So moving and having a social life has sent me into a whirlwind of busy-ness. The past week has been nonstop crazy. Here's a recap of the past week or … [Read more...]
I’ll Just Have a Taste
I went to my first Taste of Chicago today with A*, La Petite Tricoteuse and her Captain, and their friend from Michigan. My back was still killing me and I had … [Read more...]
So Many Parties, So Little Time for Knitting
Oh what a weekend I've had. Yesterday was such a late night with the 35th birthday party I attended in the city. We went to The Spot, which was such a great … [Read more...]
Hey There, Mister Conductor
I took the train into the Chicago today for Worldwide Knit In Public Day (no I'm not kidding). There were seven us from all over the Chicagoland area, so we … [Read more...]
WWKIP, and Other Things
That's right kids. Worldwide Knit In Public Day was a success! Here's us crafty ladies hanging out in Millennium Park. (Merry Gentlemen, Le Petite Tricoteuse, … [Read more...]
Road Trip and Sock Progress
I traveled to Des Moines yesterday to watch my good friend graduate law school. It ended up being an incredibly short trip (it took about 4 1/2 hours to get … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day, and Other Sorted Things
It's Earth Day people! In celebration of such an occasion, I replaced 12 light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones from Home Depot. Speaking of Home Depot and … [Read more...]
Green Festival Chicago 2007
I went to the here in Chicago today. I partly went as a function of work (I'm an editor for two concrete trade publications), as well as personal interest. … [Read more...]
Cultural Experiences in My Backyard
Today I traveled to Chicago’s Chinatown for some dim sum and touristy shopping. I’ve never been (although I’ve been to Chinatown in San Francisco) so I was quite … [Read more...]
There’s No Place Like Home
I am flying home tonight and can't wait to return to Chicago. It's been fun learning all about a different city and place, but after a week, it's good to go home … [Read more...]
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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!
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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 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.