A few weeks ago, my good friend from middle school got married. True to Indian culture, her nuptials included a variety of events over a four-day period to … [Read more...]
Ikea Flower Lamp
I scored this lamp at Ikea. (I love Ikea. It's the best.) At first I thought of using the lamp on my nightstand, but because my bed stands pretty high off the … [Read more...]
Week 5: Half Marathon Training
Today, I set out to tackle my scheduled 10-mile run. As with the 8-mile run last week, I went along the lakefront in order to have an easier ability to run such a … [Read more...]
Teal Ottoman, Bag Repository
Look. at. this. It's a teal ottoman I found at Target. You know that shopping moment when you're looking for something specific, and right when you're giving up … [Read more...]
Desk Cart Rehab
I've had this rolling desk cart since my college years. My desk, which is quite large, didn't have any drawers, so in order to solve a girl's need to put her desk … [Read more...]
How to Make a Valence
When I stayed at my mom's the other week for a childhood friend's wedding that was out in the suburbs, I wanted to surprise my mom by finally making the bedroom … [Read more...]
Regular Versus Matte Finish
I'm talking nails. That's right. I discovered that Essie makes a matte finish top coat called Matte About You, and I thought I'd experiment with it. My right hand … [Read more...]
So Long VW, Hello Open Road
Today is the first day of my 30-day no car challenge. And I have to say, I have mixed emotions. I'm excited by the challenge: reacquainting myself with my bike, … [Read more...]
Week 4: Half Marathon Training
I don't know if it was the weather, or if I wore myself out from all of the Indian wedding festivities (blog to come soon), but I had very little energy all week. … [Read more...]
Meeting the Girl: Stephanie Izard (But Not the Goat)
I met Stephanie Izard a few weekends ago because ChicagoMag.com was conducting a videoshoot on how to create a BBQ. It took place for most of a morning, but was a … [Read more...]
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One of the best things I've ever done in my career is work with Kate Hamilton. Her enthusiasm for all things editorial, not to mention her energy and passion for any project she's involved with, is contagious. In addition to being a natural born leader, she's also a creative type, a thinker, a stickler for details, and someone with incredible vision and the drive to get things done. I always marvel at how she is constantly teaching herself new things. She always seems to be ahead of the curve on anything related to social media, and she also has an eye for design. This lady rocks! And she continues to be a mentor to me and others in journalism and communications.
Kate is a wealth of knowledge who served as a tremendous mentor for all of our team members while constantly improving processes and workflows. She’s a tremendous project manager, pays great attention to detail, and is able to demand results from her team with respect. At LoganSquarist she has built and led a team of dozens of volunteer contributors committed to her vision of a community resource. I would happily work with Kate again anytime!
Kate has been a fantastic resource for all things digital, whether redesigning my website on Wordpress, fine tuning my social media profiles, or understanding Google Analytics. She's an excellent communicator, and I will absolutely hire her again in the future.
Kate did and excellent job with our website. We have received several compliments on how nice it looks and how easy it is to navigate. She also went above and beyond to make sure that we were able to update and the website ourselves through Wordpress. I cannot gush about how awesome she is and how happy we are with the site and her dedication to the project.
Kate has an incredible amount of drive when it comes to LoganSquarist. In the six months that I’ve been involved, I’ve watched the site grow from a pet project to a respected community publication. This success can be attributed to Kate’s technical and leadership skills. From building out the site to off-hours community management and a consistent flow of content, the site improves by leaps and bounds on a weekly basis. When it comes to team management, Kate delegates tasks in an organized and efficient manner, making her an all around great and inspiring person to work with.
I met Kate through the Association of Women Journalists (AWJ) and immediately was impressed (and inspired) by her creativity, drive, work ethic and use of social media. Her passion for journalism, digital media and communications overall is evident in the projects she takes on, including LoganSquarist, an online news outlet that she founded that uses social media to socialize the neighborhood. What I admire about Kate is her vitality as well as her desire to keep learning and growing personally and professionally. Kate is a modern-day renaissance woman who is multitalented (ask about her travel, knitting and marathon exploits!) and who brings instant value to any team or organization.
I worked with Kate during my time as a community manager at Lightspan Digital while Kate was my direct manager. Kate’s communication practices really taught me how to navigate the sometimes complicated agency world. As an account manger, Kate smoothly orchestrated 10+ accounts at one time as well as help me manage and prioritize tasks in my role. Kate was a role model during my first few years in the professional world and continues to be so to this day.
Kate is a real professional and a pleasure to work with. She is a great communicator and always put her client's (my company) interest first. She is tremendously personal and had a great understanding of our business and how she could help it. She is great and is a tremendous asset to any company.