Miranda McKeon (@miranda.mckeon / @mirandamckeon) didn’t set out to become a global health advocate. She was a professional actor best known for playing the “schoolhouse mean girl” Josie Pye in Anne with an E. While studying communications and entrepreneurship at USC—with plans for a corporate marketing career—a “one-in-a-million” Stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis arrived during her sophomore year. At age 19, her life took a radical turn that transformed her social media presence into a purpose-driven business.
In this episode of the Forbes Top Creator Show, Steven Bertoni sits down with the New York-based creator to discuss the “radical transparency” she practiced while navigating chemotherapy and hair loss in the middle of a college campus. Miranda opens up about the missteps she made early on while building a six-figure business tackling taboo health topics head on.
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0:00 Introduction
1:02 The Josie Pye Legacy: “Anne with an E” as Social Currency
3:27 From “Free” to Six Figures: Early Monetization Mistakes
5:56 One in a Million: Facing Stage 3 Breast Cancer at 19
7:28 Bald at USC: Navigating Chemo at the “College of Influencers”
10:55 Beating the “Finance Bros”: The Path to a Full-Time Business
11:45 Rebranding Menopause: Talking Taboo Topics with Gen Z
17:12 Women are Not “Tiny Men”: The Gap in Female Health Research
22:46 NYC Realities: Laundromats and 2nd-Floor Walk-ups as a Creator
26:07 Final Advice: Be a Cheerleader, Not a Critic
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