Hi there - I'm Julie. 

Avid reader, paralyzed writer, devoted auntie and wannabe runner. Can't cook to save my life.

For the past five years I have been working as a consultant in the culture, media and entertainment industries... What does that mean exactly? Well, I help industry organizations, government agencies and companies conduct the research they need to understand more about the challenges and opportunities their members are facing - be they web-series creators, book publishers, apparel designers, animators and so on and on.  

For six years I worked in London in the marketing departments at HarperCollins, Random House and Penguin and got to meet some pretty amazing authors like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Michael Chabon and even Jane Fonda. I write occasionally for Vitamin Daily magazine in Toronto and have been a with Nordicity (currently as Manager) since earning an MBA in Arts & Media from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

My interests are both in new forms of writing and storytelling as well as how technology is enabling greater sharing and engagement between writers and readers.