Welcome to the new TiramisuForBreakfast.com! As you can see, we got a little website revamp. I would love your help as I work to update this new page with examples of my work and testimonials.

If we’ve worked together in the past in any capacity (student/teacher/client/coworker) I would be so grateful for your feedback and input as I plan for 2018! If you have a moment, please share your thoughts here.

As always, please let me know if there’s ever anything I can do for you.

Richmond Magazine just released their December issue and for the first time, I had the chance to contribute. Look for the Winter White style section on page 83.

CLIENT NEWS

Sonabank P.O.W.E.R. began a campaign highlighting retailers in their footprint and followed with the launch of a holiday gift guide (if you’re a P.O.W.E.R. member, add your business’s gift ideas here)

 

VCU Brandcenter students created holiday window magic at shops along Libbie, Grove and Patterson avenues.

READ | LISTEN | WATCH | LEARN

MASHABLE: Facebook tests tagging system as it figures out what to show you from random pages

“Perhaps Facebook is just now rolling out tagging as a way to improve its system’s capabilities for combing the vast amount of content posted on Facebook every day and delivering of-interest stuff to users.”

KAREN MCGRANE: Content & Context: Content Strategy for a Mobile World

“It doesn’t matter if you think that any one platforms or device is going to be the next big thing, because humanity’s desire for new devices and platforms has not yet been sated. There will be a next big thing. There will be a new platform, a new place to publish content. The organizations that will succeed are the ones who stop thinking about how they publish to any one platform and instead, change their entire publishing mindset to embrace the idea of publishing to any platform, any device, equally. That will require the true separation of content from form.”

ADWEEK: Why It’s Critical Brands Take a Stand on Tough Social Issues

“Consumers want to know where brands stand on issues. Brands cannot expect to play Switzerland as the rest of the world picks a side. Consumers want the companies they support to harness their power for good, not lay back and let injustices happen.”

KIND: The World Needs More Kind

“Nice is something you say. Kind is something you do. Now, more than ever, that extra effort is required to rediscover our shared humanity and tackle challenges related to misunderstanding and intolerance. To kick-start a conversation around the topic, KIND is releasing a storytelling series that illuminates this distinction and invites people to consider the difference between being nice and being kind, and act accordingly.”

GOALCAST: These 9 life lessons from comedian Tim Minchin will make you laugh — and learn

FORBES: The 25 Best Twitter Accounts To Follow To Improve Your Life

CNN: The Darkest Material On Earth

ALLURE: You’re beautiful for who you are inside—not for what you look like.

WTVR: Bobcat survives 50-mile ‘miracle’ trip to Richmond stuck in car grill

“Officer Jones sent me a text message at 8:06. And the text was, ‘I’m on a call with a bobcat stuck in the grill of a car – and he’s still alive.’”

Peters said the text contained the “crazy eyes” emoji along with the question, “What do I do?”” 

EBAUMS WORLD: Best Buy Paper Insert From July 1994 Is Like A Timecapsule

THE DODO: Kids Make Special Newspapers For Their Cat To Read While He’s In The Litter

Boxwhile Baba Ganoush was doing his business, his sisters noticed he was just staring at the wall the whole time — and thought that seemed a little too boring. 

RESOURCES

FREE CODE CAMP | 200 universities just launched 560 free online courses.

ENGADGET | PayPal makes it easy to pool money for gifts

EVENTS

12/5 | BOSS BABES RVA December Meetup

12/5 | THE VALENTINE MUSEUM Controversy/History – Quality Place: Monuments & Tourism

12/6 | THE WOODLOT Holiday Happy Hour Pop Up

12/10 ICA VCU Call for Participation! Richmond: Symphony of a City

Do you dream of sharing untold stories about our city of Richmond? Do you have family legends, speculations, or critical perspectives for Richmond’s future? Contribute story ideas for a new project by artist Marinella Senatore, commissioned by the Institute for Contemporary Art as part of the inaugural exhibition Declaration (April 21 – September 9, 2018.)
Artist Marinella Senatore will draw on your submissions to create the outline of a new radio drama. She will then work with a cross-section of Richmond citizens to develop the radio drama in 2018, which will be performed as part of Declaration.

12/12 | NAWBO | Holiday Luncheon

12/18 | 955 CLUB COMEDY Ladies of RVA Comedy Showcase

12/22 | PAPER ROSE Co. Pop-In At Nordstrom

1/1 | LUCID LIVING RVA ReNEWed Year: Self Care for 2018

2/6 | VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER Women & Wellness Forum Series – Keynote speaker Joan Lunden

2/24 | VISUAL ARTS CENTER OF RICHMOND The Nuts and Bolts of Freelance Writing with Marissa Hermanson Moomaw

2/24 | HOUSING FAMILIES FIRST A Night In Old Havana

3/16 | TIFFANY HADDISH #SheReady

JOBS

These are some jobs that I’ve either heard about from friends or come across online. I don’t have a personal connection to all of them, but feel free to contact me if you’re interested and I’ll do anything I can to help. If you’re hiring, feel free to send that info along for me to include too.

WORK LABS | Studio Designer

CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL | Manager, Digital Content & Marketing

DOMINION ENERGY | Senior Communications Specialist

VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | Communications Manager

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND | Marketing Adjunct Faculty

VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM | Digital Media Specialist

WORKSHOP DIGITAL | Senior Paid Digital Marketing/Pay Per Click (PPC) Analyst

DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE | Public Relations Coordinator

VASEN BREWING COMPANY | Marketing and Events Coordinator

HHHUNT | Marketing Manager

VIRGINIA REPERTORY THEATRE | Director fo Communications & Marketing