Laken owns her own photography business – Moments Photography – and has experience marketing her own business. She has managed a musician’s booking and advertisements, worked in Camden Clark Hospital as a surgical services assistant, at Beverly Medical Center as a medical assistant, and as a server and bartender at Rivertown Grill.  She presently also works as assistant manager for Hibbett Sports in Marietta.

It’s a pleasure to have Laken joining us now as we expand into print. “With Laken and our new intern Kiteara Sinnett on board, it takes some tasks off of my plate,” said Marshall.

Marietta and Beyond has been publishing local stories and stories of interest to residents and visitors to Marietta and surrounding areas since 2014 and has a Facebook page and an Instagram account. The magazine strives to focus on local and healthful living, and education and participates in most of the programs of Building Bridges to Careers in order to encourage youth to consider careers in publishing.  Aside from publishing, Marietta and Beyond offers writing, advertising, and web design services to local businesses.