Actress, Singer, Lawyer
Co-founder of Sisters Advocacy
Mikha is a public figure who does not shy away from using her platform to campaign for gender equality, health and education. As an entrepreneur, Mikha is on her way to build a women-run empire in Indonesia.
Mikha is many things – actress, singer, lawyer, and a businesswoman. Not only does Mikha make sure that everything she does is her own choice, it has to be something that she truly enjoys.
“My late mother instilled in my mind to be independent, and that I can do whatever I set my mind to. That is just how I grew up,” Mikha says. On that influence and legacy, Mikha strives to be the woman she always portrays her mother to be.
Mikha started to work as a model in 2008 when she was only 13 years old before kicking off a career in acting and singing. In the years spent in the entertainment industry, Mikha learned to get out of her comfort zone and get to know herself.
“I learned that passion is fluid and that it can grow. You don’t always have to have only one,” Mikha says.
While most of Mikha’s family are artists and musicians, she has also had deep admiration for high-profile female figures who went to law schools. Hillary Clinton, for one.
So, Mikha studied for a business law degree from the prestigious Universitas Pelita Harapan and is now pursuing an International Management master’s degree at her university’s Executive Program with Harvard Business School.
Last year, Mikha and her female cousins, along with an all-female crew of therapists, started a manicure business called Sister’s Beauty Studio. The services grew. Having had a taste of what entrepreneurship feels like, Mikha decided to start her own legal firm. She then launched Sister’s Advocacy on the International Women’s Day 2020, a legal consultant enterprise specializing in corporate law. As an entrepreneur, Mikha dreams to contribute to her generation’s economy through supporting women-centred enterprises. “Everything shall come from women. In my business, all the investments come from women, and the financial returns will be for women. It’s going to be from women to women,” she adds.
For Mikha, starting a business gives her a whole different experience of learning. She discovers that collaboration, network and humility are the three most important capital other than money.
“It has been a lot of studying and a lot of sharing sessions with much more experienced people,” Mikha says.
In three months, Sisters Advocacy successfully reached its break even point.
Mikha’s commitment to women’s empowerment does not stop at her private ventures. She also campaigns for it. With over six million followers on Instagram, Mikha has quite an influence over the public opinion. Through her huge platform, Mikha wants to show that it’s possible for a woman to play a role outside of the domestic sphere, and that a woman can choose her own life. Mikha often campaigns about cyber bullying, education, and healthy lifestyle.
For Mikha, gender lens investing means investing in women’s legacy. A woman should invest in herself, whether with money, time, efforts, energy or even thoughts.
Mikha also sees herself pooling her capital and money for women-led or women-impacting businesses in the future. “When I have a healthy cash flow I will definitely invest in things I believe in, which are women empowerment, education and health,” Mikha says. “Like talents, your money is not going to take you anywhere if you don’t share it with other people,” Mikha concludes.
