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Lake Life and New Adventures for The Blogcademy, Minneapolis

Kat

Gene Oh

July 15, 2013

When you're visiting a new city and the first thing your hosts do is invite you to hang out on their pontoon on Lake Minnetonka, you kinda know you're in for a bit of an adventure. I had no preconceptions about Minneapolis before I visited it last month, well actually less than none - I knew absolutely nothing about this mid-western city. I had a rough idea of where it was in the country (after checking a map) but that was pretty much it. I was oblivious to it's lively hip hop scene, it's lake culture and all the deep friend delicacies that are served in almost every restaurant (deep fried pickles and cheese curds are both much more delicious than they sound and cream cheese wontons are definitely oh so wrong but oh so right...)that was pretty much it. I was oblivious to it's lively hip hop scene, it's lake culture and all the deep friend delicacies that is served in almost every restaurant (deep fried pickles and cheese curds are both much more delicious than they sound and cream cheese wontons are definitely oh so wrong but oh so right...)
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Lunchtime Cocktails + Photo Booth Madness = Very Happy Bloggers

Kat

June Cochran

July 13, 2013

Without a doubt, one of the most amazing and satisfying things about running The Blogcademy is meeting so many enthusiastic babes marching to the beat of their own drum and wanting to tell the world about it! Before starting this journey I couldn't have ever imagined just how life-altering this event would be for so many of the girls who attend and just how strong the bonds they form during that weekend really are.
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Vintage Furniture, 35°C Heat & Brand New Blogging BFFs

Kat

June Cochran

July 8, 2013

I've been throwing the word ‘whirlwind’ around a lot lately, but goodness these past few weeks have really been one! I've strolled around the streets of Manhattan, danced with a disco ball, made custom lipsticks, got a crazy Japanese glitter manicure, found my perfect wrist candy, had a coughing fit live on the internet, hosted a lunch date with our past students, eaten a tub of popcorn larger than my head, posed on velvet couches on city block corners and got locked on a rooftop... and that was just in the first few days! We did two Blogcademy classes on this trip and I'll be blogging all about the Minneapolis adventures soon, but today it's all about my favourite city in the whole wide world - New Yaaawk!
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Where is the Turquoise Tornado™ Going Now?

Kat

Made U Look

May 13, 2013

Goodness, what a rollercoaster The Blogcademy has been already, and today we're about to take another upside-down corkscrew followed by a loop the loop because we're adding even more dates to our 2013 world tour! Your headmistresses are nothing if not diligent, and when we announced the full wack of dates back in March, there were some outcries that we weren't going down to any of the Southern US states... Well, your wish is our command and so we've added an Austin date in August. BRING. IT. ON.
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Spending my Birthday at the Los Angeles Blogcademy

Kat

Milou & Olin

May 8, 2013

After a blissful few days in Portland, it was time to hit the road and fly down to Los Angeles for the next stop on The Blogcademy world tour. I'm not gonna lie, I've visited LA once before and didn't really fall in love with it, but I was looking forward to experiencing it with my girls and seeing if my mind could be changed. I mean obviously the weather made it much more bearable, it was a scorching 25 degrees a lot of the time which was rather blissful, especially when hearing that it was snowing heavily at home!
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Keep Portland Weird: The Blogcademy Recap

Kat

Made U Look Studio

May 1, 2013

After a solo long haul flight, an epic Q&A livestream and a whistle stop tour around Portland's least reputable establishments, I barely had time to catch my breath and it was time for the next leg of The Blogcademy World Tour. Portland is a weird little town, but one I felt an instant affinity with. I loved all the independent stores selling all manner of crazy creations, and the candy-coloured houses and walls obviously made my little heart sing!
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The Blogcademy: Live in your Living Room…

Kat

Shell de Mar

March 27, 2013

The Blogcademy online Q&A session is starting right now. Sign up now for the bargain price of $7 to watch and participate in the action. If you can;t tune in now though, don't worry your ticket will give you access to a recording of the action forever. I do have to warn you though, I only got into Portland late last night so I'm pretty darn jet-lagged... it may not be a pretty sight. Thank God I have Gala & Shauna to keep me awake and excited!
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A Blogcademy Brouhaha

Kat

January 23, 2013

No sooner had we wrapped the first London Blogcademy, than Gala, Shauna & I were ferociously planning for the weekday instalment. We're kicking off our second event today and we couldn't be more excited! Reworking the presentation, tweaking our delivery and coming up with brand new ideas, we are adamant to make every session better than the last. In fact we spent most of our 'day off' (i,e. day of shopping) stopping every five minutes to brainstorm. Gala scrawled musings on her Wagamama place mat and I sent Shauna more jam-packed emails full of notes than I think she really expected.
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New Dates for The Blogcademy: Portland & LA!

Kat

January 4, 2013

I am SO EXCITED about 2013, like SO SERIOUSLY EXCITED (can't you tell!?) and I'm starting 2013 as I mean to go on with new date announcements for The Blogcademy. Now I know we haven't even done our London workshops yet but, basically, we just couldn't wait any longer... At the end of March we're heading to Shauna's home town (I think many of you will have guessed that one!) of Portland, Oregon and the week after we're zipping down to LA. In fact we'll be in LA for my birthday which I'm rather enthused about!
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The Blogcademy Updates & Scholarship Winner Announcement!

Kat

December 16, 2012

Why happy Sunday one and all. I trust you've had a fantastic weekend so far? I thought I'd just pop by this morning to give you a few Blogcademy updates because it's all go go go over here! After we wrapped NYC and got the photos, video and some pretty awesome testimonials from all of our lovely graduates (we love you!) Shauna felt that the website could do with a bit of an overhaul. I swear to God that woman doesn't actually sleep. Ever. One morning I woke up to an email from the lady herself saying "So girls, I must be mad cos I completely redesigned the website over night!" Now, mad she may be, but oh so bloomin' talented as well. We love you babe.
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