{"id":179,"date":"2016-04-08T21:21:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/ignite-institute\/?p=179"},"modified":"2016-04-08T21:21:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:21:07","slug":"meet-dawn-mclaughlin-a-2016-ignite-institute-microbusiness-consulting-program-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/centers-institutes\/ignite-institute\/2016\/04\/08\/meet-dawn-mclaughlin-a-2016-ignite-institute-microbusiness-consulting-program-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Dawn McLaughlin: A 2016 Ignite Institute MicroBusiness Consulting Program Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/ignite-institute\/files\/2016\/04\/PPK-logo.png\" alt=\"ppk logo\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/243\/files\/2016\/04\/PPK-logo.png 281w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/243\/files\/2016\/04\/PPK-logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>Positively Publishing Kids<\/em><\/strong> is headed by Dawn McLaughlin, a local entrepreneur in the Hudson County Area of New Jersey. She is an ambitious woman looking to use her talents in writing to create a business especially focused on the future of our society\u2026 children. Through the power of writing she intends to educate the younger generations of our society about <strong>Diversity<\/strong>. As a woman of Puerto Rican heritage, she understands the importance of <strong>Diversity<\/strong> in our society and she has made it her mission to co-create children\u2019s books with talented young artists, with storylines and illustrations that reflect the beauty and diversity of our world.. Dawn is taking a unique avenue in her approach to her book writing and illustration. She intends to have teenagers involved in both of these elements in creating children\u2019s books. This allows adolescents to showcase their creative talents while also communicating a powerful message to their peers and readers.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of the Saint Peter\u2019s University Student Consulting team, Positively Publishing is hosting an illustration competition through social media platforms like <strong>SnapChat<\/strong> for those interested in expressing their artistic passion.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions for illustration is also open to the on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positivelypublishingkids.com\/art-submissions\/\">website<\/a>. Her passion and unique approach to writing is definitely worth checking out. Find out more about Positively Publishing through her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/positivelypublishingkids\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PosPublishing\">Twitter<\/a>. You can also hear more from Dawn about Positively Publishing Kids at her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PositivelyPublishing\">YouTube<\/a> account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Positively Publishing Kids is headed by Dawn McLaughlin, a local entrepreneur in the Hudson County Area of New Jersey. She is an ambitious woman looking to use her talents in writing to create a business especially focused on the future of our society\u2026 children. 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