#lifeinpr

can’t believe it’s been 2 years since i rejoined the amazing @tiktok comms crew OMG 🚀 and what better way to celebrate it than by visiting our LA office for the first time? 😍 i mean, it feels like 5 (or 10!) years really…but who’s counting when you’re having fun?! 🤗 #bytedancebelle #tiktokversary #lifeattiktok #lifeinPR https://www.instagram.com/p/CpAmr88uf7tFyJLcH6i6oyMJBqpGLCdTZQMiro0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

stumbled upon these photos on my phone from one of the press tours i looked after from my first real job over 15 years ago OMG 😱 i don’t really have a lot of photos with folks i work with as i’m typically too busy running around but i’m glad somebody took this photo of me sitting down with @davebautista in his holding room making him sign all the posters for the meet and greet after @wwe smackdown. and i’m glad i took a photo of him at the event itself proudly celebrating his 🇵🇭 heritage. i’d have to say, being a PR girl for an exciting portfolio of entertainment and lifestyle brands was the first job i could ever hope for. events and concerts were my life, and i was willing to work for free tickets LOL but all jokes aside, this job gave me the best crash course on everything i needed to learn being in the business of communications, while igniting one of my life’s biggest passions—writing—at the same time. being the sole in-house PR person at a time when digital formats were still very nascent meant i had to learn it all, but my early twentysomething self was very eager to do so. i was almost always the first person in and last one out of the office. working on weekends whenever there was an event, and then spinning at my radio show on saturdays. sending media invites via fax (!) and burning hundreds of press kits on CDs (!) the night before a press conference. of course writing these press announcements myself and hosting the event at times when we have no budget to spare. being placed in the most remote corner of the office because i’m constantly talking and disrupting everyone. 😬 finding some lifelong work and media friends i still keep in touch with until now. 💕 coming across these photos at this time of my life when i feel like i’m standing at the precipice of something daunting and exciting at the same time reminds my why i continue to love doing what i do. and i’d like to keep on tapping into the same north star that has been guiding me from the very early days of my career. because truly, there is no substitute for the right balance of inner motivation, faith and good old hard work. 🙌🏼 #tbt #throwback #throwbackthursday #lifeinPR https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj9ZI4uOhyaz4035i-bHd5FG3rBp_K5RSwF9do0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

6 x #ootd in the 6ix (so far) finding the fun in dressing up like a real hooman again 🤗 #latergram #stylediaries #lifeinPR #worklife #returntooffice (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiwJ8DeuULWgQ0MmGfH9Sf6Y-KdMHvwUe_JgAo0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

flew to another continent for the first time in two years—but to tell you it was not easy would be a massive understatement WTF let’s just say i’ve had a rather busy and stressful month leading up to my first visit to the emerald isle 🇮🇪 applying to be able to travel to dublin has been the most challenging process i’ve encountered in my entire history of visa applications thanks to my third world passport UGH from sending them all my passport pages and original documents certifying i won’t be an illegal immigrant in their country, they held their approval literally down to the wire, so much so that i had to take a flight to ottawa the morning of my supposed flight date to claim my passport at the embassy of ireland IRL you can just imagine the look on the embassy peeps’ faces when they saw me knocking at their window demanding an update 😂 let’s just say my crazy bet to travel all day just to get to our global offsite the next day paid off LOL there’s always a first time for everything! the laughs and learnings along with all the amazing experiences i’ve shared with my own team along with our broader team of global subject matter experts, some of whom i met for the first time ever, has made the rather thorny ordeal worth it. if there’s anything this endeavor has reinforced—it’s the fact that the words ‘no’ or ‘impossible’ barely exist in my reality. on the flipside, they serve as a challenge for me to commit to overcome whatever hurdle i might be facing, whether i’m blessed by the luck of the irish this time around—or most of the time not—i am bound to prove any form of adversity i face totally surmountable, even enjoyable along the way 🍀 but jokes aside, i hope to take break from these visa applications for a while! #notavacation #bytedancebelle #lifeattiktok #lifeinPR #curacha #thirdworldproblems #latergram (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiG91iZOjYHmaZb1xSago2a6XH-vi5wgMdYjB40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

48 hours in chi-town be like 💨 #notavacation #bytedancebelle #lifeinPR #latergram #murica (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg-9ZrwuEDbItVu6qg-ZctX4o3E-HQ_gu_Wq1w0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

a few days ago, i celebrated my (2nd) 1st tiktokversary 🙌🏼 i know the milestone is somehow confusing, but it just really means i’m having some sort of déjà vu—the sort that comes with being a boomerang employee. when i left @tiktok the first time after one helluva ride helping build the southeast asia and india teams, i knew my work was not yet done. moving halfway around the world gave me a chance to turn the page to a new chapter of my career. and i’ve been fortunate to have been given a chance to realize a brand new vision and help build a team yet again, at such an exciting point of the brand’s journey. 🙏🏻 and build i did, over the last year, hand in hand with a team that grew from strength to strength—and told some amazing stories along the way despite working across various continents and thousands of miles apart. 🌎 it is also this team that also sent over such a heartwarming surprise. and what better gift can i receive than this snake plant, which signifies happiness and tenacity? it’s as if they already knew what i am truly wishing for this year 💕 truly thankful for being given yet another opportunity to partner with such wonderful people who have made my return to this company so much more joyful and meaningful so far. and to everyone who’s been part of my journey at tiktok—past and present, in ways big or small, know that i will never forget x #bytedancebelle #lifeinPR #lifeattiktok #PRgirl #celebrations #worklife (at Summit Condos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaO3ud1uzNb9JeLwFJPKOTmZGx1yJSXAGiF8tM0/?utm_medium=tumblr

drinks and other kinks in miami 🌴☀️🏖 #notavacation #lifeinPR #bytedancebelle #latergram (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXnBUPPu3sRqPNDVPVxyGy1sAMV-6PE3QRak3Y0/?utm_medium=tumblr

this week, i am reminded that the simplest things to be thankful for, are the ones that truly touch your heart. grateful to have a team that cares. 🤍 #lifeinPR #blessed #team #worklife #surprises https://www.instagram.com/p/CVEbp4QMdiepayj5BAwMQOWkz5Droiinw-evdw0/?utm_medium=tumblr