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SWAG: Say Hello To Pecha Kucha Speaker Kim Peacock (And Win A Pair Of Tickets!)

Pecha Kucha Night Vol. 27 goes down tomorrow night at the Vogue Theatre. We have a pair of tickets to give away right now. Here’s what you need to do…

1) “Like” this post (and Scout on Facebook if you haven’t already).

2) Follow @scoutmagazine on Twitter and retweet the following: I’m fixing to win two tickets to #PKNVan via @scoutmagazine http://wp.me/plxHU-hlU

The winner will be chosen at random after breakfast. And now…

As always, there’s a phenomenal line-up of fascinating speakers. Among them is our old friend Kim Peacock, who loves solving problems, developing brands through storytelling, and travelling — affections that made her former position as Director of Global Marketing for HootSuite a great fit, and her current position as General Manager of the Western Division of Edelman (the biggest PR + communications company in Canada, and the world) just about perfect (it also satisfies her bossy tendencies). She loves her rescue dog Lucy, and doing just about anything on a mountain or an ocean, which makes Vancouver her ideal home base.

Can you explain briefly what you do at Edelman West? I’m accountable for the strategic and operational success of the Western Canadian business.

You used to be the publisher at Vancouver Magazine (and Western Living). Following that, you were with Hootsuite. How is the culture at Edelman different? What similarities do you see? There are more similarities than differences in my mind. All three are creative communications companies filled with really smart, hard-working, passionate people. HootSuite and Edelman are both privately owned, which creates a specific culture of entrepreneurship I really love. At HootSuite, though, I could get an email at 5:30pm on Friday that said, “Human curling starts in 10 minutes in the upstairs lounge”. That never happened at the magazines, and it hasn’t happened yet at Edelman.

Where are you from? Tough question. I was born in Edmonton, but have lived in seven cities in Canada. So I guess the answer is Canada.

What neighbourhood do you call home? Why do you love living there? South False Creek. I can’t imagine living in Vancouver and not being on the water.

What inspires you? The simplicity of my dog’s emotional life and her expression of it.

Default drink/cocktail of choice? Guinness.

The Vancouverite that you admire most and why? There are many, but at the moment, it’s Elaine Lui. She’s totally awesome – her TEDx talk says it all.

Your favourite sound? My dog’s woo-woo-woo howl when I come home. She’s always happy to see me.

Your least favourite sound? Children crying. Especially in a restaurant or airplane.

The strangest talent that you possess? I took up the ukulele last year, but talent is a strong word to describe what I do.

Your three favourite films? Of the ones I saw in the last year, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Rock of Ages.

What’s the thing that you eat that is bad for you that you will never stop eating? Big Macs. I love them, especially after a night out drinking.

Describe your favourite photograph. My dad on a hot air balloon in Africa. It was taken a couple of years before he died, and he looks so healthy and peaceful.

If you had a motto, what would it be? Live curious.

Your favourite word? Puppy. It was also one of my first words. I learned it before daddy.

Your least favourite word? I like all words, just some more than others.

Your favourite curse word? Fuck.

One thing of no monetary value that you own and will keep dearly until you die? It’s actually of significant value, but my engagement ring from my marriage. I wear it almost every day because it reminds me of love, and wisdom earned the hard way. And also because it’s beautiful, and after all, it’s not the ring’s fault.

The strangest road you’ve ever travelled? I’d say the road of life qualifies.

Your first memory? Visiting my mom in the hospital after she had my sister. I was rocking an orange and brown herringbone print polyester pant suit. I mostly remember the pant suit.

The first album that made you love music? The Jungle Book.

Your go to, no-frills place for dinner in Vancouver? Salsa & Agave.

Last place you traveled? Calgary.

The strangest place you’ve ever been to? Disneyland Paris.

If you could board a plane this afternoon, where would it be taking you? Toronto. My partner, Gary, is there as I write this, and I wish I was with him.

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