I first was cutting this piece a few months back when I tired a Milani Cosmetics eye stick. It was so great and thought that this would make a perfect premise of my piece. Read it here on BELLA.
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Pairing up with Kaidy and Karol (the ladies behind Nina Nieves capes), I reciprocated an interview for their short story section on the Nina Nieves website. Read the piece here. And in case you forgot, here is the Interview they did with me for Thrive.
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After an ongoing struggle of tech issues since I posted Patricia’s interview, I think I finally figured out what the WordPress issue.
Anyway, the Tales of the Cocktail 2021 Spirited Awards are coming up and I nominated someone for the Pioneer Award – sadly there is no top ten announced this week. There is only the winner at the end of Sept. Nevertheless, I am proud of my composition as it took 4 weeks to put together.
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In the fall of 2019, I went to Mexico City and as a “Sunday Surprise” I booked a baking class with Eliceo. It was so much fun! I was thoroughly impressed and will definitely recommend it if you are heading to Mexico City. If not, check out his classes online. Read my interview with Eliceo here.
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So last year, I wrote one of the best pieces I’ve ever written called Food for Thought. Dr. Johnny Drain was a part of it. It only made sense to get him back to see what he was up to this year. Check out his interview here.
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I’ve been a fan of Rich’s work for a while. He whimiscially creates works of art with paper and existing famous landmarks. Like the saying goes, a picture is worth a million words and Paperboyo’s art is better left seen. Here is the interview with Rich aka Paperboyo.
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After I got bit by the ClubHouse bug, I convinced Patricia Wooster to include me on her moderator panel. So glad I did. It’s a wealth of knowledge for all writers and I learn so much every time I join. Check out her interview for my series here.
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Here is a fun roundup inspired by a hike with a coworker. As I realized – not all keto snacks are created equal. Make sure you read the labels!
I’m definitely trying to get out and enjoy our summer weather (minus the heat wave days!). I hope you are having a wonderful summer. Read the BELLA article here.
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Here is an interview with famed wedding designer known as @AllThatGlittersOnTheGram. I remember really liking one of her long sleeve dresses she had made year ago and seeing her on the TLC Show, “Say Yes to the Dress.” So nice to actually chat with her! Check out her interview here.
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I met Meagan in New York around 2015. She was starting out her collection, Ollari. I actually have no idea how we first connected (hahah!). But we did, and I’m so glad. Every time I would visit the city I would check in. I consider her to be one of my fearless friends as she moved countries to pursue her passion. Read 5 Minutes/5 Questions with Meagan Ollari here.
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Here is my latest instalment of my interview series, 5 Minutes/5 Questions…This time it is one-half of the duo behind AVEC. AVEC is a Brooklyn-based, good-for-you line of cocktail mixers. Winners of Pharrell William’s Black Ambition Program, you can read my interview with Dee Charlemagne here.
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I believe I came across Nina Nieves on Instagram – which is a goldmine for talent (if you didn’t know). I really fell in love with their capes and their sisterhood. Read their interview here.
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I tuned into an IDEO session with Donald Burlock, Jr. He was speaking about his book, Superhuman by Design. I read it and thought he would be great to kick off an old interview series that I used to run on my Tumblr blog; now for a THRIVE audience with a focus on success and mental-wellbeing. Read Donald’s interview here.
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I didn’t realize that I haven’t done a roundup in a while! Well this one is definitely timely. Read it here.
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This piece came together quite quickly. I think started to see a similar theme of ‘Deadstock’ coming up in either my IG feed of just random companies that I would google. Read it on BELLA here.
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I know, this isn’t exactly in my wheelhouse – yet it took an IG post from my friend in the UK to get my wheels turning. Before I knew it, I had a roundup on my hands. Here it is for BELLA. Read the piece here.
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It’s such a humbling experience to write something and then get it rejected. Only for you to re-write a better piece. Here is my piece with Citizens of Soil and Nudo Adopt for Thrive Global.
