Shira Lazar
Born 1983 · Age 42
Canadian television personality, actress, writer, video blogger, and founder of the digital media brand What's Trending. Emmy-nominated and active in digital media, speaker, wellness entrepreneur and Web3 advisor.
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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Shira Lazar was born to Jewish parents in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Identified family relation: stepsister of Dov Charney
Is stepsister of American Apparel founder Dov Charney (family relation noted; timing is not an event but a personal fact relevant to biography).
Graduated St. George's High School (approx.)
Completed secondary education at St. George's High School in Montreal (year estimated based on typical age).
Studied at Dawson College; worked on campus newspaper
Attended Dawson College and worked on The Plant (Daily Planet) newspaper (attendance years estimated).
Started media career: Host of '1st Person' on CSTV
Began media career hosting the College Sports Television program '1st Person'.
Moved toward Emerson College / Early college years (approx.)
After Dawson College, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College to study TV/Video Production (enrollment years approximate).
BA in TV/Video Production from Emerson College (approx. graduation)
Obtained a BA in TV/Video Production from Emerson College (graduation year estimated based on career timeline).
Host/Producer at Music Plus TV; Yahoo! Q&A Videos
Became a host and producer for Music Plus TV and hosted celebrity Q&A videos on Yahoo!.
Developed and hosted MSN.com TasteMaker (online reality competition)
Created and hosted an online reality competition for MSN.com called TasteMaker (year estimated within mid-2000s career span).
Contributor to Hollywood.com and LA Confidential Oscar preview
Wrote feature pieces for Hollywood.com and the Oscars awards night preview for Los Angeles Confidential.
Began hosting 'LX TV' on NBC4 Los Angeles
Started hosting 'LX TV', a lifestyle entertainment show for NBC4 Los Angeles (April 2008).
CBSNews.com blogger: 'OnTheScene' (first vlogger/blogger for CBSNews.com)
Covered technology and media trends in a blog for CBSNews.com called 'OnTheScene'; noted as CBSNews.com's first vlogger/blogger (c.2009).
Co-founded DISRUPT/GROUP (digital production company)
Co-founded DISRUPT/GROUP, a digital production company producing online content including The Partners Project (year approximate to late 2000s).
Contributor to Travel Channel 'Confessions of a Travel Writer'
Featured writer and blogger on Travel Channel's 'Confessions of a Travel Writer'.
Hosted 'This Week in YouTube' for Mahalo.com
Became the host of the Mahalo.com online weekly video program 'This Week in YouTube'.
Named one of Wired's 'Sexiest Geeks' (nomination)
Nominated/listed by Wired as one of the sexiest geeks of 2010.
Guest speaker at Mashable & CNN Media Summit
Spoke at the Mashable and CNN Media Summit, discussing digital media trends (2010).
Featured in Fast Company: 'Most Influential Women in Technology'
Fast Company named Shira Lazar among the Most Influential Women in Technology (2011).
Featured on Huffington Post 'Women in Tech' series
Included in Huffington Post's 'Women in Tech You Need to Follow' series (2011).
Hosted online red carpet for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Served as the online red carpet host for the 2011 Grammy Awards live stream.
Hosted Oscars.com live stream red carpet/backstage coverage
Hosted live stream red carpet and backstage access for the 2011 Oscars coverage on oscars.com.
Launched 'What's Trending' (host, executive producer, creator)
Started hosting and producing 'What's Trending', a weekly live interactive online talk show covering the most popular videos and internet trends.
Hosted Macy's 'Fashion's Night Out'
Hosted Fashion's Night Out for Macy's (September 2011).
Started 'Social Media Breakdown' weekly blog on Entrepreneur
Began a weekly blog series on Entrepreneur titled 'Social Media Breakdown' (Sep 20, 2011).
Launched anti-bullying campaign with MTV's 'A Thin Line' (#StopBullying)
In partnership with MTV's A Thin Line campaign, began anti-bullying campaign using Twitter hashtag #StopBullying (Oct 2011).
Profiled in Forbes interview
Interviewed by Forbes (Leslie Bradshaw) highlighting her pioneering role in vlogging and online correspondence (Dec 6, 2011).
Listed on Variety's Women's Impact Report (Creatives)
Named in Variety's Women's Impact Report 2012 under the Creatives category.
What's Trending: expanded production & visibility milestones
Between 2011–2014 What's Trending moved from weekly to daily, partnered with YouTube, raised investment and secured brand partnerships increasing reach (user and follower growth cited in bios: millions of followers overall).
Participated in philanthropic livestream fundraisers
What's Trending and Lazar participated in charitable livestreams and fundraising events (e.g., Tube-A-Thon, Pablove Foundation streams).
What's Trending nominated for a Primetime Emmy (Interactive Media)
What's Trending received a 2012 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media, Original Interactive Television Programming.
What's Trending partnership with YouTube (weekly -> daily)
Announced partnership with YouTube in August 2012 to expand What's Trending from weekly to daily programming.
Participated in 1st Annual Tube-A-Tweet-A-Thon fundraiser
What's Trending participated in the Tube-A-Tweet-A-Thon to raise funds for Covenant House using #Tubeathon (Dec 2012).
