Julia Winston Portfolio 2014

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1. Julia Winston Portfolio
2. With a high EQ and stellar communications skills, I establish meaningful relationships, design valuable experiences, and cultivate dynamic communities.!
3. Background My work can be broken down into four C’s:! ! Communications
 Oral + Written
 Community
 Outreach + Management
 Curation 
 Events + People ! Culture 
 Organizational Development + Experience Design

4. Communications I am a polished oral and written communicator with an innate love for writing and public speaking. ! As a facilitator, I have moderated hundreds of meetings, focus groups, and in-depth interviews. ! A natural writer since childhood, I have reveled in crafting messages for pieces ranging from blog posts to market research reports to case studies to newsletters. Friends and colleagues often call on my copyediting skills.
5. Communications Samples blog posts + website copy newsletters + voiceover! !
6. Community There is nothing more gratifying to me than bringing people together around a shared cause or idea, which has been a prominent feature of my work across disciplines and industries. ! I have a talent for galvanizing people from all walks of life, and I specialize in establishing high- level relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
7. Community Examples Generated and regularly assembled a community of 100+ people, including C-level executives from Fortune 10 companies, for a business accelerator startup Oversaw a digital community of over 4k people and hosted monthly live events for 75+ people for a science education nonprofit Managed the dissemination of educational information to diverse communities for grassroots public health awareness campaigns as a social marketing consultant Teaching people from all walks of life how to connect their minds with their bodies as a certified yoga instructor since 2009
8. Curation I have created, produced, and hosted a variety of strategically designed events to facilitate meaningful connections. ! My intention is to connect individuals and groups with one another, with educational content, and with human and business development opportunities.!
9. Curation Examples Being Human Presents, an educational speaker series about science and philosophy! Life Stories, a live storytelling platform for businesspeople to share their triumphs and challenges in a non-networking environment! Informal gatherings like cocktail parties, launch parties, salons, and intimate events like dinner parties featuring privately catered meals, curated guest lists, and themed discussions!
10. Culture I have learned that you can always count on the internal flavor of an organization to trickle out to the community it serves. ! For this reason, I optimize for the wellbeing of the whole. ! As the Director of Culture for a rapidly growing business accelerator startup, my contributions towards fostering a healthy company culture materialized in various ways.
11. Culture Examples Developed a wellness program Created a system for collecting feedback from employees and customers Designed an employee and customer on-boarding experience! Wrote a company handbook to clearly identify service offerings and establish boundaries! Facilitated team meetings and retreats!
12. Guiding Principles Mutual Respect
 While functional hierarchies are necessary to make systems work, I believe that every human being is equally important and should be treated with equal respect. ! Constant Learning
 A lifelong student, I believe that valuable wisdom can be gleaned from every situation. I live by the credo that there are no mistakes, only lessons. ! Universal Transparency
 I believe that groups and individuals flourish when honesty and visibility are present around the what, why, and how of an establishment, operation, or process.
13. Vision Short-term, I wish to contribute my skills to a values-driven organization with strong leadership that aims to have a positive impact on the world.! ! I will thrive in an environment that provides clarity, enables widespread communication, and supports work- life balance.! ! Ultimately, I hope to be remembered as someone who spent her life spinning a web of harmony through community, conversation, and action.
14. 270 Coleridge Street San Francisco, California 94110 ! (512) 569-6338 juliahwinston@gmail.com Julia Winston