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Our mission is to elevate, inspire, and empower AAPI and intersectional professionals to achieve their career and personal goals, while honoring their wellbeing and mental health.

Founder Vanessa Shiliwala is an award-winning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advocate and Global Brand Leader with 15+ years of experience leading brand marketing and communications at Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. Thrive Spice Media has been recognized by Harvard University, the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI), BetterHelp, and Apple Podcasts.

Through consulting, corporate workshops, and podcasts, Vanessa helps create a thriving culture in the workplace by incorporating mental health, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), and sustainability into business transformation and personal growth. 

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I’m a recovering perfectionist. Here’s what they don’t tell you about “trailblazing” or “growth”: you’re going to make lots of mistakes - more than you’re used to - and it’s OK. Whether it
Honored to be featured alongside other AAPI trailblazers in the latest issue of @ldlmagazine! I especially appreciate that my story was covered by the editor-in-chief, Le’Marqunita Lowe, in a magazine that amplifies Black stories and voices. We
📣 NEW AAPI Heritage Month podcast episode 🎉 with very special guest @michellelitv! We also met IRL in NYC at the @theveryasianfoundation event earlier this spring 🥰 (swipe for 📷) so it’s especially meaningful to me to share our conversation
🚨 I’m in the news?! 😳Never in a million years could I have imagined that my journey with postpartum depression and anxiety was a gift from the universe - not only for myself, but for the AAPI community and beyond. Thrive Spice completely chan