Forge & Spark Media
Kirsten Rodenhizer is a seasoned editor and strategist, currently serving as a Senior Editor and Strategist at Forge & Spark Media since May 2022. With extensive freelance experience since 2004, Kirsten specializes in travel and lifestyle content, providing writing and editing services to various publications, including serving as the editor for BCAA Magazine. Prior roles include Editor for Westworld Alberta and Custom Publications at Canada Wide Media from 2008 to 2015, as well as Proposal Writer for the SNC Lavalin Group from 2002 to 2007. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Political Science from the University of Victoria, obtained in 2000.
Forge & Spark Media
Forge & Spark is a women-led creative content agency and certified B Corp, supporting purpose-led brand to grow and thrive with premium content marketing and social media marketing. Founded in 2013, we're a women-led agency focused on using our content and communications superpowers to help purpose-driven leaders to thrive. Our core team is based in Vancouver, BC, with team members and contributors around the world. Our clients are BCorps, nonprofits, social ventures, and companies driven by purpose as well as profit. We were certified as a B Corp ourselves in 2022, and are committed to donating at least 1% of our time and/or profits to further the UN SDGs of gender equality, quality education, and sustainable cities and communities. We deliver actionable strategy, content development support, and fully managed content and social media marketing content and campaigns to generate targeted business results. We bring a collaborative, hands-on spirit to strategic planning and content development, and aim to become the deeply experienced content advisor and partner you wish you'd discovered years ago. The incredible brands we've supported include Creative Artists Agency, Caravan, fit52, Genus Capital Management, Science World, London Drugs, Vancity, YMCA of Greater Vancouver, Canterbury Coffee, OneCoffee, Minerva BC, Alinker, Hospital Show, CPA Canada, JOEY Restaurants, and ECHO Storytelling Agency.