She has a background in particle physics (CERN), supernova cosmology (Lawrence Berkeley Lab), and programming. A 350K+ influencer in politics and tech, she is also a successful columnist (Top Writer on Medium, former Boston Globe and Washington Times) and speaker (notably 2x TEDx, 5x Medium). Isvari was responsible for drafting Congressional legislation on civic education and service, for which she won the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She also successfully launched the viral mentorship nonprofit Dweebs Global that helped thousands during the pandemic, so she knows exactly how to build communities that achieve tangible impact, motivate volunteers, and connect people for world-changing relationships.
Yuvoice is the pro-democracy social media company that rewards users for tangible impact.
66% of young activism is online, but 60% of youth say that current social media is negative, focused on outrage, addiction, and advertising.
Yuvoice is the global townsquare online citizens have been waiting for: diverse, fun, and mentally healthy. Our unique growth model allows for direct fundraising by communities on our site, a merchandise cut, corporate-sponsored initiatives, and licensing. We aim to hit 1 billion users in a decade.
Run by and for changemakers and backed by 2+ years of consumer research, Yuvoice’s patent-pending product connects people to real friends and real causes, creates action-oriented communities, and rewards users for actions that change the world.
66% of young activism is online, but 60% of youth say that current social media is negative, focused on outrage, addiction, and advertising. Meanwhile, mental health issues are on the rise. Fascism is on a global upswing. Traditional social media has completely failed.
5.6 billion people spend an average of more than 6 hours a day online, but there is nowhere for us to practice intelligent, conscientious citizenship.
Yuvoice is the townsquare of the future.
I find other people to do things better than I can, as frequently as I can. It can be very tempting when you’re young, intelligent, and energetic to do everything yourself. But learning to network, connect, recruit, lead, motivate, and delegate is essential to true success.
Cliched, but my mom. She fought a lot of patriarchy to leave India, immigrate to the U.S., and raise her daughters (including homeschooling us) to give us all the opportunities she couldn’t have.
My family.
BlueSky, the launch of Yuvoice, in general a young group of people realizing it’s now or never with fighting for democracy and saving the world. We are seeing more and more activists and I think they’re finally figuring out how to make effective change.
Lord of the Rings. I can talk about why for hours, but it’s been some of the best leadership advice, motivation, inspiration, and enjoyment for me. Plus, it introduced me to complex board games and D&D, which I think are the biggest boosts to leadership and career success possible.
