One of the most common pieces of advice I've received from professionals is the importance of networking and honing your elevator pitch. While authenticity and recognizing your expertise "are important, the "show, don't tell" golden rule can go a long way." can go a long way.

It’s that time of year again… when every brand we know and love decides to lie to us, ruthlessly. On this day of deception, no Instagram feed, marketing email, or commercial can be trusted. Through the years, we’ve seen a wide variety of outlandish pranks on April 1st. From Amazon’s Petlexa to Burger King’s Whopper Toothpaste; there is never a shortage of these ridiculously entertaining pranks.

In this episode, Shanika discusses the essentials of becoming a good writer. From the planning stage to the writing process, Shanika provides her own insights into the writing process, and how we as writers can maximize our writing skills to create strong pieces of writing.