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Laura Rubin

As founder of creative direction and strategic communications agency Left Left Right (LLR) Consulting, and notebook brand AllSwell Creative, Laura Rubin has more than 15 years’ experience generating results for her clients, a mix of non-profit organizations and lifestyle brands. She is known for helping businesses become more meaningfully philanthropic and charities become more fashionably visible. Also in her repertoire, being a published journalist, Laura is currently Editor-at-Large for Whalebone Magazine. Biz life aside, you can catch her down at the beach with friends or out and about as she lives and works in Manhattan’s East Village, Montauk, New York and Venice Beach, California.

A Hero with Four Paws

October 20, 2020

By Laura Rubin

In Memoriam: Surf Therapy Dog Haole Boy Murphy

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Peter Mehlman on the Art of Being Bravely Oblivious

November 27, 2018

By Laura Rubin

Chances are, Peter Mehlman has made you laugh.

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Expression Sessions: AllSwell x Julie Gilhart

October 24, 2018

By Laura Rubin

One of our favorite surf buddies is making fashion greener.

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Expression Sessions: AllSwell x Billy Reid

September 25, 2018

By Laura Rubin

A true Southern gentleman.

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Expression Sessions: AllSwell x Rebekah Steen

September 5, 2018

By Laura Rubin

We talk with one of our favorite optimists: artist and blogger Rebekah Steen.

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Expression Session: AllSwell x Meg Haywood Sullivan

August 2, 2018

By Laura Rubin

We ask Meg and her appendix questions about their creative process.

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Expression Sessions: AllSwell x Sterling Pierce Taylor

July 2, 2018

By Laura Rubin

Sterling Pierce Taylor is an accomplished rock climber with a fierce fear of heights and self-described “motorcycle dirtbag.”

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Laura Rubin Interviews Susan Casey

January 24, 2018

By Laura Rubin

In or out of the water, who’s at the top of the food chain? Ocean-going author Susan Casey says it’s not you.

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[Mixtape] Surfing Goddess, Leah Dawson

August 24, 2017

By Laura Rubin

A lot has been said about Leah Dawson and it usually involves superlatives or language that feels like a throwback to the 60’s. That’s…

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[Mixtape] Guerilla Humanitarian, Jon Rose

August 14, 2017

By Laura Rubin

I first met Jon Rose in a filthy basement in Long Beach, New York. He had a shovel in his hand. Post-Hurricane Sandy mobilization…

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[Mixtape] Lady Shaper Ashley Lloyd Thompson

July 19, 2017

By Laura Rubin

We all know ladysliders, those longboarding mermaids with enviable style in the water. But how many lady shapers do you know? A woman that…

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[Mixtape] Big Wave Surfer, Performance Coach and Family Man, Brad Gerlach

July 12, 2017

By Laura Rubin

There’s a good chance you’re familiar with the name Brad Gerlach. Formerly ranked #1 on the ASP (before it became the WSL), one of…

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[Mixtape] Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer of Outerknown, John Moore

July 5, 2017

By Laura Rubin

These days, it seems like everyone is a tastemaker, influencer and/or “creative director” of something. But John Moore is the real deal, and has…

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[Mixtape] Four Minutes in Heaven with Damien Fahrenfort, Co-Founder of General Admission

June 20, 2017

By Laura Rubin

How does a successful skater/surfer dress themselves when they’ve (sort of) grown up? General Admission is a store in Venice, CA that provides a…

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[Mixtape] Sports Media Juggernaut and Musician, Sal Masekela

June 14, 2017

By Laura Rubin

If you grew up watching action sports, then you know who Sal Masekela is. Long synonymous with the X Games (13 years commentating both…

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[Mixtape] Legendary Snowboarder, Photographer, and Traveling Monk, Rip Zinger

June 7, 2017

By Laura Rubin

I first met Rip Zinger—this crazy-sweet-fun Japanese snowboarder, skateboarder and photographer—in the Bend, Oregon airport. Our mutual friend Leah Dawson introduced us via text….

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