The Hip & Urban Girl's Guide is a lifestyle website dedicated to the busy city girl. We cover food, travel, life advice, style and unique finds. We also host our own exclusive networking events with a modern twist so our "HUGs" can connect offline. We work hard, play harder and our attitude is fun and outgoing - we like to kick negativity to the curb with our Louboutins!
Lisa Ng
Co-Founder & Editor-In-Chief
Twitter: @HipUrbanGirlEmail: lisa@hipurbangirl.com
Lisa grew up in Toronto and attended an arts high school where she turned up the 'drama' in the theatre performance program. She enjoyed a fun stint as an actress working with Justin Timberlake and in a couple Disney Channel Movies. Lisa has voiced various commercials and cartoons including the role of ‘Dana’ on Teletoon’s ‘Wayside’. After finally graduating from UofT with an Honours BA in Political Science and Cinema Studies, she did what anyone else would do - and became a wedding DJ. Oh yes. Her company, hello DJ has performed at over 200 events and specializes in non-cheesy weddings. Lisa credits a lot of her entrepreneurial spirit to the years spent reading The Baby-Sitters Club and all those Super Specials in-between. She considers herself a mix of Claudia and Stacey. Her passion for great food, fab travel and the quest for the best in life led her to launch The Hip & Urban Girl's Guide.
Wendy was born and raised in Toronto and graduated from UofT with a BSc.,Hons degree. Prior to meeting her "other half" and starting HUG, Wendy spent the last decade in Marketing, e-Commerce and Project Management. She recently retired from the corporate world and Co-founded Adfluent Media, an online advertising agency that specializes in lead generation and performance marketing. Wendy is a foodie, bookworm and digital nomad that has traveled to 16 countries. She has also lived in Vancouver and New York City but calls Toronto home (for now).
Tamika Auwai
Hailing from a small town outside of Guelph, Ontario, Tamika is proof that young country girls can still grow up to be big city fashionistas, and despite the fact that she didn't grow up in Toronto she's definitely got shopping the city down to a science. After completing her B.B.A. at Wilfrid Laurier, Tamika funded her fashion addiction through not so glamourous marketing gigs in aftermarket automotive and photography industries but always knew deep in her heart that she was destined for a more stylish path. On the brink of her 30th birthday she transitioned from corporate life to embrace entrepreneurship, launching Shop Socials, a start-up that's all about shopping and socializing, her two favourite things. When Tamika's not hosting shopping events and excursions for Toronto's everyday socialites, or hightailing it to her favourite spa, this yoga-loving Leo can usually be found glued to a glossy fashion mag, fighting her toddler for her favourite pumps, or getting dolled up to hit the town. Though she currently resides in Mississauga, she begs us not to hold it against her. Tamika's definitely a hip urban girl at heart.Lisa Wlodarski
Mommy Contributor
Lisa is our resident hip + urban mom. During her school years she was always drawn to the creative side of life, performing on stage wherever she could and competing in dance. While attending McMaster University Lisa gained her Psychology degree and met the love of her life. Lisa currently lives in Toronto with her husband and young son. When she isn’t working for an insurance company and raising a very sweet baby, she is putting her creative foot forward. She started StarrifiedCards this past year and makes personalized handmade cards for any occasion.Lisa Jackson
Food and Travel Contributor
Twitter: @lisajtoronto
Lisa Jackson is a freelance writer and the Editor-in-Chief of Eat Drink Travel Magazine. Whether venturing to Icelandic spas or remote beaches, she’s ready with a pen to capture the best in food, drink and adventures around the world. She is a regular contributor to Hip + Urban Girl’s Guide, and her work has been featured in Huffington Post Canada, The Globe & Mail, CBC Radio Thunder Bay, and the John Tory Radio Show.
Daniela is a writer, editor, blogger and tweeter with an endless love for nail art and cocktail rings. She blogs about her writing adventures on Making it to the Masthead and runs her own writing and editing service, The Writing Concierge.
April and Michelle
Food and Nutrition Contributors
Twitter: @getrealgurls
The GetRealGurls bring HIP to health and nutrition. They are dietitians with years of counseling experience in everything nutrition including permanent weight loss strategies, diabetes and heart health. They love to debunk nutrition myths and talk food, nutrition, exercise and all things health and wellness. April has a degree in Nutrition from the University of Manitoba and is currently working on her Masters in Public Health. Michelle has an undergraduate and Masters degree in Nutrition from the University of Guelph. The Gurls are passionate about getting practical and REAL nutrition information out to the masses.
Twitter: @getrealgurls
The GetRealGurls bring HIP to health and nutrition. They are dietitians with years of counseling experience in everything nutrition including permanent weight loss strategies, diabetes and heart health. They love to debunk nutrition myths and talk food, nutrition, exercise and all things health and wellness. April has a degree in Nutrition from the University of Manitoba and is currently working on her Masters in Public Health. Michelle has an undergraduate and Masters degree in Nutrition from the University of Guelph. The Gurls are passionate about getting practical and REAL nutrition information out to the masses.
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