By 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 | February 29, 2016 | 0 Comment
Working at an organization that finances and supports young entrepreneurs, I get to meet and see a lot of cool businesses and entrepreneurs come through our doors. As a content creator for our organization, one of the most rewarding things is getting to tell the inspiring stories of these entrepreneurs. Here are just some my colleagues […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | January 19, 2016 | 0 Comment
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a yearly initiative that happens every year for one week in November across the globe in 160 countries. The objective of the week is to celebrate innovators and job creators who launch start-ups. Each year, host countries help organize events, encourage organizations and people to get involved, and raise awareness […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | January 12, 2016 | 0 Comment
If you haven’t heard the news, I’ve been nominated for a Notable Award for social media in Ontario. I’m honoured to be nominated, but I need your help with voting (which is now open). To give you some background so you can make an educated vote, here’s what you need to know… What is […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | August 24, 2015 | 0 Comment
In January 2015 I took hold of my travel blog and decided to go full force with it. I had my blog since 2009 but I hadn’t really put much time and effort into it. I would write on my blog (pretty terribly to be honest) about my summers I was spending as an ESL […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | August 10, 2015 | 0 Comment
Recently I read an amazing book called Looptail by Bruce Poon Tip – the founder of G Adventures. Now I may be bias because this is basically my dream company to work for, and it was my dream company before I even read this book, but the book reconfirmed that this is an amazing company […]
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 | May 19, 2015 | 0 Comment
Once upon a time, on a very snowy and icy day in Toronto, a girl named Lauren Marinigh went momentarily viral. It all started with the ice storm of Toronto on December 22, 2013. The second biggest storm of the year in Toronto. The first being the flood in the summer of 2013, where many […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren | April 27, 2015 | 0 Comment
Monday’s suck, especially when the weather starts to get nicer and you’re stuck inside a cubicle all day. So since it’s Monday, I thought I’d try to brighten your day just a little bit with these social media related memes.
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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