About
Mighty Forces is a place for creative people who are ready to go from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to making real progress on the things that matter most — and experiencing real connection and joy.
About you
You are carving your own path in life. You feel called to create something meaningful for the world that doesn’t already exist, whether that’s artistic work, a new approach to solving problems in your field, a unique business, or all of the above.
If this resonates, it means you’re used to swimming against the tide — to improvising, rather than following society’s scripts. As much as you love this about yourself, the truth is, it gets lonely. It can be hard to sustain your creative spark. And it can be really hard to keep making progress, without a system or structure to plug into, let alone, a village that’s rooting for you and invested in your success.
How Mighty Forces can help
That’s where Mighty Forces comes in. Living a creative and meaningful life is a practice, and it’s a lot more fun when we practice together — whether through ongoing support and community, or targeted support for the “sprint” moments in life, when it’s time to just get ‘er done.
You are a mighty force.
And together, we are even mightier.
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Mighty Forces community members
Meet Amanda Hirsch
Founder and CEO
Hi! Amanda here. As an artist, entrepreneur, and mother, I am a fervent believer that when we help people activate their agency and sustain their energy, the ripple effects are wider — mightier, even — than we can imagine.
The former editorial director of PBS.org, my resume includes crafting strategic stories for nonprofit organizations; facilitating creative community; and lots and lots of writing and improv. I’m a 3x SXSW speaker and have also been a featured speaker at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Etsy, and the National Film Board of Canada.
I live in New York’s Hudson Valley with my husband Jordan and the aforementioned Ali. I enjoy watching Taskmaster as well as the light in the trees.
Author & improvisor
I’m the author of two books, “Improvising Adulthood: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me” (2025) and “Feeling My Way: Finding Motherhood Without Losing Myself”(2013).
I’m also a long-time comedic improvisor who’s performed on stages from NYC to Washington, DC, Chicago, and beyond, and on YouTube.
Follow my creative work at amandahirsch.com
Why “Mighty Forces”?
“Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.”
I first heard this quote in the movie “Almost Famous” (Frances McDormand’s character says it to her children). It’s been attributed, or mis-attributed, to Goethe, who seems to have said something similar but different.
I love these words, and I believe in what they teach: that when we are brave enough to do something that matters to us, the universe often conspires to have our back.
I also believe that the opposite is true: Sometimes, we need mighty forces (or Mighty Forces) to give us the courage to be bold, in the first place. To swim against the tide. To break free from our conditioning and create something meaningful and without precedent.
When we’re up against so much systemic injustice and toxic conditioning — patriarchy, white supremacy, capitalism — it feels cruel to think we should we have to prove our bravery to the universe, to earn its support.
What if we could trust that the support was there from the beginning?
What if we could manifest that support — choose it? That’s what Mighty Forces is: support in the form of community, and also support from in the form of steady, intuitive guidance from a coach (that’s me) who really truly cares.
My energy has been called “infectious.” Clients have credited me with bringing a “creative spark” to their lives. If this — and scaffolding for bringing your ideas into the world — is what you’re looking for, let’s talk.
Anti-racism, anti-hate statement
Mighty Forces is anti-racist and anti-hate. We stand in solidarity with people who are BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodiverse, and from all countries of origin…who follow any religion, or no religion…and who identify as any combination or intersection of these identities. We work actively to create and support a more diverse, inclusive, equitable, and representative world within the media industry and beyond. We use our platform and network to amplify diverse voices and to call out hate, bigotry, bias, and harm when we see it.
This statement will continue to evolve as we learn and unlearn. If you identify with any of the groups listed above and feel uncomfortable with the language we are using, or feel there’s more we should be saying or doing; have stories or resources you’d like us to amplify through our platform and network; or want to explore ways we might work together, please reach out.
Thank you to editor Nevin Mays, whom Amanda met through the Women’s Media Group, for allowing us to crib heavily from a similar statement that she put on her website.