Olivia Hall is an experienced communications advocate and organizer. As Principal of Bold Voice, she approaches all of her client work from a place of deep listening and relationship building. She believes that every organization, movement, or cause deserves honest representation, compelling design, and top-tier communications strategies.
She started her career as a writer in New York City at an online lifestyle magazine. After work hours, she could be found at protests, marches, and at meetings for progressive causes. After moving to Seattle in 2015, and briefly writing for the Seattle Times, she earned her Masters in Communications and Digital Media from the University of Washington where she transformed her work as an activist into her full-time job.
Olivia has been fortunate enough to work with clients of all sizes who range from national non-profits to grassroots organizations to Tribal Governments. Currently, she lives on Bainbridge Island, where she is also Co-Chair of the Bainbridge Island Race Equity Advisory Committee. She enjoys reading, watching Sci-Fi, and walking around the woods with her husband and chihuahua, Patch — who gets carried the majority of the way.
Lauren Krouse is a writer who has dedicated her career to spotlighting undercovered issues like domestic violence and sharing resources with people who are healing from trauma or building their own support networks in the face of systemic problems. She received her BA in English and Creative Writing from the College of Charleston and her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington.
Like many, Lauren became involved in activism after the 2016 election. With the help of dozens of partners, she organized a gathering for peace that brought in hundreds of attendees and new volunteers for progressive causes. She went on to serve as an organizer for Narrative Arts. Since then, she’s worked with a variety of nonprofits including Port City Pride, Friendly City Safe Space, and the JED Foundation.
As a freelance journalist, she’s reported on an abortion clinic rebuilding after arson in Tennessee, a survivor’s work to bring anti-violence training to hairstylists around the world, and cutting-edge PTSD treatments including indigenous healing practices, among many other topics. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Women’s Health, SELF Magazine, and elsewhere. Based in Raleigh with her husband, who is also a journalist, she can often be found hiking, cooking, climbing, or reading.