Lindsay Yaw

Lindsay Yaw

Founding Partner at Swarm Collective

Greater Denver Area

Current
  • Founding Partner at Swarm Collective
  • Founder/CEO at BeThree.com
  • T-9 Alliance Member at K2 Skis
Past
  • Freelance Writer at several online and print magazines
  • Athlete at Mountain Hardwear
  • Gear Editor at Mountain Sports Media
Education
  • University of Vermont
Connections
239 connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Lindsay Yaw’s Summary

Swarm Collective is an integrated digital media and marketing company specializing in building online communications and marketing strategies. We engage your target audience by inspiring dialogue and community, building product and brand awareness, and creating thoughtful campaigns across new media and word of mouth channels. Think of it this way: we at Swarm love getting people excited about cool companies that will change their lives for the better.

Lindsay Yaw’s Specialties:

Social Media Marketing and Online Brand Management. Business development. Content creation and editing. Health and fitness expert.


Lindsay Yaw’s Experience

  • Founding Partner

    Swarm Collective

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    2008Present (1 year)

    Swarm Collective is an integrated digital media and marketing company specializing in building online communications and marketing strategies. We engage your target audience by inspiring dialogue and community, building product and brand awareness, and creating thoughtful campaigns across new media and word of mouth channels. Think of it this way: we at Swarm love getting people excited about cool companies that will change their lives for the better.

  • Founder/CEO

    BeThree.com

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    May 2007Present (2 years 3 months)

    Body, Mind, Soul—your three delivered in savvy daily reads. Dispatched to your inbox in savvy daily reads, BeThree delivers spicy beats on the latest nutrition and fitness trends, soulful travel and living, the coolest conscious products (and sweet deals on ‘em), and more. Sign up (it’s free!) at www.BeThree.com.

  • T-9 Alliance Member

    K2 Skis

    (Sports industry)

    March 2006Present (3 years 5 months)

    The K2 Alliance is unique group of five women of varied ages, backgrounds and skiing styles brought together to test, brainstorm and design the best women's ski product. Over the past seven years the K2 Alliance has been the driving force in educating women skiers and initiating camaraderie amongst women on and off the ski hill.

  • Freelance Writer

    several online and print magazines

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    January 2004December 2007 (4 years)

    Freelance writer and editor in the outdoor, health, travel and fitness fields. Contributed to magazines and online outlets such as Outside, Shape, Women’s Adventure, Trail Runner, The Yoga Journal, Skiing, Powder, Delicious Living, MSN.com, Yahoo.com, and more.

  • Athlete

    Mountain Hardwear

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; COLM; Sporting Goods industry)

    20052007 (2 years)

    Expedition skier and athlete. Traveled the world to attempt new ski descents and use it as leverage for my writing career. Destinations included Norway, Alaska, India, Canada, and many more.

  • Gear Editor

    Mountain Sports Media

    (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

    20022004 (2 years)

    Facilitated Skiing's largest package, the Gear Guide, along with assigning, editing, and writing components of the package. On-hill ski tester four years in a row.

  • Health and Fitness Editor

    Skiing Magazine

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    20022004 (2 years)

    Assigned, edited and wrote health and fitness section of Skiing Magazine. Researched cutting edge medical information for stories that applied to content of magazine.

  • Intern

    Outside Magazine

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    20012001 (less than a year)

    Researched stories for daily news content online. Researched and fact-checked all stories in the magazine. Recommended stories to assign writers.


Lindsay Yaw’s Education

  • University of Vermont

    Art History/Religion , 19951999

    Activities and Societies:
    UVM Rugby Team. Freeskiing on National Freeskiing Circuit.

Additional Information

Lindsay Yaw’s Websites:

Lindsay Yaw’s Interests:

Media, content, internet, new technology, writing, editing, business development, skiing, yoga, mountain and road biking, climbing.

Lindsay Yaw’s Groups:

  •    Astia Community
  •    Social Media Marketing
  •    Boulder Denver New Tech Meetup
  •    The T-Bar Boulder
  •    BettyConfidential.com

Lindsay Yaw’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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