Lauren Frock Eichler, Magnolia, was selected by Social Intelligence Lab as one of the 50 global trailblazers in the field. She is director of social intelligence at global media agency EssenceMediacom. A former student writer for the North Texan, she earned a degree in journalism at UNT, where she was a member of the UNT Public Relations Student Society of America, Mu Phi Epsilon, the Green Brigade Marching Band and the Brass Band.