Reboot your career and money after life knocks you off track.
Brown Ambition is a practical, honest guide for ambitious women of color who are tired of money and career advice that ignores real life.
On sale June 15, 2027.
Early Praise for Brown Ambition
"Mandi has spent years helping women get good with money and braver with their careers. Brown Ambition is her blueprint for what comes next-how to rebuild after burnout, babies, and big pivots without abandoning your dreams or your bank account."
— Tiffany Aliche, New York Times bestselling author of Get Good with Money
“With Brown Ambition, Mandi serves up the financial reset women actually need—no fluff, no shame, just real talk and real strategies. If you’ve ever felt behind, overwhelmed, or stuck in your career, this book is your sign to stop spiraling and start rebooting.”
— Vivian Tu, New York Times bestselling author of Rich AF
If life knocked you sideways, this book is for you.
You’ll see yourself in this book if:
• You’ve been through a layoff, burnout, debt spiral, grief season, caregiving crunch, toxic job, or confidence collapse, and you’re trying to find your footing again.
• You are smart, capable, and hardworking, but still feel behind when it comes to money, career moves, or both.
• You want practical guidance, not shame, jargon, or recycled “wake up at 5 a.m. and manifest harder” nonsense.
• You are ready to rebuild your finances, your career, and your sense of self-trust—without abandoning your peace in the process.
This book is for the woman who is deeply ambitious and more than a little tired. She has big goals, real responsibilities, and absolutely no interest in being scolded by money or career advice that ignores burnout, bias, caregiving, grief, layoffs, anxiety, depression, or plain old bad timing.
You are not broken. You Just need a reboot.
And that deserves a better blueprint.
Meet Mandi
Mandi Woodruff-Santos is an award-winning podcast host, author, entrepreneur, and money and career expert. For more than a decade, she has hosted the award-winning podcast Brown Ambition, helping women build wealth, pursue meaningful careers, and define ambition on their own terms.
A former financial journalist and content executive, Mandi has spent her career translating intimidating money and career advice into practical, real-life strategies—especially for women navigating big goals, messy seasons, and everything in between. Her work has appeared in outlets including The New York Times, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider.
With her debut book, Brown Ambition, Mandi brings together candid storytelling, career strategy, and money guidance for women ready to rebuild without shame, burnout, or falling into the hustle culture trap.