Aminatou Sow

Aminatou Sow (born April 1985) is a United States-based businesswoman, digital strategist, writer, podcast host, and co-founder of Tech LadyMafia. She cohosts the podcast Call Your Girlfriend with her friend, the journalist and editor Ann Friedman. 2Early life and education Sow was born in Guinea, and grew up in Nigeria, Belgium, and France as the child of diplomat parents. Sow received a B.A. from University of Texas at Austin. 2Career Call Your Girlfriend, "A Podcast for Long Distance Besties Everywhere", launched in June 2014. The content ranges from politics and pop-culture to menstruation and friendship. It also features interviews with prominent women. The show has reached #28 on the iTunes Podcast chart, and is produced by former NPR producer Gina Delvac. Friedman, Sow, and Delvac were driven to create the podcast specifically to infiltrate the space and deliver more female-friendly content.Aminatou Sow hosts a Pineapple Street Media podcast focused on travel for women of color called On She Goes which has also grown as its own digital platform. 2Honors and awards 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. 2Personal life Sow now lives in New York City.In December 2017, Sow publicly announced that she had been diagnosed with endometrial cance