Nicole is an experienced podcast producer with a master's degree in journalism from Canada's top program at Ryerson University. She has worked as Associate Producer at Home Cooked, one of the top podcasts of 2018 in Canada, technical producer of Follow Up with Althia Raj, producer for Munk Debates, and more. Recently named Uncomfortable Revolution's inaugural Podcast Fellow, Nicole will be produced and hosted the outlet's first podcast in summer 2019, Sex Like This: Stories About Sex and Dating with a Chronic Illness or Disability. She has also contributed to outlets like NOW magazine and TV Ontario (TVO).
Prior to diving into all things audio, Nicole worked in marketing and communications for 8 years. She spent time island-hopping as Contributing Editor and Associate Publisher of a luxury advertorial publication called Private Islands Magazine, worked on HGTV's Island Hunters, and in her spare time, wrote about lifestyle and events for local blogs. (Ask her where to eat in Toronto!)
Nicole loves human interest stories, rooted in health, tech or equity issues.
When she's not waving a mic around, Nicole is an avid cyclist, champions women's health causes, and loves adding stamps to her British and Canadian passports.
This website is a growing directory of people of color who work in audio around the world. You’ll find editors, hosts, writers, producers, sound designers, engineers, project managers, musicians, reporters, and content strategists with varied experience from within the industry and in related fields.
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