Selected work

EDITORIAL CONTENT

STARLING BANK: THE COST OF LOVING

Article about the role of wedding gifts and registries in an age of four-figure wedding attendance costs and the rising cost of living, including real-life case studies and expert interviews. (PDF)

ASPIRE: What it actually costs to get a US visa as a global founder

This article demystifies the process of setting up your life—and business—stateside, including perspectives from founders who have relocated to the US, and immigration lawyers who specialize in visa pathways to North America. (PDF)

HEALF: THE PRE-WEDDING WELLNESS TRENDS I’LL BE OPTING OUT OF

A guide to the wellness hacks I’m doubling down on, and the fads I’m choosing to leave behind in the lead-up to my wedding for the UK’s fastest-growing wellness startup. (PDF)

FULL FACT: 2025 REPORT

Brought into help research and write the annual report on misinformation and associated policy recommendations for the UK’s leading fact-checking non profit, Full Fact. (PDF)

THE NED: EDITORIAL CONTENT

Editorial content for members’ club app and global newsletter, including first-person pieces, member spotlights and interview features. (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)

STARLING BANK: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO VISIT NEW YORK CITY?

Financial diaries of a long weekend in New York City, including tips on how to spend savvily in an expensive part of the world. (PDF)

ASPIRE: Are you paying yourself enough as a founder?

This article explores the often-taboo topic of founder compensation by featuring insights from three global founders who share their personal strategies for balancing personal financial needs with company runway. (PDF)

WEBSITE COPY

AURORA TECH AWARD: WEBSITE COPY + BRAND MESSAGING GUIDELINES

Developed new brand messaging guidelines, tone of voice, and refreshed website copy for the Aurora Tech Award by inDrive, an award programme for female tech founders in emerging markets.

RIPLEY DENTAL: WEBSITE COPY

Developed new brand messaging guidelines, tone of voice, and refreshed website copy for Surrey-based premium dental wellness and facial aesthetics clinic Ripley Dental. (PDF)

NEW LEAF: Website COPY + BRAND MESsAGING GUIDELINES

Developed new brand messaging guidelines, tone of voice, and refreshed website copy for Singapore-based holistic counselling and wellness clinic New Leaf.

CONTENT STRATEGY

REFUTE: WEBSITE COPY + CONTENT STRATEGY

Developed Refute’s thought leadership strategy across LinkedIn and their website (examples here, here and here), managed brand events and activations, coordinated media relations and secured press coverage for proprietary research insights, and created marketing collateral for business development.

NEWSGUARD: WEBSITE COPY + CONTENT STRATEGY

Led NewsGuard’s brand messaging, product marketing (examples here and here), thought leadership strategy (example here), social media content development, newsletter distribution strategy, event coordination and execution, and partnership co-marketing (examples here and here).

Selected content partnerships

Veena combines her editorial expertise with a deep understanding of how brands can engage their target audience, to deliver engaging commercial copy and charismatic photography and video content. For brands, this drives awareness and brings ambitious, authentic, multi-platform content partnerships to life: both for Veena’s own community of like-minded followers, and for brands’ channels. Scroll down for examples of journalistic reporting.

Nadine Merabi

Branded content partnership for the Paris launch of Nadine Merabi’s new, all-white ‘Untamed Glamour’ collection for The Wedding Edition, featuring a roster of brides-to-be. (PDF and video)

Grosvenor Estate

Branded content partnership / video for The Grosvenor Estate highlighting Mayfair’s luxurious offerings for brides to be in The Wedding Edition. (PDF and video)

THE WEDDING PRESENT COMPANY

Branded content partnership / video for The Wedding Present Company, highlighting their luxurious wedding gift registry services in The Wedding Edition. (PDF and video)

Travel journalism

BUSINESS INSIDER: I've visited 38 countries. Here are 3 cities I always recommend to other travelers.

