About Mia Leonie Amata

Minnie Mouse.

That was the name bullies relentlessly called me in elementary school.

Yeah… it made me quiet at first.

Until it didn't.

My library teacher, Ms. Hildebrand, saw something I couldn't yet see in myself. She had a problem to solve. A restless, unfocused class. She gave me a book and a simple direction:

read to them… and get them to settle down.

So I did.

I immersed myself in the story. Shifted my voice for every character. Held the room.

The same kids who once laughed?

Now they were leaning in. Hooked. Focused. Completely still.

Funny how that works.

That moment changed everything.

Ms. Hildebrand didn't just give me a task. She revealed my superpower. And not long after, she had me competing in Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center competitions, where I brought home multiple trophies.

From there, I continued using my voice. Competing in humorous interpretation in Forensics Speech & Debate, bringing home Marymount School of New York's first trophy in that category, and later performing and directing with the Black Underground Theater and Arts Association at Dartmouth College.

What stayed consistent wasn't just performance. It was impact.

Over time, I used my voice to shift rooms, change energy, and connect with people in meaningful ways. From uplifting women through the American Cancer Society's Look Good…Feel Better program to helping students with learning differences build confidence through Learning Ally.

Somewhere along the way, I realized something that has guided every voiceover read since:

a voice isn't just heard… it moves people toward something.

And something else clicked, too.

What once felt like something to hide became something to harness. A presence that doesn't force attention, but draws it in.

That's what I now think of as The Lioness.

Not loud. Not performative. But grounded, instinctive, and fully aware of when to step forward. And when to hold still.

That's the energy I bring to every project.

You have a goal. A product to sell. A story to tell. An audience to move.

I bring the youthful, distinctive, magnetic voice that gets you there.

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Fun Facts

Past: Globetrotter who lived in France and Trinidad.

Present: Yogi and martial artist. Iaido, Capoeira, Muay Thai.

Future: Founder of Wynnie's World. A dog rescue and global compassion movement inspired by my late Yorkie and pet therapy teammate, Dr. Wynston. Stay tuned.