Morra Aarons-Mele is a renowned podcast host, writer, entrepreneur, and communications executive. She is the creator and voice behind The Anxious Achiever podcast, which is recognized as a top management podcast and has been honored with a 2020 Webby Awards Honoree title and the Signal Award for "Best Commute Podcast." Her book, The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower, published by Harvard Business Review Press, identifies how the biggest fears can be transformed into a leadership superpower.

Aarons-Mele has been acknowledged as a leading voice in mental health, being named LinkedIn's Top Voice in Mental Health for 2022. Her advocacy for mental health in the workplace has also earned her the Media Award from Mental Health America in 2023. She has an extensive background in political and private sector internet experience, including her role as the Director of Internet Marketing for the Democratic National Committee during the 2004 Presidential Election.

As an entrepreneur, she founded the award-winning social impact agency Women Online and created the Mission List database of female influencers, successfully selling it in 2021. Her writing career includes contributions to The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Slate, InStyle, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Guardian. Aarons-Mele's first book, Hiding in the Bathroom: How To Get Out There (When You'd Rather Stay Home), was an Amazon bestseller.

She holds degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and Brown University, is a prolific freelance writer, and has been an integral force in various roles at online companies in New York and London. Morra Aarons-Mele resides in Boston with her partner, Nicco Mele, and their three children.