Received seven-figure investment from Bedrocket Media Ventures
What's Trending received a seven-figure investment from Bedrocket Media Ventures to expand production, distribution, and ad sales (June 2013).
Marriott partnership and 'Millionth Mobile Check-in' celebration
What's Trending was named part of Marriott's development studio slate; Marriott celebrated its Millionth Mobile check-in with Lazar and Jeana Smith as part of the partnership (2014/2015 timeframe).
HLN development deal with What's Trending
HLN announced a development deal with What's Trending (2014).
IAWTV Award nominee for Best Live Host
International Academy of Web Television announced Lazar as a nominee for Best Live Host (2015).
Named one of Cynopsis Media's Top Women in Digital
Cynopsis Media honored Shira Lazar as one of the Top Women in Digital (April 2015).
Streamy Awards and IAWTV recognition (honor/award mentions)
Profiles list Shira as a Streamy Awards honoree and IAWTV winner for Best Web Series Live Host (exact award years not specified in sources).
What's Trending partnered with Samsung for CES live coverage
Partnered with Samsung to provide live coverage from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2015.
What's Trending hires James Haffner as COO
What's Trending announced James Haffner as new COO (2015), bringing in an experienced digital executive.
VH1 announced digital series 'Huge on the Tube' starring Lazar
VH1 announced a new digital series starring Shira Lazar called 'Huge on the Tube' (Feb 2015).
Announced as West Coast contributor for HLN's 'The Daily Share'
HLN announced Shira Lazar as the West Coast contributor for The Daily Share (March 2015).
Hosted '#LiveUnlimited' campaign for Muscular Dystrophy Association
Hosted the '#LiveUnlimited' Campaign during Social Media Week in Los Angeles for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (2016).
Hosted 'Tubeathon' with iHeartRadio for American Red Cross Giving Day
Hosted 'Tubeathon' with iHeartRadio to benefit the American Red Cross' 2016 Giving Day (April 2016).
Became active broadcaster on Live.ly; hosted 24-hour charity stream
Broadcasted regularly on Live.ly (Musical.ly's live platform), garnered millions of viewers and co-hosted a 24-hour stream benefiting the Pablove Foundation (Nov 2016).
Featured in Ad Council's 'Champions for Good' series
Highlighted as part of Ad Council's Champions for Good campaign spotlighting industry individuals (March 2017).
Partnership with Sinclair: 'Circa Pop Live with Shira Lazar'
Sinclair Broadcasting Group partnered with Lazar and What's Trending to create 'Circa Pop Live with Shira Lazar' for Circa News' website and Facebook (June 2017).
Correspondent for Syfy's San Diego Comic-Con coverage
Worked as a correspondent for Syfy's coverage of San Diego Comic-Con (summer 2017).
Comcast partnership: 'What's Watchable' interstitial series
Comcast announced a partnership to show a new 'What's Watchable' segment produced by Lazar in between episodes on Watchable (Aug 2017).
Launched 'Adventures In Curiosity' on Facebook Watch
Launched a lifestyle and travel series called 'Adventures In Curiosity' on Facebook Watch (2018).
Became host of 'Let's Go There' on Channel Q / Radio.com
Became the afternoon drive host of 'Let's Go There' weekdays on Channel Q, the national LGBTQ+ station, syndicated on Radio.com (Oct 2018).
Publicly discussed breakup with Bart Baker on podcast
Discussed breakup with Bart Baker on the Syd Wilder podcast (2019).
Conceived and hosted 'Inside Web3' at Audacy / KNX
Conceived, executive produced, and hosted 'Inside Web3', airing on KNX News and syndicated across multiple talk news stations in California (2019-2021 timeframe).
Expanded into Web3 advising and consulting
Began advising and consulting companies in cryptocurrency, NFTs and metaverse spaces; launched audio show 'Women in Web3 Weekly' (approx. 2020 onward).
Co-founded PeaceInside.Live (wellness platform)
Launched PeaceInside.Live, a virtual wellness community offering classes, workshops, retreats and workplace programs during COVID-19 quarantine (April 2020).
What's Trending launches weekly LGBTQ news show with Revry
What's Trending launched a weekly LGBTQ news show in co-production with Revry (2021).
Co-author: 'The JOMO Journal' (publication; approximate)
Listed as co-author of The JOMO Journal: A Daily Practice for the Joy of Missing Out (publication date approximate, included on her bio).
Ended hosting 'Let's Go There' (audacy tenure noted 2018–2022)
Hosted 'Let's Go There' on Channel Q from 2018 through 2022 (bio indicates tenure through 2022).
Estimated net worth reported in online profiles
Online biographical profiles and summary estimations list Shira Lazar's net worth around $2,000,000 (reported estimate in public bios as of late 2024).
Ongoing: Speaker engagements at SXSW, CES, NAB, VeeCon (multiple years)
Regular keynote/speaker at major conferences including SXSW, CES, NAB and VeeCon across her career; continues to speak on digital media, AI and Web3 topics.
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