PRESENTATIONS and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
​2024
  • Canadian Freelance Guild: Expert Panel on Social Media.
  • Travel Media Association of Canada PD Session: Diversifying Your Income
  • Travel Media Association of Canada Atlantic Chapter: Marketing and Branding for Freelancers
2023
  • Canadian Freelance Guild: Expert Panel On Managing Freelance Finances. 
  • Canadian Freelance Guild: Expert Panel on Social Media.
  • Canadian Freelance Guild: Expert Panel on Using LinkedIn.
  • Workshop Organizer (in conjunction with Lara Wellman): AI & ChatGPT - What is it and why should I care?
  • Travel Media Association of Canada Conference: Monetizing Your Travel Media Business (panelist).
  • Travel Media Association of Canada BC Yukon Chapter: Monetizing Your Travel Media Business (personal development session).
  • List Building Secrets With AI Summit (with Veronica Arboleda): Presenter. 
  • Winning At Wealth Summit (with John Burdette): Presenter.
  • Marketing, Media, and Money (with Patty Farmer): Podcast Guest.
2021
  • Canadian Freelance Union Freelance Festival: How One Travel Writer Saw the Pandemic
  • Invest Ottawa Digital Main Street Program: Writing "About Me" Pages, Using Social Media Audits, Making Connections Via Facebook Groups, Cleaning Up Twitter, Using Editorial Calendars
  • Algonquin College Social Media Management II for Public Relations (guest speaker): Using Social Media Audits 
  • Ottawa Connecting Women: Using Short Term and Long Term Editorial Calendars
2020
  • Society of American Travel Writers Convention: What you need to know now about digital disclosures
  • Wanderful Woman Summit: How To Budget For Travel (moderator)
  • Pamela George Financial Literacy Summit (in support of the Ottawa Foodbank): Travel and the Pandemic
2019
  • Travel Bloggers Exchange Conference: Federal Advertising Regulations For Bloggers
2015
  • Ontario Highlands Tourism Summit: Developing Instagram Strategies
  • BConnected Conference: Breaking Into Travel Blogging
  • Ontario Southwest Tourism Conference: Blogger-Brand Collaboration Panel
2014
  • CBC Radio Ontario Today: Travel At Christmas - Is It Worth It? (Listen here!)
  • Social Capital Conference: Twitter Chats For Bloggers, Brands, and Beginners
  • BConnected Conference: Social Media and the Art of Storytelling
  • Women In Travel Summit: Editing Your Own Work
2013
  • Travel Bloggers Exchange Conference: Working With Brands On A Budget
FEATURED PRINT INTERVIEWS
Journeywoman: How Will COVID-19 Change Travel (2020)
Globe and Mail: Four Money Saving Tips To Make Your Dream Vacation A Reality (2019)
ROL Cruises: How Much Does It Cost To Travel The World (2019)
ROL Cruises: Best Attractions In The World (2019)
Queen's University Alumni Review: Life After Physics (2016)
Canadian Living: Thrifty Tips: Three Travel Experts Share Their Top Booking Tips (2014)
Irish Times: Travel Bloggers Rate Ireland (2013)
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