That's So Akiba
That's So Akiba
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Fashion, hustle, and resilience—unfiltered. Hosted by Sarah Akiba—celebrity stylist and AWOM Foundation founder—this show dives into culture, faith, and empowerment. Episodes alternate between Sarah’s solo reflections and interviews with dynamic guests, from young AWOM mentees to industry icons who have shaped her journey, expect to learn the tools it takes to turn your struggles into your greatest superpower.
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Focuses on personal growth, friendships, grief, spirituality, and the journey to self-acceptance with episodes such as 'Through Thick and Thin' exploring lifelong friendships, and 'Aligning with Your Energy' which discusses self-care and confidence.
Fashion, hustle, and resilience—unfiltered. Hosted by Sarah Akiba—celebrity stylist and AWOM Foundation founder—this show dives into culture, faith, and empowerment. Episodes alternate between Sarah’s solo reflections and interviews with dynamic guests, from young AWOM mentees to industry icons who have shaped her journey, expect to learn the tools it takes to turn your struggles into your greatest superpower.
What if the thing that saved you… was simply being seen?
In this emotional, full-circle episode of That’s So Akiba, Sarah Akiba sits down with Izzy Gleeson and Melody Buzzi — AWOM Girls Club Alumni — to reflect on how a girls mentorship program that began nearly 10 years ago became a lifelong sisterhood and a turning point for their lives.
Sarah shares the story of starting AWOM Girls Club at local schools as a mentorship program designed to help young women become the strongest versions of themselves — not through perfection, but through truth, resilience, empathy, and support.
And the most powerful part?
The girls became the leaders.
The students became the teachers.
The community kept growing.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:39 – Meeting during COVID + starting AWOM Girls Club on Zoom
01:20 – What is AWOM Foundation + how Girls Club began (10 years!)
02:35 – Why Melody joined (popular loner + craving real girl friendships)
03:45 – Why Izzy joined (sports + clubs + leadership energy)
06:55 – The AWOM Girls Club Fashion Show (“runway of life”)
11:30 – Students becoming teachers + growing into leaders
16:20 – Why Girls Club wasn’t just a club — it was family
18:15 – What Girls Club helped them overcome: insecurity + mental health
19:49 – Social media pressure + makeup, hiding, depression
20:45 – Journaling as healing + “I wasn’t alone”
29:19 – Izzy’s goals: 2026 vision + photography + mental health reset
37:40 – Melody’s struggle after high school + bad habits + alcohol
42:42 – Closing message: community, love, and never giving up
Learn more about AWOM Foundation & AWOM Girls Club: https://www.awom.org/
AWOM Girls Club was created under AWOM Foundation (Angel Watching Over Me) to give teen girls the one thing they often don’t get enough of:
a safe space to be real mentorship through the hardest years
tools for confidence, emotional growth, and self-worth community that feels like family.
Follow Sarah:
Instagram: @soakiba https://www.instagram.com/soakiba
Book The Spaces: https://bookthespaces.com/
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