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A Conversation with Aishah Iqbal, Director of the Documentary #whitehairdontcare: A New Era in Beauty
Aishah Iqbal is a first-time filmmaker and marketing executive who directed the award-winning film, #whitehairdontcare: A New Era in Beauty. The documentary challenges ageism in the beauty industry. With 15+ years in global analytics and advertising, she blends storytelling, strategy and social impact to empower women to embrace their natural aging process. The film explores the question: Who gets to define beauty?
Aishah is a highly accomplished and results-driven Analytics & Data Operations leader with 15+ years of experience spearheading transformative initiatives for global organizations—most recently leading Global Analytics Operations for Google via Media Futures Group (EssenceMediacom). She brings proven expertise in designing scalable data strategies, automating complex workflows and nurturing high-performing, globally distributed analytics teams. Her passion lies in aligning data operations with business objectives to unlock efficiency, enable faster decision-making and deliver measurable ROI.
Throughout her career, she has partnered with C-suite and EVP-level leadership to drive operational transformation across organizations, evolve team capabilities and lead impactful change management initiatives. She thrives in environments that demand both strategic vision and practical execution.
Outside of work, she is the proud mother of a wonderful daughter who helps her prioritize the invaluable intangibles in life. She is deeply committed to creative storytelling and personal growth—sharing her journey and learnings as a filmmaker, writer, blogger and podcast contributor.
In this episode, we talk about how she became a filmmaker, using TikTok and Reddit to float ideas, how to deal with online hate, single motherhood, ageism and more. She embraces her graying hair and is helping all of us learn to embrace our own choices, which may include natural aging.
Website (for the film) - www.whitehairdontcarefilm.com
Social Media links -
https://www.instagram.com/aishahiqbal/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishahiqbal/
https://www.instagram.com/whitehairdontcarefilm/
TikTok: @grayloxx
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Aishah Iqbal is a first-time filmmaker and marketing executive who directed the award-winning film, #whitehairdontcare: A New Era in Beauty. The documentary challenges ageism in the beauty industry. With 15+ years in global analytics and advertising, she blends storytelling, strategy and social impact to empower women to embrace their natural aging process. The film explores the question: Who gets to define beauty?
Aishah is a highly accomplished and results-driven Analytics & Data Operations leader with 15+ years of experience spearheading transformative initiatives for global organizations—most recently leading Global Analytics Operations for Google via Media Futures Group (EssenceMediacom). She brings proven expertise in designing scalable data strategies, automating complex workflows and nurturing high-performing, globally distributed analytics teams. Her passion lies in aligning data operations with business objectives to unlock efficiency, enable faster decision-making and deliver measurable ROI.
Throughout her career, she has partnered with C-suite and EVP-level leadership to drive operational transformation across organizations, evolve team capabilities and lead impactful change management initiatives. She thrives in environments that demand both strategic vision and practical execution.
Outside of work, she is the proud mother of a wonderful daughter who helps her prioritize the invaluable intangibles in life. She is deeply committed to creative storytelling and personal growth—sharing her journey and learnings as a filmmaker, writer, blogger and podcast contributor.
In this episode, we talk about how she became a filmmaker, using TikTok and Reddit to float ideas, how to deal with online hate, single motherhood, ageism and more. She embraces her graying hair and is helping all of us learn to embrace our own choices, which may include natural aging.
Website (for the film) - www.whitehairdontcarefilm.com
Social Media links -
https://www.instagram.com/aishahiqbal/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishahiqbal/
https://www.instagram.com/whitehairdontcarefilm/
TikTok: @grayloxx