How can women in the modeling industry prioritize their mental health & self-care?

In this week's bonus episode, Sarah is joined by special guest, Nikki Gal, a model turned entrepreneur and fierce advocate for women's mental health in modeling.

Nikki Gal is an American fashion model, entrepreneur, and advocate. She started her professional career in 2014 as a fashion model, signing to 2 modeling agencies by the time she had turned 16 years old. In 2019, Gal started her entrepreneurial journey by successfully launching her digital design company, See Thru Nikki. By 2022, she had successfully launched 4 more companies— an intimates and swimwear brand, a photography brand, as well as a content consulting company.

In addition to her entrepreneurial outlets, Gal shows great passion within mental health advocacy. In 2021, Gal founded her nonprofit, Raw Talk with Nikki Gal, which has had an international reach of 40 countries. Gal currently works in both New York and Boston and enjoys doing yoga in her free time.

Join these ladies as they discuss Nikki's journey in modeling, entrepreneurship, and mental health advocacy, how she maintains a balance between her self-care and professional life, why she launched two international mental health campaigns for women in modeling, and how she plans to cultivate more safe spaces for women to embrace their psychological needs.

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Check out Nikki's platforms:

The Model Memo Podcast

Official Website

Raw Talk Podcast