Biography of Lauren Riihimaki
Full name: Lauren Kobayashi Riihimaki
Birthday: August 11 1993
Age: 28
Birthplace: St Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada
Net worth: $3 million (approx.)
Awards: Lauren has won a Shorty Award and also a Streamy Award in 2017.
Education: Ryerson University (Graphics Communications Management)
Relationship: Prior to her current relationship with Jeremy Michael Lewis, Lauren dated the late Sebastian “Baz” Morris (2010-2015) & famous YouTuber Alex Wassabi (2015-2018).
Lauren Riihimaki, also known as LaurDIY, is a 27-year-old DIY and lifestyle content creator, Wild ‘Til 9 podcaster, angel investor, and host/executive producer of her Daytime Emmy-nominated HBO Max series Craftopia.
Lauren has been growing her internet brand for over 9 years, branching out into accessories, stationery, jewellery, and craft kits in major retailers such as Target and Walmart.
Lauren has recently established herself as an angel investor in rapidly growing tech start-ups and consumer packaged goods.
In her first year of university in Toronto, Riihimaki began posting DIY tutorial videos on her site.
She first signed up for YouTube on December 1, 2011, intending to upload sewing videos. She has since expanded her range of content.
She earned a graphic communications management degree from Ryerson University in 2015.
At the tenth annual presentation, she received a Shorty Award in the “House & Home” category.
In 2017, she was also awarded a Streamy Award in the “Lifestyle” category at the Awards’ first presentation. Her web series Served By LaurDIY debuted on Facebook Watch the same year.
That same year, Lauren Riihimaki starred as The Engineer in season 2 of Joey Graceffa’s YouTube Premium series, Escape the Night.
