Publisher: Lyz Lenz

My name is Lyz. I’m a writer, blogger, and digital and social media strategist. In addition to this fine site, I also write regularly for the Huffington Post, Mom.me and The Real Moms of Eastern Iowa. My writing has appeared in Forbes, Babble, Guideposts, TruTv, NewParent.com, The Hairpin, Guidepost magazine, Real Weddings, AOL, Yahoo Shine and I’ve been syndicated on MSNBC and MSN Glo. My short stories have been published on Storyglossia and the Iowa Writes Project and one was just turned into a movie, which premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. (You can see clips of my work here.) I’ve worked with companies like Studio One Networks, AOL, and YourTango on their social media campaigns. Campaigns I’ve managed have gained national attention on Mashable and AllFacebook.com. I’ve also spoken on social media and marketing at BlogHer 12, the Iowa I_Blog Conference and the Des Moines 140 Character Conference. (Here is a video. Sorry about the hair. It’s all better now.)