Sheila Gibson Stoodley

Website: www.thehotbid.com
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Professional Experience

I'm a skilled storyteller who is eager to meet your needs. My experience with writing and editing for print and online comes through working for the Robb Report family of magazines, Art & Antiques magazine, Hideaway Report, and others. My specialties include luxury hotels and resorts, travel, art, antiques, collectibles, interiors, design, food, medicine, and history. The hundreds of topics I have tackled include sailing to the North Pole on a nuclear-powered icebreaker; the joys and terrors of opening your own museum; the rise and fall of Polaroid film; the history and future of anesthesia; and world-class cheesemakers in Vermont. In 2017, I launched The Hot Bid (www.thehotbid.com), a blog that showcases intriguing lots that will sell soon at auction. I am schooled in SEO, AP style, blogging, and web copywriting and editing. I am smart, conscientious, flexible, witty, and kind. I read voraciously. I post new and classic articles to my social media accounts every weekday. (https://www.linkedin.com

Expertise

Writer
20 Years
Editor
20 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Travel
20 Years
Lifestyle
20 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
20 Years
Online/new media
6 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Robb Report (10+), Robb Report Collection (10+), Robb Report Health & Wellness (6-10), Robb Report Home & Style (10+), RobbReport.com (10+), Art & Antiques magazine (10+), Luxury Magazine (1-2)

Other Work History

I have also written for Boston Common and RSF (Rancho Santa Fe) Magazine.

References

Upon request

Showcase

General

Taking the Waters
(Robb Report Health & Wellness 4/23/2024)
Profiles of five historic spas in Europe and America: Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, Germany; the Jefferson Pools at the Omni Homestead resort in Hot Springs, Va.; Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz, Switzerland; the Roosevelt Baths & Spa at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; and the Ritz-Carlton Istanbul.
Leisure: Cultural Evolution
(Robb Report 4/23/2024)
A look at three world-class cheese makers in Vermont--John Putnam of Thistle Hill Farm, Allison Hooper of the Vermont Butter & Cheese company, and Mateo and Andy Kehler of Jasper Hill Farm--who each take different paths to greatness.
Showroom Business
(Robb Report Home & Style 11/1/2016)
A cover story on interior design legend Holly Hunt, champion of Christian Liaigre and Rose Tarlow. She spoke soon after selling her eponymous company to Knoll.
La Dolce Vespa
(Robb Report Collection 4/23/2024)
Exploring the timeless allure of the vintage Vespa, an Italian scooter marque that has fans all over the world.
$250,000 Worth of Rare Vintage Concert Posters Are Up for Grabs
(RobbReport.com 4/23/2024)
Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground and Nico, Hank Williams, Muddy Waters, John Coltrane and more will gather under one roof on November 12, 2016--in the form of a peerless collection of original concert posters offered at Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
Floating Earth
(Art & Antiques 4/23/2024)
Cover story on Japanese contemporary ceramic artists. The Japanese have created art from clay for more than 16,000 years, and for most of that time, male artists dominated. Now Japanese women have taken the lead, sculpting breathtaking works for gallery shows that sell out before they open.