Who created Shine Theory?

Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman! We’re friends, collaborators, co-hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, and co-authors of the best-selling book Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close.

Photo credit: Milan Zrnic

Photo credit: Milan Zrnic

Aminatou Sow is a writer, interviewer, and cultural commentator. She is a frequent public speaker whose talks and interviews lead to candid conversations about ambition, money, and power. Aminatou lives in Brooklyn.

Ann Friedman is a journalist, essayist, and media entrepreneur. Every Friday, she sends a popular email newsletter. Ann lives in Los Angeles.