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I'm passionate about

I'm passionate about emerging media: social, mobile, gamification. I've been on the bleeding edge for most of my career and love bringing it all together: business objectives, technology, data, ux.

Talk to me about

Social business, mobile, gaming, data, vintage fashion, vegan cooking, travel.

People don't know that I'm good at

I'm a former fashion designer so I am very intuitive with color, design and flow. That has translated very well into the emerging media world where I am able to be both creative and analytical.

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• A comment on Talk: Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality

  Mar 13 2012: I loved this talk because of the way Kelli makes us think about the unexpected... I'm also interested in how the NYT responded to the disruption!

• A comment on Conversation: Which video game has challenged your perspective on the way you live your life and how?

  Feb 14 2012: I enjoyed following Jane McGonigal's "Super Struct" game that enabled crowdsourcing through gaming to solve world problems - it got me thinking about all of the things that gaming could help us resolve if we were to collaborate through gamificiation. My understanding is that she is releasing a new game called "Super Better" focused on improving your health in a similar format.
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  A comment on Conversation: As 2011 draws to a close, what is your personal takeaway this year? What did life teach you in 2011?

  Jan 4 2012: 2011 taught me GRATITUDE - we have so much to be thankful for and this year I learned to really enjoy it and reflect on all that life has given me.