What was your first job as a journalist?
Once I became an entrepreneur I learnt to be a journalist.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
More perspectives are covered providing a wider view, and multiple vantage points.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
dont have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Important to tell my story
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
dont have one
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google, Microsoft, ChatGPT, Social media, Canva, wordpress, shopify
What's your favorite social network?
instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
My competitors
Why did you become a journalist?
To learn, share information, tell my story my way
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
All of my lighting thought leadership
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Try to ask better-quality questions. An "ok" answer to a great question is far better than a good answer to a bad question.
When's the best time to pitch you?
daytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To talk about dating in the work place for the Globe and Mail
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
dont have one
What's your favorite drink?
Old fashioned
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I love to listen to live jazz music, skiing, at a conference learning new concepts
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker - so funny
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that nothing new happens
