I've always loved telling and hearing stories. When I graduated [from the University of Miami] I moved to New York to pursue fashion journalism. I worked in editorial at Coveteur and Marie Claire. At Coveteur, I loved being a part of a small team and writing in a witty, sarcastic tone (a tone I used to write in for the Greenwood newspaper!) At Marie Claire, the team was much larger and more corporate. I learned two major things that year: the first was that I prefer a smaller team with a casual atmosphere, and the second was that (VERY unfortunately) the print industry is dying and I needed to explore the field from a different angle.

Today, I’m a stylist and head of brand relations for Ryde Network, a content creation platform and digital magazine. I LOVE this job. I’m on a small and incredibly supportive team, I get to work on many different projects, I collaborate with awesome people and I’m still telling stories, though in a more visual capacity (photoshoots and video). I jumped around a lot to get here, and I feel it’s important to never feel totally comfortable in your position - I’ve gotten where I am now by involved in passion projects and constantly making connections with people in the industry.

Greenwood taught me to not overthink a decision - you get a lot more satisfaction out of knowing you tried something than looking back and regretting it. I left a financially stable, but boring job to intern at Coveteur because I thought "that's where I want to be" (luckily I have incredible parents supporting me). I equate this with jumping off the high dive at Kilcoo, as I'm scared of heights. The longer I thought about jumping off, the more time I had to fabricate some awful thing that would happen once I hit water. So, I learned to just jump.

Greenwood also taught me how much I thrive in a smaller community and how important it is to keep those communities in your life. Having a network of people to talk and laugh and dance and explore with can never be underestimated.

I get to work with some brilliant, hilarious people who have been in creative industries for far longer than I have. I learn so much from them and they value my opinion, even despite their seniority. A challenge is that I've been given a lot of responsibility and have been thrown in the deep end a bit (in the best way possible) and sometimes I get nervous and question my instincts in certain situations. However, it always turns out more than okay, and I have had the opportunity to learn and gain experience really quickly.