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How Very warholian of me
or not...
but it is quite Ewingnesque:
social storyteller/ artist/
community champion/
entrepreneur
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Story
In Roxbury, a neighborhood within Boston, MA, I had exposure to female leadership. My Mother, Grandmother and aunts raised me and my cousins together; though we had our struggles, I learned the value of pooled resources. At school, I consumed ideas around competition, fitting in, and success - the privileges of an elite education. On my way to adulthood, I spent many evenings avoiding schoolwork and absorbing 90s TV and Hip Hop. By the time I threw my cap in the air on a sunny day in `99, I dreamed of becoming the next Quentin Tarantino/Spike Lee hybrid, spreading love the Oprah way, and throwing money on a yacht while some NYC dude pumped his fist.
So, I did the college thing and later moved to NYC to jump right into my shiny dream… For a few years, I worked as an event planner or mediocre assistant at a half dozen companies including an investment bank and management consulting firm. Though I filled my evenings and weekends with screenwriting and directing training, writing, and production work, by 2009 I was no closer to any “Hottest Director under 30” list. And in chasing a living, I landed so close to the uber-wealthy minus the yacht or fist pumps. What was a girl to do? Out of a job and broke, I did what any sane working-class artist woman would do: I pursued my passions, sensibilities and curiosity. That’s right. I ate, prayed and loved before Julia, right from my Flatbush, Brooklyn studio apartment.
My self-discovery process included hours and hours of listening, reading, writing and roti. I saw the stories I scripted, the events I planned and the communities I helped to build in a new light. I fell in love with the study of storytelling and its practice online and I was mesmerized by the possibilities that social media offered. And as I jumped further down the rabbit hole, I realized that I knew how to tell a story and understood how to build community. And these two skills, Storytelling and Community Building, are not only interesting and applicable to various settings, but also necessary in the digital world. It took me thirty years (so long Under 30 list!) to figure out how to bring the different strands of my life together to do compelling and sustainable work. I’ve thrown out my Q-T/S-L/Oprah aspiration in order to develop my story:
FADE IN
Int. Bedroom – Night.
Girl-in-Charge, 30 and buxom, sits at desk building Story Worlds for fascinating people and projects. Girl-in-Charge types:
We think you deserve community.
She stops typing.
GIRL-IN-CHARGE
(at screen)
What’s your story?
FADE ONGOING
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Info
- Online Media | Greater New York City Area, USExperience
- Dec 2010 - PresentPresident/Founder / littlebigGirl + CO
- Mar 2009 - PresentFounder, Lead Organizer / Michelle O Brunch
Education-
1999 - 2003University of Virginia
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1996 - 1999Boston Latin School
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- brilliant. spot on. must read: The Luxe Life in ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Bling Ring’ and Other Films via @nytimes http://t.co/BpdBcxgMA2
- .@Facebook launches library of its research papers; collects scientific papers written by @Facebook e... http://t.co/8OKcizdfie
- RT @jeffvijungco: Today’s #philanthropists are tech-savvy, data driven, & connected to their communities’ problems http://t.co/pygoofRQUr …
- Checking out @newscred #walkaboutnyc #contentmarketing #storytelling #startups (at @NewsCred w/ 5 others) [pic]: http://t.co/Q4ygGv6PyQ
- #latergram: my friend Nicole Valentine (@valentinesaid) shared some #bizdev jewels w/ me today :).… http://t.co/S0peMXPT25
- Met these #creatives, @darthski and rosin_cara, between their world #travels. #inspired. #Brooklyn… http://t.co/ga6x6933So
- Sometimes you have to take #work #outside the the #office. #lunch #brooklyn #entrepreneur http://t.co/DXhAY6iDMN
- From #oreograbgo in #austin to #wonderfilled in nyc. #cookies seem to follow me wherever I go O:-) http://t.co/Ai5PpzaeD8
- Checking out a concert for anthropological reasons w/ @tiffanyminott #dontjudgemymusicselections (@ Hook X Nail) http://t.co/xDA4uFNW0V
- @MakiniRegalDsgn no problem! Good seeing you too!
- .@themarxman #cultureartisans session. If your an #artpreneur looking to expand your #brand. Let's… http://t.co/zx5fugrMpu
- "YouTube Launching 30 Paid Channels" via @hispanicbizmag http://t.co/Hdi0SQFmQp
- Income Inequality in #NYC http://t.co/vaTVTsqkPr