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I can’t wait to share my Laura Elizabeth photos of me in my Retrofete denim jumpsuit. But until then, check out this roundup I did on the latest styles for BELLA. Click here to read the piece.
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I love Mini-Eggs and so today I organized a mini egg ice cream run for the department at work. While these eggs are almost too pretty to eat, I’m sure I wouldn’t have a problem devouring them. Read the BELLA article here.
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Ever since I went behind the scenes at Gucci’s offices in Milan and Florence two years ago (eek!) I’m always intrigued with the craftsmanship behind luxury goods. So I was happy to learn more about the Lady Dior Art collaboration with artist Chris Soal. Read about it here.
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So earlier this year I did Hair Care Challenge. Of course, I had to write about it. Here it is…
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This roundup was inspired by the Netflix show Bridgerton. Set in the Regency period, the show featured over 700+ costumes in the 8 part series! I’m a big fan of ruffles, bows and lace myself – so this made for a fun roundup.
I can’t wait for the second season. Read the piece on BELLA here.
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So here it is, my last piece for Thrive this year. Looking back, I wrote a lot even though I never physically left Vancouver. Although this is an interview I did with Lynn Lin of Electric Bing Sutt (Lebanon), it describes how resiliency has become the word of the year.
Hope you have a wonderful, happy, healthy New Year.
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This is definitely going to be my last roundup of the season. Here is Forever Formal Fashion, a sequel to a piece I did last year, this is a roundup of sustainable brands for formal occasions.
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I was interviewed by Wendy Sy for the Fortune and Frame blog , for the What I Give campaign. It was such a pleasure because, I have yet (after so many years) to meet Wendy in person.
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Here is my convo with Chef Douglas McMaster of Silo London and the new Zero Waste Cooking School and food educator experience designer, Charles Michel for Thrive. This is the sequel to my initial article, Food for Thought. Both had really aligned POVs and values and it was nice to hear more of their thoughts on the Future of Food.
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Let’s back track to the summer. I was part of a panel for #DeloitteFutureofHealth panel and here are some snippets of the discussion. Here is my Thrive article about it too.
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I had the pleasure of visiting Supernova Ballroom back in Jan. so I was sad to hear that it had to close down. Here is a piece I wrote based on an interview with Kelsey Ramage and Ivy Mix about the trials and tribulations of owning a business during this uncertain pandemic time.
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Here is a piece for a joint interview with Chef Eduardo Marin and Dr. Johnny Drain on the Slow Food Movement. Read it here.
I’m actually in the process of doing a follow up piece with Chef Douglas McMaster from Silo London and the Zero Waste Cooking School. Should be out very very soon!
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I put together two roundups on BELLA. One on Advent Calendars and another on Loungewear.
I definitely need to start the Advent one earlier next year; I can’t believe that SO many sold out by the time the piece went live.
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A few months back, I wrote an article on my thoughts on the pandemic (which is still going on!) and because of that article I was asked to participate on a private group panel for Deloitte about the Future of Health. Incredibly honoured for two reasons. First, when I graduated I actually thought about moving into management consulting and Deloitte was on the list (so working with them has come full circle). The second reason is that being able to use my 16 years of healthcare in a different way is a nice consolidation of my experience to date!
Other panelist include
Jennifer Jolly – an Emmy award winning journalist in the Tech and Health Space (New York Times, USA Today, Today Show)
Robin Raskin – a Health and Tech industry leader
Robin Plotnik – Nutrition and Fitness influencer @WhatRobinEats
Anna DeSouza – Digital and Broadcast journalist in the Tech and Health Space (Yahoo! and Today.com). This is my second time working with Anna – the last time, she was pregnant and now she has two beautiful baby twin girls.
UPDATE: Here is the Thrive Global piece I wrote about this session.
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Here is a piece I wrote about the other pandemic, systemic racism. This time I called upon my friends to help me out. Find it on Thrive.
