As we approach the last day of 2013 I thought I would take a moment to reflect back on the year.
2013 started off on a high with my start-up, thirdocean. However, it became clear after a few months that the company would either have to undergo some dramatic changes in what we offered or we would have to shut down and move on (which is what eventually has happened). A little bittersweet but a move that has turned out for the best.
My co-founder, Carolyn Van will be starting graduate studies in 2014 and is currently doing some interesting work as a consultant.
In September 2013 I started as the Digital Content Manager with Catalyst. It’s an industry-leading company with some amazing people working here. I can’t wait to tackle 2014 and do some really innovative and interesting things in content marketing. I was also approached by George Brown college. I will start teaching part-time in their Social Media Marketing Certificate program in 2014. That should be fun!
In 2013 I travelled to Orlando to cover BlackBerry’s annual (last?) BlackBerry World Conference. I also went to Bogota, Colombia to check out that South American country’s digital and start-up community.
Top Videos from 2013:
Alicia Keyes at BlackBerry Live 2013
Walk Off The Earth at ING Cafe Toronto
In conversation with Laurie Dillon-Schalk
Royal Ontario Museum – Social Media Coordinator
In conversation with Andrew Jenkins
Community Manager of Real Sports
Top Blog Posts from 2013:
the (in)complete list of coworking spaces in Canada
Beware Bullshit from Conferences
I also continue to contribute to the itbusiness website and community.
Thanks to all my good friends and family who helped support me in 2013. A special shout out to the lovely boys and girls from The Work Republic family, all the Karim’s at big time design and communication, and the smart folks from The Cat’s Pyjamas.