Michaela Mendes

freelance writer to marketing director | current: product marketing & seo @ga

[Dadman Standing @dadmann_walking]

if you eat 50 Reese's trees that's 200 grams of protein. It's not difficult to get more protein in your diet.

[erika @yeeeerika]

ever since i was a little girl, i knew i wanted rights

[Rachel Tobac @RachelTobac]

LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in.
I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool)
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

Same sis

[James Line @jameslineky]

Kamala Harris talks about her dream of someday opening a little restaurant

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

I’ve just had 8 days of the worst depression and anxiety imaginable. Horrendous.

Today it has finaly lifted. I wanted to share a thread to help people who suffer but also non sufferers to grasp what it is.

This is what depression feels like for me... (1/12) 🧵

[Audrey Horne Updates and Rumors @credenzaclear2]

i need an entire day alone where i get iced coffee go to thrift store for two hours go to target get a manicure and then come home and put a stew on the stove for four hours while i read a weird book

[Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously]

As a person who has been enjoying Chappell Roan since Pink Pony Club originally debuted I think you should trust me on Remi Wolf.

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

I mean this sincerely, if I have a good book, snacks, and multiple chilled beverages in a cooler I could stay at the beach from 10am-6pm.

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

Speaking as a white woman, we have a LOT of work to do. It starts with SHOWING UP and continues through electing our first Black female president and beyond. Gotta start somewhere.

[April is in New Orleans @ReignOfApril]

I could be wrong or just ignorant because white women have never been my focus.

But I don’t remember a “white women: answer the call” equivalent for Hillary. And there definitely wasn’t one with over 100K participants that raised over a million dollars.

Things are different.

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

@gaganbiyani I’m def interested, likely later this fall/winter. I will reach out :)

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

Inspiration of the day 🕷️

[MyrrhMaid 🧜🏽‍♀️🌿 @TaiSoleilSol]

You think the itsy bitsy spider gave a fuck about the rain and having to start the journey over. No. It crawled up the spout again. Lock in.

[Gagan Biyani 🏛 @gaganbiyani]

Oakland has recently become a national laughingstock due to our failed policies, brazen crime and alleged corruption.

We, the voters, can change this.

Today we launch Empower Oakland 2.0: a GrowSF-style voter education organization in Oakland.

Over the past few months, I've spent my nights and weekends meeting with city officials, former/future mayors, current staffers in city hall, and community leaders. My goal has been to understand wtf is going on and to find a path forward.

Along the way, I met Loren Taylor, a 3rd generation Oakland resident who started Empower Oakland and already had great success in their last election.

This election is critical. There are 5 city council positions (out of 8) on the ballot. Two recalls. The city attorney and county supervisor positions. The entire city government could change in November (usually it takes 4-6 years!).

We believe this opportunity is going to help set the foundation for the next decade. So we're going to help commonsense, effective and experienced candidates win their races.

The main way we will do this is through voter education. Voters do not respond to last-minute political advertising that has no context or brand behind it. Instead, we are going to build a brand voters can trust and then share useful information with them each week through our newsletter.

We're going to spend time in the community, talk with the police, and then report back on what we learn. We'll do deep dives on city hall so you can know what's going on and where we stand.

Then, closer to the election, we'll ask candidates to answer questionnaires to share their positions on critical issues. That will be compiled into a voter guide where we will share which candidates we believe can be most effective.

Ways to get involved:
1. Subscribe to our newsletter and share it widely!
2. Donate $500, $1,000, $5,000. We will be run by volunteers, so your money will go directly to campaigning for commonsense politicians through our voter guide.
3. Volunteer. DM me if you're interested, especially if you have digital marketing or web design/development experience.

Links below :)

[Krista Doyle @kristakdoyle]

The thing about content marketing is I’m tired

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

Love that Instagram ads think I’m the type of person to wash my rugs 😂

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

Pink pony club top of my 2020 playlists 💁🏻‍♀️

[Anya Volz @AnyaVolz]

the thing about liking Chappell Roan before she blew up is you get to live with that smugness for the rest of your life

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

@amandanat I feel like I need this book.

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

Every time this hits the timeline I watch it and get emotional. That’s how you do a tribute.

[emily may @emilykmay]

i think my favorite people are people who have either burned their whole world down or have had their whole world burned down against their will. people who have had to reinvent themselves completely from scratch, who have been forced to intentionally write their own story.

[Michaela Mendes @michthemarketer]

My kids actually freaked out about this 😂

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Disney+ has updated its logo.