Hi! I’m Tara Hunt and I’m a recovering marketing strategist training to be an interior designer (graduating end of 2024).

I spent over 22 years in marketing, building a pretty successful career. How successful could it be, you ask. Here are a few highlights:

• I wrote one of the first books on how social media was changing business (published in 7 languages)

• I spoke at over 200 conferences around the world on the topic of marketing

• I appeared in dozens of articles and features in well-known publications as an expert on the subject

• I ran a successful boutique agency with dozens of employees and big clients like Nokia, Bell Labs, and the Canadian Real Estate Association

• I had an influential YouTube channel, Twitter Feed, and LinkedIn profile, and

• I won multiple awards and distinctions, including being named one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in Fast Company.

However, as time went on, I started to really fall out of love with what I was doing. (As you have probably experienced, social media has become a bit of a blight on society…yikes). So, in 2021, when the whole world was in (even more of) a kerfuffle, I decided to jump on the “explode my career and start over” bandwagon.

I shut down my agency and applied to university for a second time - to take a bachelor's degree in Interior Design. I’m due to graduate at the end of 2024 but am going to share my progress here as I go along.

I’m hoping that this sharing will:

A. help me make the connections and meet others in Interior Design;
B. provide value to others looking to start a career in the field of Interior Design;
C. be a good portfolio so that I can find a job sooner than later (being a broke student at 50 isn’t as romantic as it sounds!)

If you want to connect, give feedback, ask questions, or even tell me off, I’m interested in hearing from you! Contact me here.

With love,

Tara