{"id":121120,"date":"2010-09-29T08:39:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T12:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borndigital.com\/?p=121120"},"modified":"2021-05-28T15:23:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T19:23:36","slug":"natalie-macneil-vs-the-world","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/magazine\/natalie-macneil-vs-the-world","title":{"rendered":"Natalie MacNeil vs The World."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Natalie MacNeil&#8217;s story bears the trimmings of a tycoon novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At age of 18 she started her first business, a customer service auditing firm, which was soon abandoned in favour of tackling the issue of&nbsp;women in the workplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only has she turned the fruit of that&nbsp;endeavour,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehaus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Treehaus Collaborative Workspace<\/a>, a brand new business sandbox located in the heart of Kitchener. She recently returned from from New York City, where she was honoured as one of America&#8217;s 50 Most Inspiring Young Women, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Arianna Huffington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So could you tell us more about &#8220;She Takes on the World&#8221;?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shetakesontheworld.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">She Takes on the World<\/a>&nbsp;is a business blog for career-oriented women. Our team of about twenty contributing writers cover topics from entrepreneurship and money, to personal branding and career management. While we focus to a great degree on women, I do get emails and messages from men telling me how much they enjoy the content, so I appreciate having them as loyal readers. Since having a well-carved niche is the key to success in today&#8217;s web-connected world, I will definitely continue to focus on the female touch in the workplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So when did you decide to pursue a career in writing? I take it that you&#8217;re a prolific writer and blogger, was that always your chosen niche or did you just find yourself deposited there?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was certainly deposited here by the river of opportunity! I have always been passionate about writing, and unlike many of my classmates, I actually enjoyed writing papers throughout university. But I never thought to pursue writing as a career, I was more focused on taking on the world as an entrepreneur. Writing just happens to be a part of that journey now since so many amazing opportunities have come my way by way of having a strong online writing presence. If anyone out there is considering pursuing a full-time writing career, you&#8217;ll definitely need to focus on your online presence. Publishers rarely hire anyone without a loyal online following. Period.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4133\/5031571867_41cb4a62a2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"199\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Could you tell us more about Treehaus? I believe that&#8217;s what your latest venture&#8217;s called.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nataliemacneil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connect with me<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you plan to continue in the direction that your blog has taken, or have you set your eye on new challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t have any plans to switch gears with She Takes on the World, nor do I have any plans to add another blog to my portfolio. Yet. Stay tuned though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thanks for being part of this interview Natalie.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My pleasure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natalie MacNeil&#8217;s story bears the trimmings of a tycoon novel. 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