Profile: Technology Personality Natali (Del Conte) Morris

				By Jimmy Aquino, Pop Culture Contributing Editor Natali Morris (formerly Natali Del Conte) grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and always had an interest in technology. In a former life, she had fun as a yoga instructor but has since worked steadily in media with an emphasis on technology for the past eight years. She wrote, produced, and hosted the popular show Textra on the Mevio network before moving to New York City to be a news anchor for CNET TV and a technology contributor for CBS News. Currently, she is a technology contributor for CNBC, part-time mommy blogger, and podcast host on Mommy Beta and The Trending Show on Grizzly Productions. Her biggest project right now is giving birth to her second child, who is due any day now.
	BEING A NEW MEDIA PERSONALITY IS…?			…something I always knew I would do.
	WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON TODAY?			I am airing a piece about the startup and venture capital community in Brooklyn.
				(Natali’s demo reel)
	WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR WORK?			Reading. I read a lot. Books, newspapers, blogs.
	OF WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD?			I’m proud of most things I do. I rarely watch videos of my work but when I do, I am usually surprised that I had the gumption to do those kinds of things. I don’t know where it comes from to be honest. I just somehow get it done.
	WHAT’S YOUR DREAM PROJECT?			I’d rather keep that to myself.
	TO WHOM DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION?			My husband Clayton. He is so good at what he does yet he is always trying to challenge himself in new ways. He’s a pro in the business of television but he doesn’t rest on his laurels. He is always looking for new projects, new ways to contribute, new ways to succeed. He’s tireless yet he still finds it in himself to be an amazing family man. I don’t know where I found this fool and how he ended up married to me!
	IS THERE ANYONE FAMOUS YOU’D LIKE TO WORK WITH AND WHY?			Rachel Maddow. I just think she’s brilliant. I have had professional crushes in my life on Leslie Stahl and now Rachel Maddow. I think Maddow is the front-runner by a long shot now. She is just so accomplished and well spoken and has a good attitude about herself. She is a lot of who I want to be on camera and off.
	IF YOU COULD LIVE/WORK ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE ?			Oh, I think it would be fun to live and work in England for a short time but not permanently. I’m pretty happy where I am. Although someday I do dream of moving my family back to the Bay Area near my family. Oh, to have my mom to babysit for me 24/7! That would be amazing!
	WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?			Scooping ice cream at an ice cream and yogurt parlor.
	WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?			Nothing. I’m asleep by 9pm every night. If there were something I would dwell on, I would do it during daylight hours. At night, I sleep. I’ve always been pretty disciplined by that.
	WHAT GETS YOU UP IN THE MORNING ?			My son. He gets up right around 6am, which is when I wake up anyway. If you’re asking about inspiration, well the answer is still my son. And my husband. My family is what inspires me but that wasn’t always the case. And I do get nostalgic for a time when I could work tirelessly when there was no family waiting on me. I have a lot of goals that I’ve put on hold or have had to work on more slowly than I would have otherwise because of the family, but I still have a lot of things I want to accomplish in my career before I hang up the towel.
	DESCRIBE YOUR WORK IN THREE WORDS.			Transient, exciting, challenging.
	IF THERE WERE A MOVIE OF YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD WRITE, DIRECT, AND STAR IN IT ?			Write: Me, of course.  Direct: I don’t know movie directors. Jim Henson?  Star: Sharon Vaknin. She reminds me so much of myself five years ago. She’s one to keep an eye on. She’s not an actress but she could be!
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