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nDash Writer Profile for Bridget Manley

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Freelance Reporter and Writer

About Me

I'm a professional freelance writer and editor with a background in print journalism. When I was a young pup, I was a daily newspaper reporter who covered everything from multi-million dollar school construction projects to district court arraignments. My reporting and opinion writing earned multiple awards from the Colorado Press Association. These days, I write for business owners in the cannabis and ESL education industries. 

Here's what you can expect from me: 

Want to learn more? Feel free to read my blog or view my full portfolio on my website.  

Industries I Write About

Science & Medicine

Education

My Writing Samples

Press Release: The Infused Products Conference

This is the first in a series of press releases publicizing The Infused Products Conference, the first event of its kind to focus exclusively on the infused products industry.

https://extractionmagazine.com/2018/07/09/ipc-overview-press-release/

Secrets to Successful Coaching and Mentoring Programs

This piece explores how ESL schools can use coaching and mentoring programs to boost teacher retention, student performance and school productivity.

https://blog.youragora.com/secrets-to-successful-coaching-and-mentoring-programs

Attract the Best: Tips for Recruiting ESL Teachers

This piece gives readers a deep dive into the strategies for finding, interviewing and choosing the best teachers for ESL schools. It's also written for search engine optimization and supported with keyword research, ensuring that it's competitive in search rankings as well as an authoritative source of information relevant to the target persona.

https://blog.youragora.com/?__hstc=63613360.82af9c9a98fa600b1bb630f9cde2cb5f.1530489600060.1530489600061.1530489600062.1&__hssc=63613360.1.1530489600063&__hsfp=1773666937

Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Pursuing a Career in Cannabis

This ebook, which I wrote in April 2018 for a company specializing in cannabis industry training, offers a comprehensive introductory guide to the cannabis industry. It guides investors, managers, entrepreneurs and employees through the crucial information they need to determine if a career in cannabis is right for them. It finishes with a call to action that directs readers to the client's web-based training modules.

https://bridgetmanley.wordpress.com/portfolio/five-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-pursuing-a-career-in-cannabis/

Common Compliance Violations and How to Avoid Them

This article, published in September 2016, draws outlines the most common legal slip-ups dispensaries make and how they can prevent them. It draws on the expertise of two lawyers who specialize in the cannabis industry.

http://www.cannabisindustryinstitute.com/dispensary/common-compliance-violations-avoid/

Combat Turnover Using a Staffing Firm

This newsletter article, published in October 2016, guides explains what staffing firms do and how they can help dispensary managers, many of whom are often inundated with job applications.

http://www.cannabisindustryinstitute.com/dispensary/combat-turnover-using-a-staffing-firm/

Using Online Marketing to Soften Section 280E's Impact

This newsletter article, published in September 2016, describes how dispensary managers can leverage social media and email campaigns to whittle down their marketing expenses. This, in turn, reduces expenses that are non-deductible under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code.

http://www.cannabisindustryinstitute.com/dispensary/using-online-marketing-soften-section-280es-impact/

No Experience? No Problem

For this piece, I interviewed two jobseekers who won free cannabis industry training courses from the client. This article provides compelling statistics about the industry's vast potential for job creation. It then uses first-hand accounts to establish the client as a trusted source of career training in a lucrative but competitive field. The client later confirmed that this piece matched his expectations exactly.

http://www.cannabisindustryinstitute.com/no-experience-no-problem/

Experience

Freelance Writer

As a business writer and e-learning curriculum developer, I've cultivated a broad understanding of the state-legal cannabis industry. My past projects include writing courses to train budtenders, the front-line service personnel in a medical or recreational dispensary. I've researched every state legal cannabis market in the country, and I'm well-versed in the regulatory requirements that most cannabis businesses will encounter.

Company: Check Dash Done

I worked there from 7/2016 until now

Online ESL Teacher

I provide individualized instruction in grammar, spelling and pronunciation to Chinese children ages 4 to 12. Repeat students make up more than 75 percent of my current bookings, and my current average parent rating is 5.00 apples.

Company: VIPKID

I worked there from 2/2017 until now

Freelance Reporter

Reporting on a range of topics relevant to legal cultivators and processors for the medicinal and recreational cannabis industries.

Company: Cannabis Cultivation Today

I worked there from 8/2016 until 3/2017

Freelance Reporter and Editor

Reporting on a range of topics pertinent to legal cannabis dispensaries and recreational shops nationwide.

Company: Dispensary Management Today

I worked there from 7/2016 until 3/2017

Lead reporter

Reported on local healthcare and education systems, the latter of which included three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one community college. Collaborated with other reporters on in-depth stories about the local economy and historic drought. Took and edited photos for stories. Pitched and wrote in-depth feature stories about people of local interest. Won eight awards in news reporting, serious column writing, and photography during the 2012 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

Company: Craig (Colorado) Daily Press

I worked there from 8/2011 until 6/2012

Assistant Editor

Managed a staff of three reporters and one page designer; assisted the managing editor in proofreading all content for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and fluency; mentored reporters by reviewing edits made to their work and offering guidance for future improvement; proofread mock-ups of all newspaper pages for accuracy and spelling before submitting pages to the press.

Company: Rawlins (Wyoming) Daily Times

I worked there from 11/2009 until 8/2011

Education & Lifestyles Reporter

Reported on local education system, which included three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one community college. Built trust and rapport with local principals, teachers, and school administrators. Pitched and wrote articles for weekly Lifestyles section, which featured emerging trends in Moffat County, Colorado.

Company: Craig (Colorado) Daily Press

I worked there from 10/2007 until 1/2009

Content I Write