Draft:Kate McCulley

Kate McCulley is a travel blogger who has been named one of the top influencers in her field. McCulley specialises in inspiring women to independently travel and has travelled to all seven continents, 83 of 195 countries, 28 of 50 US states, plus the District of Columbia and 159 of 1121 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Early life and education
McCulley was born in 1984 in Boston, and raised in Reading, Massachusetts, graduating from Reading Memorial High School in 2002. She went on to graduate from Fairfield University where she achieved her B.A. in English/ creative writing.

Career
After graduating from Fairfield University in 2005 Kate went on work for Dogwood as a Associate Editor, in Fiction before building a career in online marketing working for company's such as Circles, Cheapflights and Catalyst Online.

In September 2010, at the age of 26, MuCulley quit her job to travel Southeast Asia for six months, where she started her online blogging website and which transitioned into her full time career.

In March 2011, McCulley survived a shipwreck off of the island of Komodo.

"McCulley is probably more recognized as "Adventurous Kate" online".

"For reader engagement, Kate McCulley, publisher of Adventurous Kate, is now sharing amusing travel stories or writing about relevant topics such as working from home.

“If your income is based on people researching and booking travel, like hotel affiliates, you will not be recouping those losses until the pandemic ends,” McCulley explained. “I recommend focusing on content that entertains your readers, like funny travel stories. You can make money off display ads, no matter what you write about.”"

Recognition
In 2017, McCulley was featured and named as one of the top ten travel influencers for her work, and her niche of female solo travel tips and her collaborations with other creators in the field.

Following this in 2017, shortly after her Forbes award, McCulley was honoured with being listed as one of the top 100 of the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders for her work by Irish America.

In the following year during 2018, McCulley was announced as a Nominee within the Travel category during the 10th Annual Shorty Awards. Stating the nomination was due to her desire to empower women to travel solo and her growth of 100k followers on social media platforms such as Instagram.

Personal life
MuCulley lives in Prague with her boyfriend Charlie and their two cats, Lewis and Murray.