Announcing the Builders of a Better World Podcast

Builders of a Better World is a new podcast hosted by Ashlieya Mariano Hanelin that invites listeners to rethink what it really means to change the world: not through grand gestures, but by daring to live a life that is fully your own.

Podcast overview

Builders of a Better World is designed for people who feel called to contribute more, but want to do it in a way that aligns with their deepest values, creativity, and integrity. Each episode features real stories, hard-won wisdom, and grounded practices from guests who are showing up authentically in their families, communities, work, art, and spiritual lives.

Instead of chasing someone else’s definition of success, the show invites listeners to peel back layers of fear, expectations, and perfectionism so they can build lives rooted in purpose, courage, and honest self-expression. The animating belief behind the series is that one honest conversation, one brave decision, and one fully lived life can ripple outward to heal communities, reshape systems, and quietly—but powerfully—transform the world.

Host: Ashlieya Mariano Hanelin

Host Ashlieya Mariano Hanelin is a multifaceted creator, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate who has built a career at the intersection of performing arts, storytelling, and holistic living. As founder of Builders of a Better World, Dance Masters, and DMPA Inc., she has dedicated her work to creating inclusive spaces where children, parents, and families experience the transformative power of the arts—especially in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.

Beyond her entrepreneurial work, Ashlieya is known as an actress and filmmaker whose screen and storytelling experience informs the podcast’s cinematic, deeply human approach to conversation. Through her wellness practice Hh Life Wellness, she also brings expertise in mindset, hypnotherapy, and holistic coaching, grounding each episode in compassion, emotional intelligence, and real-world tools for inner change.

Themes and listeners

The podcast speaks to listeners who are:

• Builders, leaders, artists, parents, and community members who want their daily lives to reflect their highest values.

• Individuals deconstructing perfectionism and external expectations, and searching for a more authentic, spacious definition of success.

• People drawn to conversations about social-emotional learning, purpose-driven work, wellness, creativity, and service.

Recurring themes include how to live with positive intention, how to align personal choices with the “greater good,” and how to cultivate compassion, authenticity, and joy as forces for cultural change.

The show is available on our website and on your favorite podcasting platform, where listeners can subscribe and follow new episodes as they are released.

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