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• Mind Body Soul Travel offers 21-day meditation/journaling programs around different themes for growth and healing, and one-on-one mental and emotional wellbeing coaching.
• Written and recorded 100 meditations between 10 and 25 minutes
• 89,000+ guided meditation plays on InsightTimer
• Monthly 21-day programs for stress-relief, letting go, and self-love have been running since 9/1/20
• 30% of participants have done all three available programs
• Led workshops for corporate and individual clients with themes like How to Cultivate Self-Compassion Daily and Breathe Your Way to Calm Presentations

New York, NY

• VCA animal hospitals
• Wrote pet-related articles for VCA, including inspiring adoption, charitable, and cancer stories.
• Wrote the top-performing article of all time, with approximately 1 million views; "Squeaky Dog Toy Leads to Emergency Surgery for Bulldog"Jobcase
• Wrote job-related articles for their audience, including "5 tips to make job searching easier" and "Businesses that are still growing and have jobs now."Courier Newsroom
• Wrote several articles for their politically minded audience, including "Need Some Post-Election Night Peace? We’ve Got You Covered For This Week and Beyond."Jetsetter, SmarterTravel, and Airfarewatchdog
• Wrote travel-related content for their audiences, following each brand's tone and voice.ExpandED Schools/ TASC, a non-profit organization

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for managing a team of writers; wrote and edited hotel reviews; and photographed hotels in domestic and international destinations such as Thailand and French Polynesia. I employed SEO and data analytics to.
• My 313 articles brought in approximately 4 million unique visitors (second highest of any author)
• Luxury Hotel Bathroom Hacks e-comm article resulted in $10,500+ worth of sales in one month
• Pinterest followers increased 271% under my management

Greater New York City Area

Hired and managed a team of freelance writers, as well as wrote and edited hotel reviews. I pitched and wrote travel-related articles for the website, which were syndicated to sites such as USA Today, ABC News, and Business Insider. Photo/hotel-review trips included Dubai and Sri Lanka.

Updated hotel reviews, wrote blog articles, and created hotel awards lists to help users make their travel decisions. I also sifted through resumes, interviewed candidates, and eventually hired/trained someone to manage customer service requests. I went on two trips to photograph/review hotels for Oyster and TripAdvisor. I also served on a wellness.

I wrote articles, linked hotel reviews for SEO purposes, and handled all customer service requests. I also helped with various editorial-based projects and updating reviews when necessary. Additionally, I went on a trip to Las Vegas to tour various hotels and subsequently write hotel reviews and blog articles.

• Managed database of grant programs available to representative’s 10-county district
• Liaison between governmental agencies and district officials
• Communicated with constituents
• Wrote letters of support for the district when they applied for a specific grant

• Fact-checked and proofread articles
• Researched and wrote 16 total articles for the publication

• Helped manage production of several publications
• Created and updated excel spreadsheets

• Managed freelance proposals
• Worked marketing events

Bachelor Of, Journalism, With Honors

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists- UT Austin Chapter, Secretary from 2010-12; Orange Magazine, Managing.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Hyperlocal Newsroom Summer Academy• Shot/edited video and wrote articles on East Village neighborhood • Media.