Meet Aditi Wardhan Singh | Founder, Editor & Coach

We had the good fortune of connecting with Aditi Wardhan Singh and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Aditi, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
To answer this question, I need to take you through my journey, which was quite organic. My passion for writing saw me grow from a blogger to a freelance writer, but I saw a space in the market where no one was talking about multicultural living and third-culture life. I truly believe that to be inclusive, we need to lift each other up and have empathy for challenges we do not know about.

When I started RaisingWorldChildren.com, it was to create a platform that looked at multicultural living from all aspects, not just religion or heritage, but also choices and abilities. I wanted to create a platform where people from all walks shared their challenges and actionable tips that helped them live a better life. We started in 2017 as a team of 35 writers publishing 3 articles per week. After two years, I published my viral articles in a book called Strong Roots Have No Fear, that won multiple awards. After a year I published How Our Skin Sparkles that got picked Teachers Pick by Amazon and received multiple accolades for the way in which it married science and culture to build conversation around inclusivity.

With time, I had aspiring writers approach me and I began helping in editing and branding for Indie-publications specializing in multicultural books. I have now helped over 200 authors in various aspects of publishing, in turn raising awareness of various challenges through books.

The thought process is two-pronged, so to speak. I want to provide value to the reader and high-quality services to mission-driven writers who are trying to break barriers and raise awareness by providing resources. When I started, I would often get rejected. But the one thing, my why, kept me going, and that is to walk on my path of raising dialogue with conviction and truth.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I have already mentioned my journey so I would like to delve a little into the rejections I faced in my early days. It has certainly not been an easy journey by any means. The shift from a little known blogger to freelance writer was a hard one with over 75 rejections by publications around the world. When I first got accepted by Huffington Post, my joy knew no bounds and then there was no turning back. I have learned many lessons along the way, but the ones I have kept close to my heart are –

1. Never let a rejection stop you from growing. Fall, learn, try again. A rejection just means you have more growing to do.

2. Always keep your why clear in sight. As an artist, that is the only motivation that will keep you going through the days. In my case it is the fact that I understand the world has a lot of hate and I cannot fix it. What I can do however is create resources and assist those who want to see a better world.

If I want someone to learn about my brand, it is that authentic storytelling is the key to reaching your target reader or client. After having worked with authors around the world, the one thing that brought them to me and keeps them coming back is the fact that they see value in the service I provide. I don’t sugar coat and I try to keep cultural sensitivity at the crux of our storytelling while shaping the story to what an ideal reader/parent would be looking for.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I live in Richmond. So the places we would be would be in and around the city. I would certainly take them to the Canal Walk, The Museum of Fine Arts, The Poe Museum, Cartytown, Virginia Beach, a drive through Shenandoah Valley and Luray Caverns. If we have time, DC would certainly not be out of the question too but I think we have already covered a lot. I do enjoy Richmond at night as well.

Places to eat would be Lazeez for Indian food, Sea by Thai, Pho Saigon, Texas De Brazil and Peter Chang for some spicy schezwan cooking.

We also have a local comedy club that sometimes has great performers for fun night about town.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would love to give a shout out to my husband. As I said, my path has been one of many rejections and trials and errors but he is the one who encouraged me to pursue my passion and drive, regardless of outcome believing that where there is truth in action, the monetary benefits would eventually follow.

The second and pivotal shoutouts I would like to give two of my first clients Sneha Jhanb, author of Stressfree Prosperity and Dilraz Kunnummal, author of the acclaimed See You Soon. They showed their faith in me and today, both not only empower readers but are doing amazing work in the their respective fields with the drive to bring about change.

Website: https://raisingworldchildren.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raisingworldchildren/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-ws/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raisingworldchildren/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RaisingWorldChildren