Aminatou Sow (IPA: /əmiːˈnɑːtuː soʊ/; born April 1985) is a United States-based businesswoman, digital strategist,[1] writer,[2] podcast host,[3] interviewer and cultural commentator.
While growing up, Sow looked to the United States as a place of possibility and convinced her parents to send her to a small American boarding school, while she worked on her accent by watching TV.
[9][11][13] Graduating at the same time as a global financial crisis, she went through a stressful process of finding a job in Washington, D.C., which would help her secure the visa she needed to stay in the country.
Sow successfully applied for asylum and eventually moved on to work at a think tank, followed by a PR agency, and then Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
"[14] She has worked as a digital consultant and strategist for well-known brands such as Smartwater and State Farm and run marketing for Google's civic initiatives, but she is best known for being a podcast host.
[14][15] Sow co-hosted the popular feminist podcast Call Your Girlfriend with her friend, Ann Friedman, which launched in June 2014 and ended in February 2022 with 359 episodes.
Friedman, Sow, and Delvac were driven to create the podcast specifically to infiltrate the space and deliver more female-friendly content.
"[22]One of the reasons for giving friendships a term to express their seriousness was to encourage readers "to stop seeing these relationships as something that can be put on hold while we focus on careers or marriages or children.
"[24] The goal of group is to help women find jobs, fix coding problems, seek career advice and have a platform where female friendships can be built; essentially it is a networking service.
[24] Aminatou Sow hosted season one of a Pineapple Street Media and Wieden + Kennedy podcast focused on travel for women of color[25] called On She Goes, which has also grown as its own digital platform.
In October 2023, Sow signed an open letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, of artists calling for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
[27] In 2014, Sow was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list, which cited her work on Tech LadyMafia as well as her job as digital engagement director for veterans organization IAVA.