Heather Thompson has worked in media for more than 10 years, beginning her career at the award-winning advertising agency Gardner, Geary, Coll & Young. From there, she moved on to a position of Media Buyer with Outdoor Services, the largest Out-of-Home Media Management & Communications Company in North America. Realizing that you only live once and determined to pursue a career in food journalism, she left the corporate world in 2004, and in 2006 graduated Cum Laude from the California Culinary Academy’s prestigious Le Cordon Bleu Program.
Heather has worked in the editorial departments at both Wine & Spirits and 7×7 magazines, and has had multiple articles published pertaining to food, wine, travel and lifestyle. Since starting with HypeHouse in 2007, Heather has concepted, pitched and placed stories in hundreds of media outlets worldwide and has built an extensive network of top-tier contacts and journalists. She thoroughly enjoys the challenge of orchestrating successful campaigns for premier destinations and brands.