“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER.”-Mark Twain

Welcome to the personal blog of Jeanna, or Je Anna as my mom put on my birth certificate. I’ve been called G-Dawg, G-Money, G-Unit, G-Slice, or just “G,” which I believe are all incorrect. “Je” makes much more sense. Or Je-Dawg, Je-Money, Je-Unit and Je-Slice. If G were my shortened moniker, then my name would actually probably be spelled Gianna, and I would have escaped a lifetime of being called Gina. Mispronunciation of my name is the bane of my existence. Damn, Gina!

By day, I live the dream in San Francisco: I work from home (WFH!) as a Digital Marketing Consultant for brand and marketing agencies, focusing on creating sexy social and content strategies for clients ranging from startups to lifestyle brands such as jewelry, retail, wine and spirits. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in journalism and graphic design, and have since spent my career as a digital marketing professional, focused on the mobile, startup and technology industries. I’m passionate about technology (especially my iPhone and Kindle), and the idea of building and growing a community, on and offline. You can read about my professional background here (About.me) and here (LinkedIn), and e-mail me here if you’re interested in my professional services.

By night, you can find me out and about in my “IRL” community of San Francisco, chartering the unknown waters of the Bay Area, networking and meeting anyone and everyone I can. (Since in May 2011 I packed up and moved everything I knew and loved about Seattle for 29 years to jump out of my comfort zone and into San Francisco!)

I LOVE sushi, wine, Classic and Indie rock, high heels, US Weekly, my Persian, Stella, everything pink or made with bacon, scary movies, books, hot yoga, kickball, Gerber daisies, Almost Famous, big earrings, rollerblading, sunshine and red pepper flakes. I dislike exclusivity.

Here’s to living life through rose-colored glasses,