Award-winning media entrepreneur receives 2012 Arts Young Alumni Award
While studying at Waterloo, Natalie was awarded first place in Canada for the Impact Apprentice National Business Competition. This award earned her the status as one of the “Top 30 Students in Canada.”
Natalie is an award-winning media entrepreneur, who is best known as the founder and editor-in-chief of She Takes On The World, one of the leading blogs for entrepreneurial women, which appeared on the Forbes list, “Top 10 Entrepreneurial Sites for Women.” She was also the 2010 winner of Blog of the Year at the Stevie Awards, dubbed “the Oscar’s of business awards.”
In May 2012, Natalie was the grand prize winner at a LaunchPad competition in Kitchener, Ontario, where she pitched her latest business venture. Some of her other accolades include “40 Under 40” recipient in 2011; the “Women 100” award from the International Alliance for Women in 2011; and in 2010, she was recognized as Canada’s “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Impact Organization.” She has appeared in many print and online publications including Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Post.
Natalie is the co-founder of Imaginarius, a digital media company known for its groundbreaking work in interactive innovations and creative online marketing strategies. She won an Emmy award as the company’s media producer of Out My Window, the world’s first 360-degree interactive documentary which was developed with the National Film Board. Her business partner Vincent Marcone (BA ’97, Geography) nominated her for the young alumni award.