More than 100 social media tastemakers lend their voices and visions to Kirtsy Takes a Bow in order to highlight the creative renaissance taking place online.
The book’s creator and editor, Laura Mayes, is an Emmy award-winning writer and Internet entrepreneur. In her spare time, she writes for a variety of blogs, review sites, and publications, where her online reach extends to hundreds of thousands of women through her networks on Kirtsy, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and her personal blog The Queso. She’s regularly invited to speak at conferences, contribute to articles and consult with companies regarding social media and women. She lives with her husband and their son in Houston, Texas.
Kirtsy Founders
Laura Mayes joined two friends to found Kirtsy:
Gabrielle Blair is a designer and mother of five, whose popular blog Design Mom was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top 3 Motherhood Blogs.
Laurie Smithwick and her clever husband run LEAP Design, a can-do graphic and web design studio in North Carolina. She occasionally blogs at Upside Up.
Kirtsy Takes a Bow Contributors
This book has more than 100 contributors. It covers hundreds of topics. And you don’t need wifi to read it on the train.
| Amie Adams Rita Arens Joanne Bamberger Heather Barmore Gwen Bell Gabrielle Blair Alice Bradley Kaori Brauns Brene’ Brown Marta Dansie Katherine Center Sophia Charming Kristin Chase Tracey Clark Catherine Connors Jena Coray John Culberson Maggie Dammit Marta Dansie Nadia Dole Caroline Donahue Danny Evans Lisa Fain Jordan Ferney Lindsay Ferrier Kathryn Finney Doug French Amy Gates Kenneth Germer Georgia Getz Brittney Gilbert Joanna Goddard |
Aran Goyoaga Risa Green Liz Gumbinner Jennifer Harvey Krystyn Heide Genny Heikka Daniel Hope Tara Hunt Kate Inglis Sarah Ji Sara Johnson Isabel Kallman Guy Kawasaki Neil Kramer Michelle Lamar Jenny Lawson Shawn Ledington Jen Lemen Dana Loesch Yvonne Marie Julie Mason Maggie Mason Laura Mayes Jamie Meares Lily McElroy Lauren McKechnie Karen Maezen Miller Karen Mordechai Loren Morris Stacy Morrison Casey Mullins Irene Nam |
Erica O’Grady Tracey Gaughran-Perez Julie Pippert Kyran Pittman Sarah Jane Rhee Stephanie Roberts Roseline Betsy Roy Andrea Scher Amy Turn Sharp Angie Smith Laurie Smithwick Casey Solomon Liz Stanley Kathryn Storke Mary Swenson Joslyn Taylor Evany Thomas Katherine Thompson Togy Ng Kwong To Penelope Trunk Amy Urquhart Erin Kotecki Vest Susan Wagner Karen Walrond Tish Warren Lisa Whelan Maile Wilson Michelle Wolfson Ryan Wright Shannon Zoet |
