April 1, 2020  

spectrumnews1.com – From Horror to Homelessness: Filmmaker Shifts Gears to Tackle Crisis

LOS ANGELES – Filmmaker Ozlem Altingoz loves horror movies. She came to Los Angeles from her native Turkey to study filmmaking and most of her films thus far have explored the creepy and macabre; but, her work took a turn in response to L.A.’s growing homelessness crisis.

“Since I was a child, I always liked watching the horror movies with my sister,” said Altingoz. “Gory stuff, like bloody, something like that. I’m crazy!”

Full article here: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/homelessness/2020/03/25/from-horror-to-homelessness–filmmaker-shifts-gears-to-tackle-la-s-homeless-crisis

Tik Tok Challenges For Your Business
March 20, 2020  

How to Use Tik Tok Challenges For Your Business

Tik Tok is quickly becoming one of the most popular social media platforms available. This means that online users are spending less time on other platforms which means that it is time for many businesses to adjust their strategy to include Tik Tok. This blog will look at what Tik Tok Challenges are and how you can use them to benefit your business.

The Importance of Micro-Influencers in Niche Businesses
March 20, 2020  

PR: The Importance of Micro-Influencers in Niche Businesses

Many people are under the assumption that PR in the form of influencers is only for big businesses. This is not the case. Influencers are just as, if not more, important for niche businesses in the world we live in. There is a difference though. Niche businesses benefit from the exposure brought forward from micro-influencers. This blog will look at some of the reasons why micro-influencers are important for niche businesses!

March 11, 2020  

oceandrive.com – An Excerpt from Angela Martini’s Memoir ‘Love Hope Light’

Angela Martini moved to Miami with a thick Albanian accent and a few old Polaroids. The following is an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, Love Hope Light ($26, Indigo River Publishing), a story of one model’s journey to Miss Universe.

“I don’t want a Plan B.” I really didn’t. I was of the belief that if you didn’t have a Plan B, Plan A simply had to work.

Having a Plan B spelled doom. It was a scaredy-cat move. If you had a Plan B, you probably didn’t really believe you’d succeed at Plan A, and this latent self-doubt was bound to screw up your pursuit of it. Having a Plan B in place meant that you didn’t really care if Plan A came through.

Full article here: https://oceandrive.com/An-Excerpt-from-Angela-Martinis-Memoir-Love-Hope-Light

February 27, 2020  

medium.com – Social Impact Heroes: “How Eric Erdman of the T.E.K. Foundation is helping to taking power away from abusers, bullies, and even illness”

part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Erdman. He is nineteen years of age and the founder of the T.E.K. Foundation CC, Inc. operating as Give a Child a Voice. With only a few months to live, Eric has accomplished more in his nineteen years of life, then people who live to old age. July 13, 2016, age sixteen, Eric Erdman was diagnosed with an aggressive form of advanced brain cancer — Anaplastic Grade III Ependymoma.

He has endured four brain surgeries, sixty‐one sessions of radiation, and a round of chemo, and there is no further treatment available. Eric, once very shy and introverted due to being abused and bullied as a child, remarkably found his voice when diagnosed with brain cancer through the support of his community. To witness a community come together, for a kid with cancer, Eric feels is something beyond words. It has forever transformed his perspective on life and inspired him to use his voice to help other children find theirs.

Full article here: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/social-impact-heroes-how-eric-erdman-of-the-t-e-k-53385696b28a