April 6, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC., FashionI have to say, this weekend was pretty fun. Sometimes I get into this anti-social mode, where I feel like I have to use the weekends to catch up on work. That usually leaves me feeling pretty blah. I enjoy hanging out with my friends, and I have definitely started to prioritize it more. The result? I have really been wayyyy happier.
The weekend started off with a bang. It was one of my oldest (not in terms of age; in terms of how long we have known each other) friend’s birthdays. We went out on Friday night, and it
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April 4, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC., FashionRecently, I have been thinking a lot about that quote “you have to dress for the position you want” or how ever it goes. Next week, I have a few big business things happening, and I realized that I didn’t really have any professional clothes that make me feel confident. While I have an ample amount of v-necks and jeans, other than a plain pair of black slacks and DVF rip-off wrap dress, I don’t have fashionable pieces for meetings, events, speaking gigs.
So, last weekend, I decided to change that, by taking a little trip to the mall. Nothing
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April 2, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things, Career
Not that long ago, I made a mistake that essentially turned out to be a publicists’ worst nightmare. I sent an e-mail in confidence to an editor, and it happened to have a careless typo in it. The e-mail (typo and all) was published very publicly accompanied by remarks about how no one should ever hire me again. At the time, I was mortified (I still sorta cringe when thinking
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 Full name?: Keri Lynn Ford, but I just go by Keri.
Position / Job title?: Owner and Founder of IgniteGirls® Fitness, an online program and active lifestyle brand for women.
1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A veterinarian or artist, which eventually transitioned into a vision of being a graphic designer.
2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your
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March 30, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC., FashionThis is probably one of my most favorite outfits that I own. I LOVE, LOVE mixing prints, but it does take a certain amount of skill to make sure you don’t leave the house looking like you got dressed in the dark. You can easily elevate the fashion-factor (is that even a phrase?) of an outfit when you combine some good patterns.
Through trial and error (yes, some major fashion faux pas), I have learned a few things about mixing and matching. Here are ways to make it work:
1) Wear two different prints that have the same color, like
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 Photo credit: Holly Andres
When Elke Govertsen was 25, she died. Flat lined in a hospital-the whole nine yards.
But, let’s start from the beginning because Elke’s story isn’t typical. She grew up in poverty in Alaska, and her first job was as a welder. After that, she traveled the world helping at-risk groups, including starving families and prostitutes. During one of her journeys, she contracted typhoid fever, which is how she ended
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March 23, 2014 by Rebekah in Career, ETC.I am a podcast fanatic; without my podcasts, my work day would be so boring!! The point is I was pretty stocked when Natalie Eckdahl, host of The Biz Chix Podcast asked me to be on an episode. My very first podcast interview!
I obviously loved it! I mean who doesn’t love to just chit chat about life, career, hobbies for 30 mins?!
In my interview, we discussed the differences between gen y and gen x, how we can all work together and PR tips for the average entrepreneur. Another hot topic that we touched on was whether
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So, yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with the wonderful ladies of UT’s Phi Beta Chi chapter, which is a professional women’s sorority. When they first asked me to be a guest at their monthly meeting, I was a little nervous because they told me I could talk about anything. This kind of free for all is daunting because I am used to only speaking about PR.
When I was pondering what I should talk about, I remembered reading this post on writes like a girl, where Nicole shared her life mantras. I thought, “what
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From a young age, Katie Ganshert knew she loved to write. After spending time in Kenya doing HIV/AIDS outreach, she was haunted by some of the devastation that she saw. She used writing as an outlet for her experience. Even though she managed to write a full length novel, she realized it was harder than she thought to get published.
In 2008, while spending Valentine’s Day in NYC with her husband, she knew
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March 18, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC., FashionWhen it comes to clothes, I usually stick to a pretty neutral color palette. However, I am pretty much obsessed with a good orange + blue combo. In the same day, I bought this sweater from Gap (on super sale!), and a skirt with the same hues.
 I love this outfit. I am almost sad that it is getting warmer because I probably won’t be able to wear it again any time soon.
 I have recently
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