Lauren Cucinotta
I'm the Branding + Editorial Manager for TEDx, an initiative of TED, which lets individuals around the world host TED-like events to highlight the amazing voices from their community.
I manage the branding/positioning of TEDx events, and TEDx editorial. I work to provide internal resources to organizers and strategize on how to sustainably grow our global community.
I also share the amazing stories, talks and images from these events on the TEDx Tumblr
Before that, I ran Pie in the Park, a yearly event in Prospect Park, published a book through a Kickstarter campaign, hosted a pie event in collaboration with Kickstarter at Smorgasburg in Williamsburg. I directed the creation of the Doyle & Doyle e-commerce website and built a marketing + communications strategy to go with it.
I'm interested in the local on a global scale, community building, and how new technologies and new media can make that easier.
I love learning, yoga, reading and travel.
I'm American, je parle Francais et eu estou aprendando portugues.
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Paintings by Randall Fischer:
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Something I’ve been working on and off on for the past few days to wind down from other stuff.
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Amber Alexander, Watercolor Feathers
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Dioressence — Christian Dior Parfums, Paris Vogue, June/July 1981. Illustration by René Gruau.
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Wild Play (by Louise McNaught)
[On tumblr :: previously]
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Photography by Andreas Larsson.
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There’s lots of great old people in Paris.
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Editorials by Victo Ngai
The artistic engine that we call Victo Ngai continues to power some of the most powerfully vibrant and electrically...
“‘Look, you’re too young to know this, but a man’s love is a reflection of his character.’
Adem listened, not knowing what to make of this.
‘If the man is quarrelsome, his love is full of fights. If he is placid and kind, his love is a balm. Should he pity himself all the time, his love will crumble to dust. If he is a jolly chap, his love will abound with joy. Before losing your heart to a woman, you need to ask yourself what kind of love can you give her?’”
From Honor, by Elif Shafak.
“Girls are tough but they’re also fragile. It’s an interesting duality. They’ll be the first person to cry over a sentimental commercial but they also endure blood coming out of their vagina once a month, childbirth and being catcalled by a construction worker. They fight small battles every day and accept it as a part of their lives. It’s funny to me that masculinity is all tied into your physical prowess. Because when it comes to dealing with the difficult things you can’t just punch in the face, men will often shut down completely and become completely weak. Living in New York City or any other metropolitan city, gender roles are obviously less defined. For $1600 a month, you can live in a Michael Cera-induced New Masculinity bubble! Outside those city limits though, things can still be very caveman and scary.”
Writer Ryan O’Connell from 7 Things You Should Know About Girls in Thought Catalog.
“The way that we give people advice is also how we talk to ourselves.”
Nur Zovkhar, songs from Chechnya
Stop. Think. Listen.
When you hear branding than you think of big corporations like Red Bull, Nike and Coca-Cola. They transport their set of values by utilizing, controlling and branding opinion leaders, athletes and film stars with company logos to create expectations, passion and desire for their products.
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