Amanda Nothando is the ambitious vibrant Afro-Canadian inspirational global trendsetter, who ignites dreams and inspires the pursuit of authentic purpose while owing to her ability to connect across ethnic boundaries, which has attracted the attention of viewers from a wide range of cultures.

 

She is a remarkably gifted, confident and charismatic actress, diversified media personality, writer, all-rounder entertainer and a two-time ZAA Canada nominee for Media Personality of the Year and People's Choice Awards. She has been honoured with an Honorary Award as one of the ZimCanadian Most Influential Person and is the recipient of ZAA Canada's Female Personality of the Year 2021. Amanda has also enjoyed the pleasure of being featured in a plethora of magazines which showcase her journey to success. As a red carpet and radio host, Amanda is adored for her distinctive laugh, exquisite sense of fashion and high level of positive energy. She has enjoyed a significant following through her YouTube Talk Show, now on Play Afrika TV, The Amanda Nothando Show, which launched in 2017.​​

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The Talk Show focused on the reality of the untold struggles as well as success of influencers across all boarders, who have aspirations to make a difference by sharing their stories with the world.  Being a part of the show helps others to activate their dreams by simply listening to the power of each influencer's voice. Amanda simply calls it 'Living One's Own Purpose' and it's all in love, laughter and joy.

 

As a Radio Personality on a fast growing online radio station known as After5Radio, Amanda launched yet another show known as Tough Love Giggles. It was a safe space where you could be yourself as we addressed real issues with real people, spiced up with some giggles to lighten up the tone, while grooving to some musical talent from Africans in the diaspora, along with some good vibes and amazing guests that come through.

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After years of creating space for raw, purpose-driven conversations, Amanda resigned from radio in 2025 to make capacity for the return of The ANS with a renewed vision of a podcast entitled Disruptive Silence. Not just to host a podcast, but to build a movement.

 

Her new mission with Disruptive Silence, is a transformational framework that recognizes silence not as absence, but as a force, one that can either protect harm or provoke change. The framework exposes how silence operates in individuals, families, institutions, faith spaces, and culture, then intentionally interrupts it through truth-telling, embodied listening, and courageous action. Disruptive Silence does not rush to noise, it discerns which silences are destructive, who they serve, and what they cost. By breaking harmful silence while honouring sacred stillness, the framework restores voice, accountability, and wholeness, especially where pain has been normalized, dismissed, or hidden.

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Having been raised by distinctive ethnic groups, speaking three languages, lived on two different continents and now living in a country that embraces diversity, molded Amanda to being a promoter of unity and celebrator of diversity.

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