90: Can Social Media Influencers Shape the Appearance Diversity Landscape - AM10 Panel Discussion

Welcome back to Appearance Matters the Podcast! In this episode, we share the recording of our Appearance Matters 10 Conference panel discussion event, titled ‘Beyond the Selfie: Can Social Media Influencers Shape the Appearance Diversity Landscape?’ Our panel members include: - Stephanie Yeboah, an award-winning content creator, author and writer. - Amit Ghose, an advocate for the visible difference community and social media influencer with lived experience of neurofibromatosis/NF1. - Phyllida Swift, the CEO of Face Equality International, a charity dedicated to ensuring those with visible differences can live freely without indignity or discrimination. - Dr Amy Slater, a researcher at the Centre for Appearance Research whose work focuses on social media and visible differences. - Mazviona Madzima, a strategic partner manager at YouTube responsible for some of the platforms largest creators. - Antony Genova, a brand manager working in advertising at Google. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On X: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Ivan Samkov from Pexels Episode developed and produced by Abbi Mathews