Songbird Publishing

Digital publisher of Lindsay Shayne (nom de plume) creative fiction and non-fiction. Editor and publisher of historical literature in the public domain.

Owner

Creative, knowledgeable content writer and copy editor with over 20 years' experience in print and online marketing communications.

Writer

Government of Alberta

Providing Information Management advice and consultation for Government of Alberta departments, ministries, and Agencies, Boards, and Commissions.

Senior Information Management Program Analyst

United Way of Calgary and Area

12-week contract writing the 3-Year Report for Healthy Aging Alberta.

Communications Writer

Responsible for researching, developing, and writing governance materials, including policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures, for digital and physical information management within various public bodies.

Senior Information Management Policy Analyst

Promoted effective information management strategies through the research, development, and writing of policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures. As a dedicated corporate trainer, I operationalized governance materials through the dissemination of awareness tip sheets and by creating and facilitating various training courses, working groups, and individual coaching sessions.

Information Management Policy and Awareness Advisor

I regularly interfaced with clients and stakeholders from all levels of government while articulating to them the benefits and constraints of various records lifecycle mandates. I also lead several projects and initiatives and was a member of several committees and project teams as a researcher and subject matter expert of records and information management best practices, acts, and regulations.

Information Management Business Analyst

Implemented and interpreted Records Schedules to transfer records to the Alberta Records Centre and Provincial Archives of Alberta. Utilized the governmental records management database to initiate records transfers and recorded file information in document management systems. Responsible for the writing and editing of various processes, procedures, and training manuals to support day-to-day business functions. Completed inventories of semi-active records in the storage repository and moved boxes of physical records to their designated shelving locations.

Records Coordinator

The University of British Columbia

Responsible for various archival tasks including the scanning and editing of digital records including the President's Office index card collection.

Graduate Student Assistant - UBC Archives

Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery - The University of British Columbia

Duties included accessioning a multi-media accrual to the Alvin Balkind fonds, from appraisal through to the preservation, re-housing, arrangement, and description of the assets.

Student Archivist

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Responsible for accessioning an accrual to the Wilson Duff fonds, with duties ranging from updating the finding aid to make it RAD compliant to working with non-textual First Nations anthropological archives.

Archivist Practicum

Simon Fraser University

Responsible for arranging and describing the large Daryl Duke accession, as well as producing a finding aid which details contents including textual records, audio/visual materials, photographs, and ephemera. I was also responsible for setting up an exhibition to showcase key pieces of the fonds and draw visitors to SFU's Rare Books and Special Collections archives.

Archivist Internship

Tourism Vancouver Island

Provided first point of contact customer service and distributed tourism marketing materials to various potential visitors, regional tourism stakeholders, and the general public. Also provided secretarial and clerical support to the Marketing Manager and general office. Responsible for researching and writing advertorial content for destination marketing materials including the Vancouver Island Garden Trail Guide and Wine Island Guide.

Distribution Coordinator

Provided customer service support for internet users and answered questions regarding functionality of their internet, billing issues, duplicate charges, and refunds, as required.

Customer Service Representative

I'm a creative fiction writer, essayist, poet, and playwright. My historical fiction novel, Seven Springs, is published under my nom de plume, Lindsay Shayne. A selection of my poetry, essays, and creative non-fiction are published on Medium, and I contribute frequently on that platform under Lindsay Ripplinger at: https://medium.com/@songbird.publishing

My creative works have appeared in AskedUs Magazine, Portal Magazine, backofthebook.ca, and Western Grandparent Magazine. My stageplay The Biz was workshopped by the Western Edge Theatre Company in Nanaimo, BC. 

Active works in progress include The Newly Frugal: A Beginner's Guide to the Frugal Lifestyle (scheduled for publication in 2024), and Frank's Rise, an historical fiction novel set within the aftermath of the 1903 Turtle Mountain rockslide. 

I dabble in a variety of art forms, including collage, drawing, watercolours, and acrylics. Discover the collage-making process from the ground up with my Songbird Collage Arts YouTube channel. Prints available on Redbubble at: https://www.redbubble.com/people/songbirdcollage/shop

As a digital book publisher, I have curated and edited more than 35 classic works of literature. From the complete works of Oscar Wilde to Jane Austen's most popular titles, Songbird Publishing brings the best of the English canon to your mobile devices. Visit Lindsay Shayne on Amazon.

