Meet John Geary #withTownHall

By Leeann Froese Weekly for the past couple of years it has been our pleasure to introduce people we encounter and then capture #withTownHall!

This does not mean that we have hired someone new and added them to our Town Hall Brands team; rather we just get to interact with so many amazing people that we want to expand networks and introduce them to you, and you to them. This week #withTownHall, we introduce you to John Geary.

I am lucky enough to know John through his work in the media, and our shared love for birds.

John is a freelance writer and photographer who works with a variety of publications including Green Global Travel, Northwest Travel, The Elks Magazine, Travel MindSet, and Travel Writers Tales.

With a focus on outdoor adventure and ecotourism, John often looks for the conservation angel in his pieces. He has also written a couple of niche articles on paddling and birds. He has also written several food articles and profiled artists, authors, chefs, etc throughout the years with his work  appearing in more than 70 publications in Canada, the U.S., Britain & Australia, mainly magazines (consumer, in-flight and trade) but also some newspapers.

However, John understands the need for flexibility and in the last few years has began to write more online material. Often the photos that appear alongside his articles are his own. He recently began producing travel videos for Tripfilms and other social platforms like YouTube.

Taking his writing on the road John has traveled in North & South America, Africa, Asia & Europe. In fact, he is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) and got to spend time with Town Hall Brand's own Amy Chen at the TMAC AGM in Cape Breton last month.

With all he does, will you help us welcome John as a featured person #withTownHall ?

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Meet Brian Cant #withTownHall

By Leeann Froese It’s a new week to introduce you to one of the fabulous personalities in the world #withTownHall!

This does not mean they work as part of our team, or are our client (although sometimes in these posts they are).

We just interact with so many amazing people that we want to expand networks and introduce them to you, and you to them. This week #withTownHall, we introduce you to Brian Cant.

Brian works at the Tartan Group in Victoria focusing on travel and tourism public relations and is the chair of the BC Chapter of the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC).

Brian's passion for travel and the desire to share that passion to encourage people to grow during their travels is what brought him into the travel industry after a summer job working in the Rossland Museum. Brian has been able to work with Tourism Victoria and Destination BC in his career.

He joined the Tartan Group in 2011 as a senior communications coordinator and helps clients to develop and deliver stories to media.

We are happy to work with Brian through his chair position at TMAC, or when our clients overlap for collaborative efforts.

As a member of TMAC, Town Hall Brands has been able to attend some fantastic workshop events to learn from the industry, media and destination marketing organizations. And our own Amy Chen will be heading to the conference that is being held in Sydney, Nova Scotia in June!

The BC events are made by possible because of Brian's efforts along with the rest of the TMAC board, and the entire communications team has benefited from their March 'Star Wars' event.

With all of that said about Brian, will you please give a big hello to him?

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Meet Lindsay William-Ross #withTownHall

By Leeann Froese It’s a new week to introduce you to one of the fabulous personalities in the world #withTownHall!

This does not mean they work as part of our team, or are our client (although sometimes they are).

We just interact with so many amazing people that we want to expand networks and introduce them to you, and you to them. This week #withTownHall, we introduce you to Lindsay William-Ross.

The lovely Lindsay is a foodie and senior editor at VancityBuzz and her first published piece was in 1980 in The Province; her letter to Santa Claus. If you love Vancity Buzz and its food section that's because of Lindsay! She currently runs the food section.

Although Lindsay grew up in Vancouver a fourth generation Vancouverite, she spent two decades in Los Angeles. During her time in LA, Lindsay was the editor-in-chief of the city's top blog, she earned her master's degree, attended culinary school, and put her master's to good use as a professor.

Town Hall is lucky to work with Lindsay collaboratively because of our foodie clients Well Seasoned: A Gourmet Food Store, the Chefs' Table Society of BC and all our winery PR clients. Lindsay has attended events Town Hall has hosted and been part of the Travel Media Association of Canada's (TMAC) events to help writers and media learn more about what an editor looks for.

We can't thank Lindsay enough for her support of our clients and we appreciate her love of the city and food.

With all of that said about Lindsay, will you please help us give a big hello to her?

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