Geek Girl Review: LadyBossing with Pilot Pen

As a designer, you have a set of tools that you rely on to help you create. I’m not only the editor of FanBolt and WomensBusinessDaily.com – but I’m also the founder and creative director of Excite Creative Studios. On a daily basis, I have my set of tools that I use to plan out, sign off on, and ultimately create. From Adobe Creative Suite, to my Mac and my PC, down to my planner (which I lovingly refer to as my bible) and my Pilot Pen – these are the tools I can’t live without.

Despite a bachelors and master’s degree in Web Design New Media and Computer Arts New Media and running a creative agency, I keep it old school style. Google Calendar doesn’t work for me, digital to-do lists cause me stress, and when it comes to doodling – as much fun as Adobe Illustrator is – I still prefer to all of the above with pen and paper. There’s something incredibly satisfying to this art school nerd about a pen that has the perfect flow of ink from it – and that’s exactly what Pilot Pens offer. There is nothing quite as de-stressing as doodling with ink streaming from a pen facilitating that creative flow. For all these reasons, a few more – I’ve been a fan of Pilot Pen for years.

Not to get sentimental on you all, but as a LadyBoss is trying climb the ranks and make her mark on an industry, there are certain moments that become ingrained in one’s mind. Moments of joy and success – as well as moments of defeat and picking yourself back up off the ground to start all over again. That cycle is enviable and ultimately fulfilling – as you learn to truly appreciate the journey and all the hard work it takes to bring a product to market. Recently, I pitched an app – and I got funding. While the fact that I will be able to bring my idea to market is still sinking in, the moments of getting to where I currently am with the process are well ingrained in my mind. Late nights of wireframe sketches, jotting down to-do lists for the milestones to accomplish every morning, and ultimately – signing contracts for funding, development, and trademarks – all with a Pilot Pen. Long story short, what may be just a pen to some people – carries history and deep personal meaning with me. This journey is long from over, it’s just getting started – and thanks to team at Pilot Pen – I have a pen in nearly every color to traverse this journey with and make my mark on the tech industry.

Curious for more information on Pilot Pen or their G2 Overachievers Club with Target check out the links below!

• Shop Pilot Pen at Target
• G2 Overachievers Club

Need a little extra help getting your idea kick-started, Pilot Pen has amazing initiative with Shonda Rhimes for the G2 Overachievers Grant (a $50,000 Student Grant), get more information here!

Thank you Pilot!

Your Geek Girl,

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pilot Corporation of America (Pilot Pen). The opinions and text are all mine.