{"id":27208,"date":"2013-09-27T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=27208"},"modified":"2015-04-06T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T21:34:49","slug":"uncommon-personalities-meet-kara-fillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2013\/uncommon-personalities-meet-kara-fillion\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon Personalities: Meet Kara Fillion"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"UncommonGoods<\/div align=\"center\">
Kara Fillion, UncommonGoods Marketing Associate<\/center>
\nMy hometown is\u2026 <\/strong>
\nClinton, CT<\/p>\n

My favorite project I\u2019ve worked on at UncommonGoods so far is\u2026 <\/strong>
\nWorking on our new responsive design email template. It has been a journey collaborating with the tech and creative team to put the template together, but I\u2019m really happy with the way it turned out.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m inspired by\u2026 <\/strong>
\nResourcefulness and innovation that spurs ideas for sustainable, green design. Urban design has been especially inspirational to me since I\u2019ve moved to the city and am able to see it on a daily basis. The Highline<\/a>, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative<\/a>, Citi bike system<\/a>, and commercial roof top gardens are a few things that really inspire me!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m passionate about\u2026 <\/strong>
\nEnvironmental sustainability. Growing up, I used to basically live outdoors and would constantly be hiking and building forts in the woods. My parents taught me to love and respect nature and because of that I\u2019ve become an advocate for protecting it.<\/p>\n

An uncommon fact about me\u2026 <\/strong>
\nI was a named First Team All-State four times, twice in volleyball and twice in basketball. Sports used to be my whole life!<\/p>\n

My favorite place to hang out in New York City is\u2026 <\/strong>
\nThe Liz Christy Community Garden<\/a> which was the first community garden built in New York City. It\u2019s tucked away on a busy street section between Bowery and Second Avenue. They have seating so you can hang out with friends there and enjoy the garden throughout the week.<\/p>\n

My style is\u2026 <\/strong>
\nColorful and eclectic. I\u2019m a big thrift shopper so my style is kind of all over the place. When I come home with clothes though, I find myself taking the shoulder pads out of shirts pretty frequently. So I guess I can say a big chunk of my wardrobe probably came from the ’80s.<\/p>\n

Working at UncommonGoods, I\u2019ve learned\u2026 <\/strong>
\nA great deal about digital marketing, especially SEO and email marketing. Coming right out of college with a Marketing degree, I assumed that I knew the ins and outs of my field. Boy was I wrong! I\u2019ve learned an incredible amount since I\u2019ve started working here.<\/p>\n

Would you rather\u2026 Bike across the country (getting to stop and see the sights at your leisure along the way, of course) OR play a game of one-on-one basketball with your favorite player? <\/strong>
\nIf you asked me this three years ago, I would definitely say play one-on-one basketball with Maya Moore (even though I\u2019d get my a– kicked). Today, I would definitely pick a bike ride across the country. There are too many places that I haven\u2019t been to yet, so I would absolutely love to experience those places on a cross country bike ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UncommonGoods Marketing Associate Kara is passionate about environmental sustainability and does her part by biking, getting active in the community and education our team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":27255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36048,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27208\/revisions\/36048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}