What experiences have shaped your work?
People often ask me, “How did you end up on the other side?” As a journalist, bustling, fast-moving newsrooms in Washington, DC at strange hours — including one year spent as the sole overnight editor at two networks! — were my comfort zone as I fact-checked, wrote, edited, and distributed breaking US political news to global television and online audiences. And in this often loud newsroom environment, I became immersed in the ebbs-and-flows of news cycles, the comparative media landscape, important journalism (and PR) practices, and honed how to effectively place and tell stories in front of the right audiences.
While I thought I had made a huge career leap switching to communications, the truth is I’m still a newsperson. Sure, various aspects like the precise topics, tactics, and audiences are different. But, at the heart of what I do, I still fact-check, write, edit, and distribute news. I also help founders and their teams do the same, working with them to build key foundations and strategies to do so. While newsrooms used to be my norm, now stories around lively, forward-thinking startups are. Strange hours are still included.