About
Mighty Forces activates and sustains those of us committed to creating alternatives to the status quo — in our lives, in our work, and in the world.
At Mighty Forces, we know that everyone is a mighty force — and that together, we’re even mightier.
What does it means to be “mighty force”?
Mighty Forces membership might be for you if…
You’re tired of doing it alone, and are ready for support that meets you in your mightiness, helping you sustain your energy and do the things that matter most.
Or maybe, you want to claim your mightiness. We’ll provide loving, consistent, highly attuned support to help you build your confidence, your courage, and your commitment.
Or maybe, it’s a little bit of column A, and a little bit of column B. Because in truth, most of us toggle between feeling incredibly powerful and full of ambition, and wanting to curl up under a weighted blanket and hide out from the world.
That’s why being part of an ongoing container that teaches you how to both activate and sustain your mightiness is so supportive and transformative. It helps you rest when you need to rest, and then it helps you rise to the fullest expression of your vision for your life, your work, and the world. Rinse, repeat.
We offer a short-term container focused on the activation part of this equation, for when it’s time to rally, focus, and do the thing. And we offer a long-term container, or membership, filled with tools and services to both sustain and activate you.
As a member of Mighty Forces, you will steep in the belonging that comes from being with people and in spaces where your real, authentic self is not only tolerated, she comes alive.
Mighty Forces is also a podcast and newsletter that, together with our founder’s social media presence (see LinkedIn and Instagram), shine a beacon to help the right people find their way to us.
Members of the Mighty Forces community
Why “Mighty Forces”?
“Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.” Hi, Amanda here, founder of MF. 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.
Regardless of the source, I’m a mother now myself, and my daughter, Ali (14), is the mightiest force I’ve ever encountered — her spirit is boldness incarnate.
“Mighty Forces” is a tribute to Ali, and to the courage, energy, and commitment it takes to blaze trails and create alternatives to the status quo. It’s also a reminder, to those of us doing this work, that every one of us is a mighty force.
YOU are a mighty force — and together, we are even mightier.
Meet Amanda Hirsch
Founder and CEO
As an artist, entrepreneur, and mother, Amanda is 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, Amanda’s resume includes crafting strategic stories for nonprofit organizations, facilitating creative community, and lots and lots of writing and improv. She is a 3x SXSW speaker and has also been a featured speaker at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Etsy, and the National Film Board of Canada.
Amanda lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband Jordan, her daughter Ali, and her dog Clover.
Author & improvisor
Amanda is is 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).
She is also a long-time comedic improvisor who’s performed on stages from NYC to Washington, DC, Chicago, and beyond, and on YouTube.
Follow Amanda’s creative work at amandahirsch.com
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.