By Lauren | February 4, 2021 | 0 Comment
If you’ve been following me at all over the last two years, you may (or may not) have seen that I have had a podcast since 2019 called Somebody Date Us. This podcast was born out of feeling defeated after a breakup, and hearing similar complaints and issues from my single friends. I joined forces […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | October 6, 2020 | 0 Comment
We’ve been now working from home for about seven months now. Doesn’t it feel like an eternity ago when we were all forced into lockdown for only two weeks? Little innocent us having no idea that two weeks would turn into something much more. Working from home was always something most of us dreamed about. […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | May 6, 2019 | 0 Comment
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit down with Hamza Khan, an award-winning marketer and entrepreneur who is currently the Managing Director of Student Life Network, an organization that I’ve written content for a freelance basis for as long as I can remember. Hamza and I have always known of each other through […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | August 9, 2017 | 0 Comment
At the beginning of July I celebrated my three year anniversary working for an organization called Futurpreneur Canada. Futurpreneur is the only national non-profit organization in Canada that offers financing, mentorship and resources for young entrepreneurs (aged 18-39). When I was hired three years ago I didn’t really have any idea what I was getting […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | December 19, 2016 | 0 Comment
I still remember interviewing for my first internship. In order to graduate from my public relations post-graduate program, I had to complete a month long internship in the communications industry. My school brought in a bunch of people from within the industry who were looking for interns to conduct interviews with us. Somehow I got […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | June 9, 2016 | 0 Comment
Today was day two of three for Social Media Week Toronto, and it was another good one. Today’s sessions were a bit more intimate as there were sessions happening at both BrightLane and Brainstation to choose from. I loved how there were so many options to pick from, but also was disappointed when I had […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | June 7, 2016 | 0 Comment
Today was my first day of three at Social Media Week Toronto, and boy was it a good one. Speakers came from some of Toronto’s (and the worlds) hottest places like Trend Hunter, Twitter, Shopify, and BuzzFeed, to share insights and interact with the crowd of social media and marketing professionals. There was even an onstage […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | May 2, 2016 | 0 Comment
Last week I attended Brainstation‘s #SocialMediaTO event in Toronto. The event brought together four social media professionals and influencers for a panel discussion on everything social media. Panelists included Stephanie, Global Social Media Lead of G Adventures, Francesca, Social Media Strategist of Grey Canada, Elamin, Social Media Editor of Buzzfeed Canada, and was moderated by […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | June 1, 2015 | 0 Comment
I have danced for a huge chunk of my life, probably since I was around 5 or 6 years old. I grew up as a competitive dancer, one that danced every day of the week up until I went away to college, I used to go to the dance studio right after school and had classes all […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | March 20, 2015 | 1 Comment
1 year ago today I started my blog and committed to the life of a blogger. My biggest fears were definitely the fear of not being able to keep up with it, people not liking my writing, and most of all, running out of ideas for what I should write about. Up until this point […]
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