I have to be honest with you, I was slightly uncomfortable and didn’t know what to expect when I started asking people to donate to my 24 Hours of Booty campaign. I knew why I was doing it. I knew what it meant to my …
Orientation for the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School EMBA program was a strange and wonderful mix of nostalgia and new beginnings. It really felt like going back to school, but this time was different. It was in a familiar place, but in a different context. That …
The Sequel – MBA Edition Well, well, well… look who’s back. After over two years without picking up the pen, it feels fitting to bring Streaming Consciousness back to life. I’m heading back to UNC to continue my academic journey—this time as an MBA candidate—and …
I was recently asked what the most inspirational post I’ve ever seen on social media was. I had to think about it a bit because I cry more at inspirational, heartbreaking, or happy stories on social media than I care to admit. Social media has …
Life has a lot of outtakes, and I feel like sometimes the mistakes are more fun than what was even planned. It’s the laughs and jokes in between takes or the ridiculous things said that you couldn’t be too hard on yourself about that you …
I was talking with someone currently pursuing a master’s in public relations and working on a final project regarding crisis communication plans. I loved the chance to put my PR degree to work and use my knowledge of the social media landscape to think through …
Welcome back to another edition of Streaming Consciousness. I was at a work happy hour on Thursday (what a great way to close out the in-office part of my week), and a co-worker asked me about my role in brand and PR. If you haven’t …
In this edition of Streaming Consciousness, I was inspired by a trending phrase I have continually seen on social media: the corporate villain era. What is the corporate villain era, you may ask? The definition tends to vary and be dramatized depending on who is …
The Friday edition of Marketing Brew, a marketing-specific e-newsletter created by Morning Brew, featured an article about social media managers. It came as no surprise that the reputation of the job was previously underrated. “Social is not a career. It’s a job along the way, …
A new social media platform has been creating waves in the tech space, but is it just a fad? It also might be a warning for creators and brands to reevaluate leaning so heavily into video content. I have multiple friends that were early adopters …