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By Niche

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Nichelle Stephens is a blogger, cupcake enthusiast, editor, event producer and social media strategist. Nichelle is the co-founding editor of Cupcakes Take The Cake, the most popular blog about cupcakes. She is a freelance social media strategist and publicist. She was formerly editor of the NAACP Image Award winning Pepsi We Inspire, a branded lifestyle blog and community for African American women.

Nichelle is also the founder of  Keeping Nickels, a personal finance and business accounting blog for freelancers and entrepreneurs.

Nichelle has written for AllBusiness.com, Black Table, Gothamist, NewYorkology and PSFK. For nearly four years Nichelle co-produced the weekly stand-up showcase Chicks and Giggles which was featured in the New Yorker, New York Times and BUST Magazine.

Nichelle has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, Martha Stewart, and The Food Network.

Nichelle has been quoted in Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Austin Chronicle, Black Enterprise, Comstock’s Entrepreneur, Inc., Life and Style, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Daily News and The New York Times.

Nichelle has presented at Ignite NYC.

Nichelle  spoke at SXSW Interactive panels in 2009 and 2010.

Nichelle spoke at TechMunch Austin,  food blogging conference (March 2010 and March 2011)

Nichelle co-produced TechMunch New York (June 2010 and June 2011).

Nichelle spoke about the business of blogging at Blogging While Brown (June 2010).

Nichelle spoke at Pod Camp Philly (October 2010).

Nichelle spoke at Blog World Expo as part of the TechMunch food track (October 2010).

Nichelle competed in the 6th Annual Casserole Cookoff (October 2010).

Nichelle moderated a panel at Lavish in Atlanta (December 2010).

Nichelle judged the LES Girls Club Cookie Swap (December 2010).

Nichelle spoke at the Long Island Social Media Club  (January 2011).

Nichelle has been guest speaker at Fashion Institute of Technology  and Berkeley College.

Nichelle volunteered for 2011 Vendy Awards.

Nichelle was a keynote speaker at the Rochester Institute of Technology SMAC Conference September 2011.

Nichelle won the 7th Annual Casserole Cookoff (October 2011).

Contact: Email me at NICHELLE @ GMAIL DOT COM

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