Early: Media Collective

04/26/2022

For over 10 years of owning marketing agencies I have spent the majority of my focus on other people’s brands.  If you haven’t noticed yet, it was time to finally focus on a brand for myself 💞

All of the year’s of brand identity packaging, website developing, managing public relations, creating content and helping to produce events for all of the other entrepreneurs out, has given me the experience and the excitement to finally take a shot at a brick and mortar for myself 🙏🏻

During COVID a lot of things shifted in my life including personal and professional relationships, as well as physical spaces.  That down time gave me (like many others) plenty of time to reflect and reevaluate the way that I interact with individuals and the way that I operate my day to day business.  During that time of working remotely, my mom and I decided to head on down to Nashville for a month long retreat, little did we know we would stumble across a concept that we had never seen before.

Fast forward to today and announcing that we have officially opened Pittsburgh’s only dedicated infrared sauna studio!   Who would have thought that all of those years that I would finally be building a brand for myself!

This has been an incredible journey and I am so beyond grateful to have gone through this experience in a personal way.   We choose the strip district because of the beautiful transformation within the community and the focus on the health and wellness aspect in the neighborhood.

So if you didn’t already know, the news it out!  AURA Sauna Studio is officially open for business!  We are located at 2004 Smallman Street right next to De Fer Coffee.  Stop by to say hello or spend a little more time to learn and experience all of the benefits that infrared therapy can offer!

Thank you Pittsburgh for making this concept a reality!  And don’t worry the agency is still in full swing and we have plenty of projects we are working on and will be sharing for the summer months to come!

~love, Laura~

04/07/2022

Cooler temps have me craving something filling and delicious!  So then I started thinking about the Yards insane grilled cheese sandwiches 🤤 and then of course that lead me to realizing I never shared these photos from a recent shoot with BurghNosh and Twisted Tea!  Her smile and laugh say’s it all!

Twisted Tea and Twisted Tea light are now on the menu and are the perfect compliment to any of their gourmet grilled cheeses!

01/11/2022

We are always looking for new and creative ways to work with our clients. Twisted Tea x Thoughts From The Bench & Derrik Whiten is up next for a Twitch takeover.

09/15/2021

Pittsburgh bartenders are you ready to - our agency has partnered with Diagio and their World Class competition series to host a local preliminary series that will help guide you in elevating your cocktail and preparing to compete with the worlds best! SUBMISSIONS are DUE September 19th - so get your shakers shaking and show us what you got!

08/20/2021

Your summer just got that much more with our client Coors Pittsburgh most recent giveaway! You can head over to their page for your chance to win!

Curious what the agency does for this gobal brand? We get to create content that is custom and focuses on regional reach here in the Western Pennsylvania market. We manage their social media posts on a monthly basis, develop social media influencer campaigns and manage great giveaways like this!

Go head and give them a follow at Coors Pittsburgh to enter to win!

07/08/2021

Helping our clients to gain local exposure is a big focus in our overall strategy. Thank you Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for featuring Evia greek and telling their amazing story! And of course if you haven't yet, stop through Bellevue and order yourself the Pastistio & a traditional Greek Yero, delicious!

Chris Balouris of Salonika Imports brings his family’s traditional Greek cooking to Bellevue. 

07/06/2021

It's time with Elista & Kelly on 100.7 Star These ladies have been reppin' Truly Hard Seltzer all month long and are ready to join the crew from Ya Jagoff! media and our official winners for the YINZER OLYMPICS. Yes, that is right! The Yinzer Olympics! The big games will go down this Saturday at Dive Bar in Glenshaw. Stop out have some good laughs, meet some really amazing people and show us how you are!

06/17/2021

We get to work with some of the funniest, most talented and tastiest brands in the city! Submit your moment and get ready to compete in the Yinzer Olympics on July 10th Dive Bar on Saxonburg Blvd. Truly Hard Seltzer will be on tap and we promise it will be a good time!

06/07/2021

I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! For the 6th year in a row I get the opportunity to sweat it out and present to Pittsburgh the most amazing line up of fitness instructors. This event is a huge undertaking and is hand curated to bring out the best of the best.

Contact any of the studios for a discount ticket code and a gauranteed slot in their class! For the full line up check out our facebook event page! I can't wait to see everyones sweaty faces down at the Strip District Terminal on June 27th!

Meraki Studio Kam Jamz Fitness The Barre Code Pittsburgh 6YCLE Cycletique Rivers Club MVMT BY JOSH Elevate Fusion Fitness F45 Training Pittsburgh Strip District Cosmic Roots Health Alison Mears Celina Pompeani Walk Run Lift

06/01/2021

Hey yinz guys, Truly Hard Seltzer wants to know who the TRU Yinzer of Pittsburgh is! So of course we decided to partner up with Ya Jagoff! to kick things off. Show us how you are by posting your most yinzer moment, using the and tagging Truly Hard Seltzer - winners will be chosen weekly for a summer prize pack and everyone will be entered for a chance to compete in the YINZER OLYMPICS on July 10th at DIVE bar in Glenshaw, PA.

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Video Credit: John Craig Media