Lauren joined Online Optimism as the company’s first Content Strategist in 2017, eventually being promoted to our first ever Senior Content Strategist in 2020. Today, as Search & Content Director, Lauren’s main duties are managing the Search & Content Department, performing Search & Content client work, assisting the Growth Department, and optimizing the Search & Content Department.

Originally from Illinois, Lauren moved to New Orleans to complete her Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of New Orleans. She continued her education at UNO, earning a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Outside the office, Lauren writes poetry, reads, and spends time with her rescue dog, Jetta.