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It took me a while, but here is the piece I wrote about the pandemic for Thrive. It’s been a weird few months for everyone – I know everyone is dealing with their own form of purgatory.
I’ve been watching a lot of late night TV (on Youtube) and Seth Meyers always ends with – “Stay Safe, Wash your hands and We love you”.
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BELLA’s latest edition honors frontline workers and guess who was included? This Beauty issue is for sale here.
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I don’t think anyone foresaw that we would be spending a lot of time at home (under orders) in 2020. I wrote a roundup for BELLA on some products that have helped the stay be a little more pleasant.
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Since my trip to the UK back at the end of Feb, I struggled on how I would write essentially a ‘trade’ piece and have it be relevant. I think I succeed – read it here.
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This piece went live on BELLA in March.When I wrote this piece I was thinking quarantine might be for a month or so. Unfortunately, it’s looking like its longer. No matter – you still need to get outside and get some moments of fresh air (just think – with less cars – the air is actually fresher!). I want to personally thank you to all the essential mail carrier/courier companies out there as they are allowing me to still online shop without much of a delay.
Spring Staycation Fashion Finds
Hope you are staying well and healthy.
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I had the incredible opportunity to talk about my book live on national daytime TV on the Tamron Hall Show in NYC. It was so much fun, but I don’t think I had much time to process everything that was going on. It was nice to visit my friends though, I haven’t been back to NY since Jan of 2018.
Being on TV is not something new to me, I was re-occuring on a TV show for a bit and in 2018 I did three taped segments including Good Morning Washington, The TODAY show in Sydney Australia and NBC News BETTER for my book.
Yet, this was the first time there was a live audience. I can’t wait to do it again as I had a lot of fun.
TAMRON HALL: Tamron Hall
TAMRON HALL: Tamron Hall
TAMRON HALL: Tamron Hall
TAMRON HALL: Tamron Hall
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Just catching up from some busy weeks. I was in NYC (which I will tell you about in my next post) and then I went to the UK as well. Here are two pieces for BELLA.
Optimizing Ourselves – It was my research about supplements and vitamin regimes on the market today.
Top 5 Local Must-Do’s in 5 Iconic Cities – Looks at a survey of 5 cities around the world and their Must Do lists as noted by locals.
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Because every New Year (New Decade) we should regroup and see how we can be just a tad bit better. I rounded up on a few products to help us hit the ground running on BELLA. Here is the piece.
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I can’t believe that I forgot to post this! Such a great trip with Jose Cuervo. I definitely did not get my fill of street tacos though, or enough time at the Anthropology museum.
Here is my piece for BELLA.
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Here is a spotlight on THRIVE, I did on the philanthropic work of celebrity hairstylist, Martino Cartier and FOLLEA founder, Daniel Alain Hafid. They recently had their hair drive at The Gregory Hotel with Caravan Stylist Studio.
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I’ve been slacking on sharing my pieces on my site. Here are 3 BELLA pieces that I contributed this fall.
Full STEAM ahead – A roundup of STEAM toys and one to look out for in the future.
How to win those Winter Woes – Skincare during the winter months can be challenging. Here is some products that can help.
Forever Fashion – Two OOTD looks, one for work and one for play. Entirely created with sustainable fashion pieces.
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This piece was well overdue! I had the best time in Croatia and can’t wait to go back.
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Travelling to the Monaco Yacht Club for the Solar & Energy Boat Challenge inspired this piece.
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Here is a piece I wrote inspired by my time in the British Virgin Islands, visiting the Scrub Island resort.
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A few tips that I shared with Business Insider about second dates.
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I attended Glimpse 2019 (A HydraFacial and FastCompany event) in Las Vegas a few weeks ago and I wrote this piece on a few of the speakers that shared their wisdom with the crowd. I love when I can tie in my business knowledge into real life scenarios. This is Open Operations for Thrive.
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