About
My name’s Nadine Sykora and I’m a 24-year old Canadian Video Content Creator, World Traveler, Host and Internet Personality. In short, I utilize social media and YouTube to make fun, entertaining but also targeted online content.
My videos are a mixture of travel videos, stand-up and sketch comedy, music parodies, interactive videos and daily vlogs. I produce, film, act and edit a whole array of video content spread between my two youtube channels [heynadine and etcnadine] as well as written blog posts.
I have made over 500+ videos to date and I have over 27+ million video views and over 171,000 subscribers on my main channel. (Plus over 23,500 Twitter followers and 14,800 Facebook fans.) I have worked on videos for Fox, CBC, The CW, Sanyo, HitViews, Footprint Living, and ION network to produce original online content.
I am currently traveling the world for the next 3 month video blogging for Contiki; I have recently won the 2011 Digi Award for Canada’s Top Social Media Maven; and, I host a technology web series called Staples TechTV, produced by Blink Media Works for Staples Canada.
YES! I do Social Media Consulting. Email me for more info nadinesykora@gmail.com.
Beginnings
Back in 2006 while reading one of my favourite celebrity blogs at the time, I stumbled upon a funny little YouTube video by a user call Abbegirl. She was just an average girl making funny internet skits. I was in university at the time and I had previously done community theatre in my youth so I saw YouTube as an opportunity to express myself creatively. So, I created an account and it has grown and expanded ever since.
On Travel
I graduated university in August 2009 and decided that before I grab a “real job” I wanted to go explore and travel since I had never done so before. I registered for a Swap Working Holiday for New Zealand and started my adventure in February 2010. Since then I have traveled to China, Malaysia and Indonesia with my best friend Kristy. Jamaica for a Sanyo campaign, all over the USA, back to New Zealand twice and over to South America with Contiki. Of course, creating videos and blogs all along the way. I plan on continuing on with my world travels and hope to eventually host a travel show!
Interests
First and foremost I am a technology geek, a travel fanatic and I have a nerdy obsession with everything to do with fantasy. Aside from making internet videos, I love to read, watch movies and TV shows. To keep physically active I enjoy playing golf, rollerblading, hiking, rock-climbing, running and volleyball. Add me on Facebook, Linkedin or follow me on Twitter to learn more!
On Acting
Being in front of the camera is nothing new to me as I have acted in independent films and community theatre since I was 7 years old. My love for musical theatre developed in high school as I took part in 42nd Street, playing a chorus girl Phyllis Dale. Then on to the Sound of Music, where I played Liesl and Louisa, and Rocky Horror as the part of Magenta. ( You can see this is where my love for musical parodies comes from.) As well as acted in a variety of small movie roles and short film roles in my youth. Now as a young adult I am looking to get back into the acting and TV hosting world. I am currently unrepresented at this time. For more info please email me at nadinesykora@gmail.com.
Recognition
- Award, Canada’s Top Social Media Maven, The Digi Awards 2011.
- Degree, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Business.
- Panelist, Meet the Kids of the New Brave New World, Prime Time in Ottawa 2010.
- Interview, Interview with a Filmmaker: HeyNadine, TripFilms.
