Ashani (Mandy) Dante

Flourish Girl is a mission-driven charity focused on promoting feminine leadership and young women’s mental health. With a background in speech pathology and thousands of hours working alongside leading schools, Ashani has become a powerful voice for mental health advocacy among young women and gender-diverse adolescents.

Over the past seven years, Ashani has grown Flourish Girl from an idea into a highly successful charity alongside her team that has impacted the lives of over 17,000 teenage girls and gender-diverse teens across more than 100 schools in Australia. Her work has earned recognition from various organizations, including 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian Australian.

Australia’s Top 25 Pro Bono Impact 25 Winner, 7 News Young Achievers Award 2022 Finalist for the First National Real Estate Leadership Category and Top 20 Australia’s Stellar South Asian Women Award 2022 by Australian South Asian Centre.

Beyond her work with Flourish Girl, Ashani is a thought leader, speaker, and visionary who has dedicated her life to empowering women to reclaim their intuitive gifts and harness the power of their inner wisdom. Her tagline, “gifting people with intuition,” encapsulates her mission to help women unlock their full potential and become conscious leaders in their own right.

Ashani’s journey of self-discovery and cultural reclamation has inspired countless women to embrace their unique identities and celebrate their cultural heritage. She is an advocate for cultural diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to forge a more compassionate and understanding world.

Widely recognised as a unique voice in this space, she has been an ambassador, speaker and writer for brands such as Channel 10 (Studio 10,) Modibodi RED, T2, Kikki K, MYOB, Supre, Vista Print, Saari Collective, Teen Breathe Magazine, Female.com & Whimn Magazine, Ashani continues to expand her reach and inspire positive change in the world. Her impact is nothing short of extraordinary, and she is destined to be a conscious leader of our time, guiding and uplifting women everywhere. Ashani Dante is a trailblazer, a guiding light, and an inspiration to us all.