I had small bookkeeping business in Toronto for a few years so when I moved up to cottage country I morphed it into Virtual Assistant services for multiple small business clients. I created and managed their blogsites, social media accounts and produced video for their YouTube accounts. After a few years I decided to get off the chair and spend more time 'moving' in the organic world. I made sure my clients were covered and then other than a few friends, I shut my VA services down and increased the locations of my Ballroom & Ladies Latin Dance classes.
I also finally went to Ireland as a 60 yr old backpacking senior citizen, living in hostels, eating from the dollar store and subway restaurants, and making promotional deals for my client TheWildGeese.com. WG asked me to visit the set of Ken Loach's new film 'Jimmy's Hall' which was in the beautiful County of Sligo on the Leitrim border, which is also Druid territory so this was an easy decision. I shot a video with my phone of my interview with screenwriter Paul Laverty.
As the former Social Media Manager and Video Producer for The Wild Geese I made a lot of contacts in Ireland that I was excited to finally meet in person and who also turned out to be the most amazing tour guides. I am posting my stories, photos and video of my journeys in Ireland on my Wild Geese Blog with a focus on the joys of traveling using 'intuitive synchronicity'.
ALANNAH RYANE PUBLICITY & PROMOTIONS – Toronto
Publicist for 9 independent & foreign films in the 1989 TIFF for CINEPHILE FILM DISTRIBUTION including ATOM EGOYAN’S SPEAKING PARTS & BRUCE MCDONALD & DON MCKELLER’S ROADKILL
BRIGHTSTAR FILMS DISTRIBUTION – Toronto
Publicist for MISS PIPER LAURIE’S film TIGER WARSAW with PATRICK SWAYZE handling all her press interviews during the 1988 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
VICKERS & BENSON ADVERTISING – Toronto
Radio & Television Traffic Controller Scheduling commercials for air.
BRIMSTONE CONCERT PRODUCTIONS – Calgary & Central Canada
Security, Catering & Assistant to Promoter
PERFORMING ARTISTS – Calgary & Alberta
1st agency to bring the then unknown rock group MOTLEY CRUE to Canada! First getting held at the border for their weapon like wardrobe 'accessories' then the bomb threat at Scandals disco, the club our agent booked them in. All along the band had their own 'publicity' strategy unbeknownst to us! Read Motley Crue’s interview on the Infamous 1982 Edmonton, Alberta Gig.
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWER – Calgary Alberta
Two years covering the Calgary Music Scene for 3 community papers interviewing Chris DeBurgh, John Hammond, The Chieftains Little River Band and others.
CINEPLEX ODEON CORPORATION – Toronto
Assistant to the Director of Media Relations handling Press & promotion Screenings for Film Distributors such as COLUMBIA PICTURES, PARAMOUNT STUDIOS and ALLIANCE ATLANTIS.
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
S.A.I.T. COLLEGE – Calgary
Completed 2 year Cinema, Television, Stage & Radio Arts course as Television Writer/Producer Calgary majoring in Television Production. I was then placed as a Script Assistant for the CBC News Final.
ROGERS TELEVISION – Calgary
4 years volunteer Host/Writer/Producer in Calgary covering the
Calgary Stampede and interviewing celebrities that included Wayne
Gretzky, Steve Podborski, Lanny MacDonald, Ken Read and Alan Thicke.
I also produced and hosted my own series Esoteric Explorations.
CBC TELEVISION – Calgary
Script Assistant to the director for the 11 pm CBC NEWS FINAL
VIDEO PRODUCTION
13 years of Producing Dance Recital Videos for DOREEN HAYES SCHOOL OF DANCING
Produced shot and edited a series of Videos for the Non-Profit LEARNING CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT in the US as well as their 17 podcasts Produced, Edited and provided Voice Over’s for 17 podcasts of ON EAGLES WINGS WEBCAST RADIO currently available on ITUNES.
Created, Wrote, Produced, Shot and edited My own Genealogy series BY HER ROOTS for Megan Smolenyak's ROOTSTELEVISION.COM (no longer online but on my youtube channel)
Short videos for various clients.
As the former Social Media Manager and Video Producer for The Wild Geese I made a lot of contacts in Ireland that I was excited to finally meet in person and who also turned out to be the most amazing tour guides. I am posting my stories, photos and video of my journeys in Ireland on my Wild Geese Blog with a focus on the joys of traveling using 'intuitive synchronicity'.
My Previous Background
ALANNAH RYANE PUBLICITY & PROMOTIONS – Toronto
Publicist for 9 independent & foreign films in the 1989 TIFF for CINEPHILE FILM DISTRIBUTION including ATOM EGOYAN’S SPEAKING PARTS & BRUCE MCDONALD & DON MCKELLER’S ROADKILL
BRIGHTSTAR FILMS DISTRIBUTION – Toronto
Publicist for MISS PIPER LAURIE’S film TIGER WARSAW with PATRICK SWAYZE handling all her press interviews during the 1988 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALVICKERS & BENSON ADVERTISING – Toronto
Radio & Television Traffic Controller Scheduling commercials for air.
BRIMSTONE CONCERT PRODUCTIONS – Calgary & Central Canada
Security, Catering & Assistant to Promoter
PERFORMING ARTISTS – Calgary & Alberta1st agency to bring the then unknown rock group MOTLEY CRUE to Canada! First getting held at the border for their weapon like wardrobe 'accessories' then the bomb threat at Scandals disco, the club our agent booked them in. All along the band had their own 'publicity' strategy unbeknownst to us! Read Motley Crue’s interview on the Infamous 1982 Edmonton, Alberta Gig.
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWER – Calgary Alberta
Two years covering the Calgary Music Scene for 3 community papers interviewing Chris DeBurgh, John Hammond, The Chieftains Little River Band and others.
CINEPLEX ODEON CORPORATION – Toronto
Assistant to the Director of Media Relations handling Press & promotion Screenings for Film Distributors such as COLUMBIA PICTURES, PARAMOUNT STUDIOS and ALLIANCE ATLANTIS.
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
S.A.I.T. COLLEGE – Calgary
Completed 2 year Cinema, Television, Stage & Radio Arts course as Television Writer/Producer Calgary majoring in Television Production. I was then placed as a Script Assistant for the CBC News Final.
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| Steve Podborski & Alannah Ryane |
4 years volunteer Host/Writer/Producer in Calgary covering the
Calgary Stampede and interviewing celebrities that included Wayne
Gretzky, Steve Podborski, Lanny MacDonald, Ken Read and Alan Thicke. |
| Wayne Gretzky & Alannah Ryane |
I also produced and hosted my own series Esoteric Explorations.
CBC TELEVISION – Calgary
Script Assistant to the director for the 11 pm CBC NEWS FINAL
VIDEO PRODUCTION
13 years of Producing Dance Recital Videos for DOREEN HAYES SCHOOL OF DANCING
Produced shot and edited a series of Videos for the Non-Profit LEARNING CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT in the US as well as their 17 podcasts Produced, Edited and provided Voice Over’s for 17 podcasts of ON EAGLES WINGS WEBCAST RADIO currently available on ITUNES.
Created, Wrote, Produced, Shot and edited My own Genealogy series BY HER ROOTS for Megan Smolenyak's ROOTSTELEVISION.COM (no longer online but on my youtube channel)
Short videos for various clients.
