Mandi Woodruff-Santos

Mandi Woodruff-Santos is an award-winning career coach, personal finance expert, and financial journalist who has hosted the Webby Award-winning "Brown Ambition" podcast since 2015. She launched the show while working as a financial reporter in New York City, recognizing the need for a culturally relevant platform for women of color hungry for content catering directly to them and their desire to build wealth and heal from the constant grind of 9-5 life.

With over a decade of financial journalism experience and expertise as a writer, editor and content marketing guru, she has transformed her unique skill set into a powerful platform for career and financial empowerment. She left her corporate role and expanded her reach outside of the podcast in 2021 when she launched the MandiMoney Makers community, course and VIP coaching program. Within a year of launching, Mandi was featured on the Today Show, The New York Times and Dr. Phil where she shared unconventional strategies to help professionals secure high-paying roles and negotiate the pay they deserve.

In this work, Mandi takes the same investigative journalism techniques she once used to write award-winning feature stories to expose financial fraud and leverages them to help her clients secure coveted roles in an increasingly complex and competitive job market. Her signature job negotiation scripts have an average 5/5 star review and have helped thousands of women confidently secure raises and promotions. Her personal journey of boosting her salary by $194,000 through strategic job changes and negotiations, coupled with her stellar track record of helping women of color do the same, demonstrates her expertise in career advancement and wealth building.