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Want us to help spread your news or event? Tell us more, here! Submit Newsletter Archive Did you miss one of our monthly newsletters? Catch up, or largest yet sign up to get the next one! Browse the Archive Keeping it Green May 2, 2018 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Print This From lunches at Huden Dining Hall to a booming personal vegan doughboy business, 2013 Communication graduate and entrepreneur Krista McGuire can be found creating original recipes for her large social media pursuit from her home in Rhode Island. Launching her private doughboy merchantry in 2017, McGuire’s entrepreneurial spirit, paired with the communications skills she learned while at Castleton, have helped her to build a successful culinary business. “I started my vegan blog at the same time I started my journey with veganism, and my merchantry grew organically from there,” said McGuire. “It started with me getting a lot of sustentation on social media with people reaching out asking for advice, asking for recipes, asking me where to find vegan restaurants and vegan products. One day it kind of clicked with me that I should pursue this as my career, considering what's largest than doing something you're so passionate about?” April of 2018 marks the third year in McGuire's vegan journey, who is originally from Burlington, Vermont. Currently towers her clientele list, McGuire regularly takes on various opportunities to showcase her talents. With a recent visitation on the Rhode Show, a local television station, as well as speaking at a Women's Networking Event, she has utilized many of the tools gained from her Public Relations degree. “My education at Castleton helped me to have the conviction it takes to wilt an entrepreneur. I learned how to properly write a merchantry email, my journalism and public relations classes help me write well-spoken and transitory blog posts, and I learned how to run social media platforms in an influential, professional way,” said the twenty-eight-year-old chef. To date, McGuire has cooked for the fitness studio Orange Theory’s Christmas event, a local Discover Newport event promoting health and wellness companies, was a guest on a Canadian podcast and cooked for a popular blogger with over 113,000 followers on Instagram. As she looks towards the future, she plans to protract growing her online presence, while serving as a valued resource for others pursuing a vegan lifestyle. “I am unchangingly in the kitchen. Either cooking for myself, my husband, my clients, or recipe testing for my blog. One thing I do every day is alimony up with my Instagram stories, and try to get one post out a day, which includes my blog, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook,” said McGuire, whose aspirations moreover include creating her own cookbook. “I have learned that as long as you alimony working hard, you will grow, plane if it is slowly!” To follow Krista McGuire’s vegan doughboy journey, visit vegatableri.com. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Print This Share Your News or Event! Want us to help spread your news or event? Tell us more, here! Submit Newsletter Archive Did you miss one of our monthly newsletters? Catch up, or largest yet sign up to get the next one! 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