Spotlight on Success
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Mrs. Miriam A. Ament-Forman
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Mrs. Miriam A. Ament-Forman
| Company | No Shame On U |
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| Role | Founder |
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| Company Website | https://www.noshameonu.org/ |
Founded by Miriam Ament Forman — a Barnard College alumna with a graduate degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University — No Shame On U is dedicated to breaking the stigma around mental health and ensuring no one struggles alone. Through workshops, school programs, and community education, the organization equips people with the tools and support they need to understand, cope, and connect.
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- Leaders doing meaningful work
- People with insights others can learn from
- Voices worth elevating
Interview Questions
1. What’s one strategy your business used recently that created meaningful growth?
Statistics, regarding: Mental Health, based, upon…
Factual data…from: hospitals, medical professionals, and, mental health therapists!
2. How has AI or technology changed the way you operate or serve clients?
Sharing, data, and/or, posts, multiple times daily,
elevates, the, message, of: the, importance and commonality, of, Mental Health, throughout, many, communities, with: AI!
3. What’s one thing you stopped doing that actually helped your business grow?
Comparing, my, organization, to, any, other…..
As: all, are, substantially, different!
4. What’s a customer insight you discovered that changed the way you do business?
Kindness, essentially, crucial!
5. If a business had to improve ONE area to grow faster in the next 90 days, what should it be?
Promotion.
6. What’s one thing you do consistently that keeps your pipeline healthy?
Daily: Social Media, posts…providing:
Information, Statistics, Medical Information, and: Availability, of, assistance, throughout, the, vast majority, of, the, world!
7. What’s a decision you made in the last year that had a bigger impact than you expected, and what led you to make it?:
Hiring, of, additional, employees, to, assist, magnifying, the, message!
8. What’s one process you streamlined that made a noticeable difference in efficiency or results?
Reading and Sharing, of: Mental Health Statistics!
9. What book, podcast, or resource has influenced your thinking or business decisions lately and why?
Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness Kindle Edition, by Jessie Close
Who Should You Nominate?
- Leaders doing meaningful work
- People with insights others can learn from
- Voices worth elevating
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3 Key Takeaways
# 1
Data builds trust and reach. Using verified mental-health statistics from hospitals and clinicians shows how a business can anchor its message in authority—an approach any organization can use to strengthen credibility and focus its marketing.
# 2
Consistency multiplies visibility. Frequent AI-supported posting and daily educational Content demonstrate how steady, repeatable systems keep a pipeline active without requiring constant reinvention.
# 3
Clarity of identity accelerates growth. By stopping comparisons, elevating kindness, and adding team members to extend the mission, the organization highlights the value of choosing a lane, investing in support, and streamlining processes that reinforce the core message.
Who Should You Nominate?
- Leaders doing meaningful work
- People with insights others can learn from
- Voices worth elevating
