Experience

Uplevyl

• United States
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Host

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  In my Uplevyl video interview series, I interview professional and famous women about how friendship in all forms has impacted their careers. The one-hour interviews, edited into three to five-minute clips, explore each subject's individual path from how they found their chosen career to the lessons they have learned along the way. Each interview is intended to help other women as they navigate their own lives. In my Uplevyl video interview series, I interview professional and famous women about how friendship in all forms has impacted their careers. The one-hour interviews, edited into three to five-minute clips, explore each subject's individual path from how they found their chosen career to the lessons they have learned along the way. Each interview is intended to help other women as they navigate their own lives.



SmartNomad

• United States
• Travel Arrangements

• Travel Writer and Tastemaker

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  I write all of the landing page copy for Smart Nomad, a sleek travel app geared towards a cosmopolitan crowd. In each narrative piece, written in a similar vein as Vox publication, I explore cities such as Nashville and New Orleans from the culinary to the club scenes. The articles are written in a fun, cheeky manner intended to inspire readers and guide them on their travels. I write all of the landing page copy for Smart Nomad, a sleek travel app geared towards a cosmopolitan crowd. In each narrative piece, written in a similar vein as Vox publication, I explore cities such as Nashville and New Orleans from the culinary to the club scenes. The articles are written in a fun, cheeky manner intended to inspire readers and guide them on their travels.



StoryTerrace

• United Kingdom
• Book Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Memoir Writer

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  As a Storyterrace memoir writer, I relay tales from the lives of my subjects who are generally in the last chapter of their life. Through a series of six interviews, I learn about their upbringings, school years, marriages, careers, and retirements. These novellas are intended to educate their living family members about their lives and the lessons learned from them. It is truly gratifying work and fascinating as well in terms of learning about what life was like around the turn of the century until the Depression era.



Spherical Communications

• Creative Writer

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  I write feature stories, blog posts, and neighborhood guides about cities like Nashville, Tennessee. The articles are meant to educate the public on what the vibe, culture, and people of the chosen cities are like. I write feature stories, blog posts, and neighborhood guides about cities like Nashville, Tennessee. The articles are meant to educate the public on what the vibe, culture, and people of the chosen cities are like.



Word of Mouth Conversations Publishing

• Custom Book Publisher

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  I create custom coffee table books for organizations and corporations who wish to commemorate a special occasion or have a unique tool to articulate their company culture. My first client was HCA Healthcare whose 50th-anniversary book I created in 2018. The book featured interviews with people from all levels of the company, from the founder and CEO to the nurses, doctors, and janitors. It was said to create unity across their 250,000 person organization and package their culture in a creative format. The books make for an ideal gift for special occasions and a unique recruitment and marketing tool to educate others internally and externally about what makes your company so special: the people.



Word of Mouth Conversations

• Interviewer

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Word of Mouth Conversations is a website dedicated to interviews with creatives, small businesses owners, and professionals. The interviews explore how my subjects got from point A to B in their careers and the lessons they learned along the way.www.wordofmouthconversations.com

• Curator and Program Director

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2019

  I curated a three-wall art installation inspired by my brand Word of Mouth Conversations at the Nashville International Airport in terminals A and C and the food court. The year before, I created a year-long art exhibition at Vanderbilt University, featuring photography from my first book and art inspired by it, and co-created a yearlong program of live interviews and events in which I brought in subjects from my books to speak to the university's students.



The Nashville Edit, Modern Luxury, Sophisticated Living, Edible Magazine

• Freelance Arts and Entertainment Journalist

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  In my career, I've written hundreds of editorial features and several cover stories for arts, interior design, and fashion publications. Most recently, I profiled supermodel Karen Elson for the Nashville Edit's cover. In my career, I've written hundreds of editorial features and several cover stories for arts, interior design, and fashion publications. Most recently, I profiled supermodel Karen Elson for the Nashville Edit's cover.



AllianceBernstein

• United States
• Investment Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Biographer

  • Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  I edited and wrote 300+ biographies for global wealth management firm Alliance Bernstein. The biographies appear on the firm's new website and are intended to brand each individual and their unique value proposition. They were said to also improve the subject's confidence and ability to speak about their unique business to prospective clients. I edited and wrote 300+ biographies for global wealth management firm Alliance Bernstein. The biographies appear on the firm's new website and are intended to brand each individual and their unique value proposition. They were said to also improve the subject's confidence and ability to speak about their unique business to prospective clients.



TEDx Nashville

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tedx Nashville Speaker

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  I was selected to write and perform a Tedx Nashville talk in front of 1,200 people called "Talking to strangers is my self-care." I was selected to write and perform a Tedx Nashville talk in front of 1,200 people called "Talking to strangers is my self-care."



Gresham Smith

• United States
• Design
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biographer

  • Nov 2018 - May 2019

  For this project, I wrote 233 biographies for global architecture and engineering firm Gresham Smith. The biographies, which were used for the firm's resumes, proposals, and marketing materials, featured the stories of their architects, engineers, and interior designers. As the firm pitched projects to prospective clients they wanted a narrative that would help them connect with who was on their team. I interviewed each person for the project and wrote up a 300-word biography explaining the backstory of their career, the passion behind their work, and the unique ingredients that only they bring to the table.



Nashville Entrepreneur Center

• United States
• Economic Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Host/Curator, Sip It! Series

  • Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

  I curated a 12-month series at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in which I brought in a new subject every month and interviewed them in front of a live audience about their career. I curated a 12-month series at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in which I brought in a new subject every month and interviewed them in front of a live audience about their career.



Spring House Press

• United States

• Author, Word of Mouth: Nashville Conversations

  • Apr 2013 - May 2017

  I wrote and produced the popular coffee table book, which has been coined the "go-to gift" when someone moves to Nashville to introduce them to the city. I wrote and produced the popular coffee table book, which has been coined the "go-to gift" when someone moves to Nashville to introduce them to the city.



Vanderbilt University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cultural Curator

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  I organized a year-long art installation for the Vanderbilt Curb Center featuring photography from my first book and artwork inspired by the book. I also created programs with the Curb Center team around the book's themes of connection, community, and gentrification for the staff and students at Vanderbilt. I organized a year-long art installation for the Vanderbilt Curb Center featuring photography from my first book and artwork inspired by the book. I also created programs with the Curb Center team around the book's themes of connection, community, and gentrification for the staff and students at Vanderbilt.



Schawk!, Inc. / Anthem! Worldwide

• Fashion Copywriter

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  For global advertising agency Schawk!, Inc. and high-end consignment company Luxury Garage Sale I wrote product descriptions. Campaigns at Schawk! included writing copy for the 2012 Lord & Taylor spring catalogue which was featured in both print and online. For global advertising agency Schawk!, Inc. and high-end consignment company Luxury Garage Sale I wrote product descriptions. Campaigns at Schawk! included writing copy for the 2012 Lord & Taylor spring catalogue which was featured in both print and online.