David Ogilvy, “The Father of Advertising,” once said: Hire people who are better than you are… Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine. As we’ve grown over the last year, I’m learning more and more how crucial that is — and how important it is to surround ourselves with the most dedicated, talented and smart people I can find. Today I couldn’t be more thrilled to intro y’all to a person who will no doubt be a game-changer around here: Lauren Smith Ford, our new editor-in-chief.
All you Austinites are already well-acquainted with Lauren as the longtime editor-in-chief and creative director of Tribeza magazine, and during her 8 year tenure, she became known for spotlighting the most creative, hip, artistic and inspiring people in the city. Now she’ll be doing the same, on a global level, as she helps us make CamilleStyles.com an even better daily destination for lifestyle inspiration, and I can’t wait to see how her experience as a journalist, as well as her creative talents, breathe new life into every corner of this site. For the last few years, Lauren has been someone I deeply respect and admire, as well as one of my best friends in the entire world, and I can’t tell you guys how lucky I feel to have her on the team as we take CamilleStyles.com to the next level.
So, what can you expect in the coming months? For starters, more in-depth features of amazing tastemakers around the globe… more thoughtfully-written articles exploring the topics you guys really care about… and even more inspiring original photos and videos created by our team. And just because I’ll be wearing the “Creative Director” hat doesn’t mean you’ll be seeing less of me; in fact, thanks to our growing team, I’ll have more time to write posts and focus on all the ways we want to take the site to the next level creatively.
Stay tuned for new monthly editorial themes, a handful of new series that we’ve been itching to launch and new content categories like wellness and parenting. I think you guys are going to really love the new content, and of course, we’d love to hear feedback! Leave us comments and let us know what you’re into and what you’re not; we always want to keep growing, changing and evolving. Thanks for coming along on this next chapter of the journey, and stay tuned for Lauren’s “Editors’ Essentials” post soon — I can’t wait for you all to get to know her a little better!
Welcome! You know Camille I’ll be here to read all the new content! Congratulations!! You’re the best! XO
Exciting……all the best…look forward to reading forthcoming posts. x
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welcome lauren! so looking forward to what the upcoming year brings camille styles…you ladies are seriously the best.
Molly {Dreams in HD}
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LOVE THIS! <3 <3
This is so exciting… My favorite site just got even better. Congratulations to you all, I’m sure it will be a miracle team. 🙂
This is great! Love her work for Tribeza!
Congrats Lauren!!!
Congratulations Camille! You and the team deserve all the success coming for you! Xx!
So great, congrats to your whole team! xx
Congratulations!!
She must be awesome. Congratulations Lauren!!
So excited for both of you ladies – what an amazing team! xo
So exciting! Congrats on your growth. I am especially looking forward to the parenting and wellness content!
Congrats, Lauren! I can’t wait to see what great things are to come from the fantastic Lauren Smith Ford!
Welcome Lauren!!! It’s going to be a great year.
Two of my favorite ladies working together! Yay! Both of you are so genuine and talented and I’ve loved seeing your work grow and become even better over the years. I know that you’ll both do magical things together. Much continued success to you, Ms. Camille and Ms. Lauren!
YAY! What a power duo! Can’t wait to see the magic you two work together.
Excited to see what’s to come from you two! You’re very lucky to have Lauren on your team 🙂
Sounds so exciting…you guys will have so much fun! xx d
So awesome!! Can’t wait to see what unfolds in the year ahead. Congrats to you and your team!
XOXO,
Lauren
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Change is so important in this competitive environment and it must be so exciting to be growing! I’ll look forward to your global tastemakers and other features!
Congratulations, Lauren! Love CS already and can’t wait to see your influence added to the mix!
Best,
Ashley
Thank you all for your words of encouragement! I am beyond excited to join the team!
Congrats, Lauren & CS team! Looks like your all’s ‘dream team’ is moving into an exciting new direction & as Camille said, growing & evolving! Can’t wait to continue following along on your journey!!
Congratulations! I will look forward to reading Lauren’s Editors’ Essentials.
Exciting news for the CS ‘dream team’!
How exciting!! I can’t wait to see how the site evolves with new creativity added to the *already* stellar mix. xoxo!
Wow! So exciting! Congrats! Can’t wait to see what’s to come.
Congratulations Lauren! I look forward to seeing more of your style!!