From Passion to Business — The Rise of Elevated by Amanda

In another life, Amanda might have stayed in the courtroom — tailored suits, cross-examinations, the sharp rhythm of legal debates.
But destiny had other plans.

Her story didn’t start in a studio or a sleek workspace. It started in an Italian kitchen — the kind where everything smelled like olive oil and simmering tomato sauce. Her parents cooked hearty meals, full of meat and pasta, the way generations before them did. But little Amanda, barely nine, quietly rebelled.

She pushed her plate away one evening and declared she wouldn’t eat meat anymore. No drama, no protest — just an instinctive knowing. “I didn’t like the taste,” she recalls. “And I didn’t like the idea of it.”

That small act of resistance would set the tone for her entire life.

Becoming the outlier

Through her teens, Amanda kept choosing differently. While others chased convenience, she was learning what it meant to eat consciously — first cutting out red meat, then chicken, then seafood. By her early twenties, she was entirely plant-based, long before it became fashionable.

But this wasn’t just about food. It was about energy — living lighter, cleaner, calmer. She became a master of balance, proving that a plant-based life could be powerful, protein-rich, and joyful.

Still, her path wasn’t clear. She was a dancer and a cheerleader, deeply connected to movement, but life led her somewhere else: law school.

When law met yoga

Law school tested her in more ways than one. It was demanding, competitive, and emotionally draining. But amidst the chaos, Amanda discovered something that changed everything — yoga.

A six-week class became her sanctuary. The stillness, the rhythm, the breath — it felt like coming home. Yoga didn’t just stretch her body; it expanded her perspective.

She finished law school, passed the exams, and stepped into the legal world. But every time she entered the courtroom, something felt off. The conflict, the arguments, the pressure — none of it aligned with who she was becoming.

Then came a weekend yoga retreat that would change her life. The instructor asked everyone to write down their dream life and their biggest blockage.
Amanda wrote: “I want a life of wellness.”
For blockage, she wrote: “My legal job.”

They burned those papers in a symbolic fire. The next morning, she walked into work — and was laid off.

It felt like divine timing. “I literally manifested my own layoff,” she laughs.

The Birth of “Elevated by Amanda”

With law behind her, Amanda leaned fully into yoga and wellness. She began teaching classes, first in local studios, then internationally. Her workshops and retreats drew people who weren’t just looking for fitness — they were looking for balance, healing, and confidence.

Her philosophy was simple: wellness wasn’t a body goal — it was a life goal.
She combined yoga, mindfulness, and plant-based nutrition into a complete system of feeling whole. Her classes became conversations about boundaries, energy, and self-worth as much as they were about breathwork and movement.

Over the next decade, Amanda built a global following. But when the pandemic hit, everything changed again. Studios shut down. Retreats were canceled. And for the first time in years, silence filled her schedule.

From offline energy to online empathy

Amanda refused to pause. She moved everything online — first through Zoom, then through structured programs. “It was new, scary, and messy,” she admits. “But I realized I could reach people anywhere, not just in a studio.”

She began creating courses that blended her worlds — yoga, mindset, and plant-based nutrition — teaching women how to reconnect with their bodies, their routines, and their joy.

Soon, she realized her work had outgrown scattered Zoom links and email threads. She needed a space that felt like her: calm, empowering, elegant, and intuitive.

That’s when she found Graphy.

Finding flow on Graphy

Amanda had tried other platforms before — Stan Store, link-in-bio tools, plug-ins — but they always felt transactional. She wanted a true digital home.

“Graphy gave me that,” she says. “A space that reflects who I am — beautiful, cohesive, and human.”

She loved that it combined everything she needed — courses, digital products, SEO tools, and marketing features — all while keeping things simple enough to manage alone.

More importantly, she found support.
Her onboarding manager, Mayank, became her go-to person, helping her bring her vision to life without the overwhelm of tech jargon.