Instructor training senior executives in tech, finance, entertainment, healthcare, and STEM. She has been privately coaching executives and celebrities for over a decade in content, structure, and storytelling technique.
As an activist and speaker, Minita was the keynote speaker for Commit2Change in 2018, a former PBS Pledge Host, and has been a professional host and MC for many fundraisers and events. She teaches workshops on artivism, and does work to support survivors.
As a creative Minita Gandhi works as a professional actor/writer. She can be seen on Chicago Fire and PD as Dr. Prospere, on Brown Girls as Mussarat, The Onion News Network as anchor Nina Shankar, and her voice can be heard on Disney’s Mickey’s Mixed-up Adventures. Gandhi’s play Muthaland, which she wrote and stars in was nominated for the 2018 Joseph Jefferson Award for best new play, and best solo-performance. Muthaland has been performed at theaters and universities around the country including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Silk Road Rising. It was last seen at Florida Studio Theater as an official selection of the NNPN’s Women in Playwrighting Festival 2019. There is an Emmy nominated documentary about the making of the show and its social impact entitled My Muthaland that was featured by The Atlantic.