TEN YEARS ago today, I joined the team behind ilovetheburg and thatssotampa (and now thatssosarasota) 👽💕
When I started, we were mostly an agency with these blogs on the side. I was a junior graphic designer a year out of college.
Today - the blogs are our whole deal. It’s been a whirlwind adventure helping them grow into the brands they are today.
If you’d told me in 2015 that I’d be on camera every week (or half the other things we’ve gotten up to in the last decade) I’m not sure my shy self would have believed you.
Having a job where I get to share the love I have for my city (& the Tampa Bay Area at large) and the people who make it special is an actual dream.
I consider myself very blessed to get paid to cover bookstores, highland cows, local sports, epic concerts, incredible restaurants, rescue animals, tea shops, inspiring small businesses, and the list goes on.
A big thank you to all the friends, coworkers, partners, clients, business owners, artists, teams, and more wh...