Article highlighting personal travel recommendations for Business Insider. (PDF)

IRISH INDEPENDENT: What happened when I swapped my hectic London life for a Benedictine monastery in Limerick

First-person piece for national newspaper about my experience at Glenstal Abbey monastery. (PDF)

THE WEDDING EDITION: Honeymoon Review: Beach Club At The Boca Raton

Review of Beach Club at The Boca Raton for The Wedding Edition. (PDF)

THE WEDDING EDITION: HONEYMOON REVIEW: ASHFORD CASTLE

Review of Ashford Castle in the West of Ireland for The Wedding Edition. (PDF)

Arts and culture reporting

ARTSY: HOW INFLATION IMPACTS THE ART MARKET

Analysis of macroeconomic factors including inflation and art sales/prices. (PDF)

ARTSY: Small but Mighty Fair artmonte-carlo 2024 Draws Major Collectors and Sales in Monaco

Review and sales report of eighth annual artmonte-carlo fair in Monaco. (PDF)

ARTSY: THE 15 BEST BOOTHS AT FRIEZE LONDON AND FRIEZE MASTERS 2024

Roundup of the most notable booths at the 2022 edition of Frieze London and Frieze Masters.

ARTSY: How avery singer became one of the most in-demand artists working today

Profile of ultracontemporary artist Avery Singer and her U.K. solo exhibition debut, “Free Fall,” at Hauser & Wirth. (PDF)

Art She Says: How Dora Maar Defined The Modern Woman’s Multi-Hyphenate Career

Feature on the Tate Modern’s retrospective on painter and photographer Dora Maar. (PDF)

Yale Daily News: ROTC at Yale - Confronting the 40-year gap

Feature on the University’s historic relationship with ROTC, including the program’s 40-year absence from campus. (PDF)

Air Mail: Arts Intel Report - Prima Facie

Summary of Jodie Comer’s West End debut in Prima Facie. (PDF)

ARTSY: What auction results do (and don’t) tell us about the STATE OF THE art market

Analysis of the 2023 art market correction through recent auction results and collector / gallery perspectives. (PDF)

ARTSY: How Raghav Babbar's Pensive Portraits Have Captured Collectors’ Attention

Profile of early-career artist Raghav Babbar, following his exhibition at Nahmad Projects.(PDF)

Artsy: The 10 Best Booths at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022

Roundup of the most notable booths at the 2022 edition of Frieze London and Frieze Masters. (PDF)

Artsy: Gala Porras-Kim Explores the Institutional Afterlife of Artifacts and Ancient Human Remains

Exhibition review of “Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing” at Gasworks London. (PDF)

Artsy: What Sold at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2021

Sales coverage report of major international art fair in October 2021 for Artsy. (PDF)

Art She Says: Inside the Jakarta Art Scene

Interview with Esti Nurjadin, Indonesian collector and owner of D Gallerie, for the debut issue of Art She Says magazine. (PDF)

ARTSY: how ai is changing the art market

Interviews with gallerists, art advisors, auction houses, and entrepreneurs to find out how they believe AI will impact buying activity in the market. (PDF)

ARTSY: ARCOmadrid 2025 Highlights a Buoyant Spanish Art Market

Review and sales report of major European and South American art fair, ARCOmadrid.(PDF)

ARTSY: Tania Marmolejo’s Wide-Eyed Portraits Are Capturing Collectors’ Attention

Analysis of Tania Marmolejo’s recent success at global auctions and on the primary market.(PDF)

Artsy: What Sold at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022

Sales coverage report for Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022.

Art She Says: Ana Benaroya

Feature on New Jersey-based artist and Yale MFA graduate Ana Benaroya’s first European exhibition, “The Passenger”, at Carl Kostyál Gallery in Mayfair. (PDF)

Yale Daily News: Silence and Light - Louis Kahn’s Legacy at the YCBA

Feature on architect Louis Kahn’s legacy of designing both major University art galleries. (PDF)

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