Laura Toogood
Laura Toogood (born 9 December 1984) is an author and commentator on digital issues. In 2015, she won a 'Women of the Future Award' for Digital and Technology. She also won the Spear's Magazine Future Leader in Wealth Management Award and was included in Management Today's 35 Under 35 list of top businesswomen. Career. Toogood holds a PhD in Social Informatics. She is the author of the book "Journalism and PR: News Media and Public Relations in the Digital Age" with John Lloyd, which was published by I.B. Tauris. Toogood is a regular media contributor and  has written about various topics relating to technology for "The Sunday Times" and the "Telegraph". She is also an expert for various broadcasters including the BBC. She appears on ITV's "This Morning" as an Internet Safety Expert. She was filmed in conversation with John Cruickshank, Publisher of Canada's largest newspaper the "Toronto Star", when giving an address to the Empire Club of Canada to discuss the future of journalism and public relations in the new media age. Toogood is the founder and editor of British luxury lifestyle publication "The Sloaney". Equestrian. Toogood has competed in a number of  international equestrian competitions. A former member of the British Junior Three Day Eventing team, Toogood competed at the Junior European Championships in 2002 riding her bay gelding, The Fieldmaster and finished second best of the British. Toogood was also shortlisted for the British U21 team for the Young Rider European Championships in Portugal. She later represented Ireland in a home international dressage competition riding Ruxton Silberstern. Modelling. Represented by International Model Management in London and Assets Model Agency in Dublin, Toogood has previously worked for Armani. Toogood gave top riders some tips about how to model when doing a charity  fashion for Spinal Research.