As an avid photographer with a passion for architecture, you'll find me snapping skylines on any given Sunday. From towering International design to the light and shadows of Brutalism, I love sharing unique perspectives and inspiring creativity through images. Prints available on Redbubble at: https://www.redbubble.com/people/songbirdphoto/shop

In addition to my creative pursuits, I'm also a Certified Information Professional, managing government information for more than 11 years.

Lindsay Ripplinger

Jorden Pagel

Bach Performance

Head Coach

Sustain Health & Performance

Helping 6-figure earners create and optimize their routine, so they can look, feel, and perform their best every single day - while building 6-figure health for the rest of their lives.

Founder, 6-Figure Health Consultant

Primerica

Helping families earn more income, become properly protected, debt free, and financially independent.

District Leader

Wisconsin Woodchucks Baseball

Was responsible for seeking out & securing new advertising & group outing clients.  Also responsible for maintaining & servicing current team accounts that I inherited when I took the job.

Corporate Accounts Manager

Wisconsin Woodchucks

Oversaw all ballpark operations, including the hiring and scheduling of 80+ employees every summer, managing ballpark food/beverage inventory levels and assisting with gameday operations, among other things.

Director of Ballpark Operations

Assisted the Director of Ballpark Operations with all gameday activities, such as ballpark clean up, inventory management, and staff management.

Assistant Director of Ballpark Operations

Solving permanent fat loss for high-performers. | Over 500 business leaders have used our MED Health System to lose up to 40 pounds in 4 months and keep it off forever - without diets. DM me 'MED' to learn more.

Are you a 6 or 7-figure earner with chump change health?

Then stop scrolling because you need to hear this:

Because the reality is --> Time Is Running Out.

As a business leader, your focus up until now has been growing your career.

And as a result, you've seen your business boom, career take off, and bank account surpass 6 figures.

But you're health is slowly being reduced to chump change.

You've tried to ignore the signs, but recently you've been:

❌ Struggling to get out of bed most mornings, and relying on caffeine to make it through your day…
❌ Slowly watching your waistline expand while struggling to find clothes that fit well...
❌ Putting off your yearly physical to avoid what you know your doctor will say…
❌ Feeling burned out, stressed, and overwhelmed more than you used to…

You want to be the leader your business and family need you to be…

But can you really continue to successfully take charge of your business and family if you can't take charge of your own health?

You feel like you're 'too busy.'

You feel like you just 'don't have time.'

So you continue to put off taking charge of your health.

But how much longer can you afford to do that?

What if I told you that you COULD have it all?

✅ The confidence in a routine you can follow every day without thinking about it…

✅ The fit physique that looks great with or without clothes…

✅ The all-day energy of someone 10-20 years younger…

✅ The focus to lead your business and family…

✅ And the time to do it all.

TL;DR:

You feel less stressed, love how you look, feel more attractive to your spouse, and are more confident growing your career.


Here’s how we've helped over 500 business owners and executives permanently lose 15+ pounds in just 90 days without diets...


➡️ THE Sustain Health & Performance Peak Performance Fat Loss System ⬅️

The Peak Performance Fat Loss System will help you...

➡️ Improve performance and focus at work - so you can get more done in less time.

➡️ Boost energy - so you can crush your workouts, be the leader you need to be at work, and still have the energy to spend time with your family - without relying on a constant IV drip of caffeine.

➡️ Optimize your health - so you can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and get your metabolism running like it was in your 20s.

➡️ Lose 15+ pounds in 90 days without dieting - and more importantly keep it off forever.

Our system has worked for over 500 business owners and executives over the last decade, and it will work for you too.

DM me 'PERFORMANCE' to see how our system can work for you.

Online Health & Fitness Coach

I help men and women who are serious about improving their health, bodies, and lives make permanent, long-lasting changes to their fitness through a 100% customized approach that combines functional health, nutrition and training to show them how to shed stubborn pounds, build more muscle, get stronger, have more energy, improve confidence, and optimize their health without living in the gym, giving up their favorite foods, or sacrificing the things they love.

Having worked one-on-one with over 600 people I can say with definitive proof that the only fitness program that works is one that's built for YOU. It's one that takes into account your preferences, your lifestyle, your job, your stresses, and then works hand in hand with you to show you how to make a successful fitness plan complement your life - not control it - so that you can live the life you have WITH the body that you want.

taplio

The Battle

Lindsay Ripplinger

Jorden Pagel

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?