Mandi Woodruff-Santos

"Start investing in your own resilience as a professional, so that no matter what happens to you over the course of your career, you always have a strong foundation to bounce back from."

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Biography:

Mandi Woodruff-Santos is the founder of the blog MandiMoney, a resource for career and financial advice.

Woodruff-Santos is a journalist by trade who taught herself about finances after experiencing a layoff early on in her career. With her newfound expertise, Woodruff-Santos landed a job in 2013 as the first personal finance writer hired by Business Insider. She later served as editor of the site’s Your Money vertical before leaving to join Yahoo Finance as a personal finance writer and correspondent.

While at Yahoo, Woodruff-Santos launched the web series, “Mandi Minute,” which breaks down important financial topics into 60-second clips. In 2015, she co-founded the “Brown Ambition Podcast” with friend and fellow Money’s Most Influential Woman Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche. The podcast aims to help women of color improve their finances and careers.

Why She’s One of Money’s Most Influential Women:

Woodruff-Santos is empowering women of color to get the jobs and salaries they deserve through her online resources, coaching sessions, podcasts and public speaking engagements.

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In the Media:

Woodruff-Santos has been featured on Yahoo Finance Live, “The Dr. Phil Show,” The New York Times, CNBC, CNN, Business Insider, Essence, Teen Vogue and U.S. News & World Report

Accolades:

Her “Brown Ambition Podcast” was recognized as one of Time + NextAdvisor’s Best Finance Podcasts of 2021

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