Her Story
About Mandee
Mandee Banga serves as Senior Manager of Revenue Marketing and Growth Marketing at Hearst Newspapers, where she supports the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper and SFGate.com. She sits between the newsrooms and sales teams, enabling sales with programs from the newsroom while building growth and revenue on the agency side. Mandee has been with the organization for four years, having started as Digital Marketing Manager before her promotion to her current senior role focused on revenue and growth marketing. Her work represents the intersection of media publishing and growth marketing. She is committed to lifelong learning, regularly attending conferences such as Canva in San Francisco to stay ahead of trends. Mandee also dedicates time to philanthropic efforts through ZVA Selfless Service and Saveaselflessservice.org, which provides meals to the needy based on the pillars of Sikhism. She hopes to influence others not only through her marketing campaigns but by bringing a diverse point of view as an Indian-American woman in a historically white space at Hearst Newspapers, encouraging other women especially women of color to persevere and push forward in their careers.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Mandee
01What do you attribute your success to?
I hope to influence folks not only through my marketing campaigns but with who I am and what ideas I bring to the table, maybe a diverse point of view. I work at Hearst Newspapers which has been predominantly a white space but now as an Indian-American woman at those tables making decisions, I get to bring my point of view and hope to influence other women especially women of color to know that they have the opportunity to do that. You gotta just persevere and push.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The best advice is continue to empower yourself and educate yourself. Lifelong learning is important. In this day and age it's a good idea to continue educating yourself in whichever field you're in. There's plenty of free webinars, connecting with influential women, downloading ebooks, attending conferences like Canva to stay on top of trends and make sure you are moving with the times and never stop having a knack for learning.
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