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Main: 613-706-0677
Address: Rapid Media
PO Box 2244, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0 Canada
Departments
Partnerships
Rapid Media provides customized and innovative digital, print and social marketing and advertising solutions to support each brand’s specific objectives. Partnering together in innovative ways we create the right advertising environment for your message, creating customized, cross platform packages leveraging each of our magazines, websites, newsletters, social platforms and film festival enabling you to reach the right audience in the right environment. Our Advertising Solutions team is dedicated to helping you achieve your marketing communications objectives and drive sales in never-been-done-before ways.
Brenna Kelly
Content Creator and Marketing Strategist — Paddling Expert
(613) 706-0677 x 134
Brenna was a semi-pro creek boater and freestyle paddler on the Canadian National Team. She teaches all paddlesports and swift water rescue (now as a hobby) because she loves it so much. She is passionate about introducing people to paddlesports and she does this now by creating product reviews, writing inspiring destination articles and working with industry brands and paddlesports destinations to connect the dots for new and avid paddlers alike.
Keith Stevenson
Content Creator and Marketing Strategist — Fishing Expert
(613) 706-0677 x 138
Keith’s first paycheck came from packin’ leaches at The Fishin’ Hole. A professional fishing guide career paid his way to an Honours Degree in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Assessment. From owning an ESL school, sushi restaurant and construction company to managing Langara Island Lodge in Haida Gwaii—there’s not much Keith hasn’t done... yet, he’s still somehow always on the water!
Editorial
We’re always interested in working with new contributors and their original story ideas. Queries should present a clear, original and compelling angle, not merely a topic or idea, and should reflect familiarity with Paddling Magazine’s content and tone. Tell us why this story matters to Paddling Magazine readers, and tell us where you think it might fit in the magazine. Please send queries and two or three relevant clips of your writing to editor@paddlingmag.com. Due to the high number of submissions we receive, we can not respond to each and every query. If interested in your story, we will respond within six to eight weeks.
Kaydi Pyette
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
(613) 706-0677 x 103
Kaydi has managed Rapid Media’s publications since 2012. She has a Bachelor in Journalism from Ryerson University. If she’s not out on the water she’s poring over a map dreaming up her next paddling adventure.
Joe Potoczak
EDITOR
(613) 706-0677 x 139
Joe is a writer, and lifelong paddler of anything that floats. He’s managed to put the two together and call it a profession. He is also a former member of the US Wildwater Team, and instructed river guides in Pennsylvania for a solid decade.
Maddy Marquardt
EDITOR
(613) 706-0677 x 140
Maddy is a coastal kayaking guide turned writer and content creator. When she’s not writing you can find her paddling her home waters of Lake Superior, hiking the trails nearby, or reading a good book.
Michael Hewis
Art Director
(613) 706-0677 x 117
Mike loves to create: when not designing he’s experimenting with oil paints, curating an impressive Instagram and instructing his daughter in the art of casting artificial lures. Curling with the hammer in the last end at a bonspiel? Yep, you’ll find him doing that, too.
Cristin Plaice
PUBLISHER
(613) 706-0677 x 121
Cristin leads the company's growing marketing and business development departments. Entrepreneur by nature, she has almost a decade of experience in digital marketing. When she’s not frothing over SEO and new tech, you can find her playing in the mountains of BC.
Subscription Services
For any subscription-related concerns or cancellations, please contact our customer service department. As part of our commitment to reader quality service we have our subscriber services team available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. If you have any questions about your subscription, please call us toll-free at 1-866-709-4985 or email subscriptions@paddlingmag.com. We are happy to help.
Jennifer Quade
Customer Service
1-866-709-4985
Jen is our longest-running team member, having started in 2007. Jen is responsible for keeping our readers happy, she ensures our readers stay informed and engaged with our email newsletters and also coordinates our Paddling Film Festival. Outside of work, you can find her making sourdough bread, researching new dessert recipes to try, and hiking with her dog.
Jeff Priest
Operations Manager
Combining creative and technical arts, Jeff works to realize Rapid's digital initiatives and produce compelling online content. As an avid amateur naturalist you can often find him hiking, paddling and snowshoeing around the Ottawa Valley with camera close at hand.
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