
Co-Founder & Vice President (Community) of b5media
Adelaide Area, Australia

Co-Founder & Vice President (Community) of b5media
Adelaide Area, Australia
Shai Coggins is a passionate participant of life. She loves learning and enjoys sharing her knowledge and expertise in various aspects of her eclectic life.
Her current occupation is that of web entrepreneur and Community Evangelist for b5media.com, one of the most prominent media network in the blogging field today. She is one of the company's co-founders and management. b5media inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.
Shai is also a published writer with various bylines to her credit - from Elle Magazine to Woman Today. She is also a published children's book author. She also wrote for About.com, a company of The New York Times.
Shai has been interviewed and featured in various media outlets worldwide - from television (ABS-CBN) to radio (SBS Radio Australia) and magazines (Reader's Digest) to newspapers (The Advertiser, Sydney Morning Herald, Manila Bulletin, etc) - plus a number of web publications.
Although her work seems primarily in the field of media, Shai is actually a trained psychologist with a Masters Degree in Applied Psychology. She was working on getting registered in Australia and was practicing in the field of disabilities before she went on leave early in 2007.
Shai is also an individual with a flair for creative expression. And, some of her artwork is in various collections worldwide. She loves painting, collage, mixed media, and different forms of craft.
She is also a keen traveller, who has lived in four countries - and travelled in about 50 cities around the world.
weblogs, writing, editing, online business, applied psychology, creative arts, creativity, education, programme development, communication, training, disabilities, mental health