Henriette Lazaridis Power – Founder of The Drum
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Publishing is in the middle of a transformation that’s been going on for about twenty years now. And it’s not done. The founders in this section are building the companies navigating that change. Book publishers. Content platforms. Self-publishing tools. Media companies. The organizations figuring out what publishing means when anyone can publish anything.
These interviews cover the full publishing landscape. Traditional publishing. Independent publishing. Digital-first media. Content management. The tools that help writers get their work into the world and the businesses that help readers find it.
The founders here are honest about the challenges. Discovery in a world with infinite content. Monetization when attention is fragmented. The tension between quality and quantity. And the economics of an industry where most products lose money and a few hits subsidize everything else.
You’ll find insights on content strategy, building a publishing brand, author development, digital distribution, and the ongoing evolution of how people consume written content. Whether you’re a publisher, a writer, or someone building tools for the publishing industry, these conversations offer perspective from people who’ve been adapting to change for years.
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John Corrigan is an Advertising.com and AOL alumnus, a relentless traveler, and proud conversationalist. John’s personal maxim may well be “hunger is the best sauce” for the zeal with which…
Jeremiah Thompson has been working as a serious business owner since his mid-teens. He never went to college and actually never even finished high school. Instead he was focused on…
Meet Jeremiah Thompson – Founder of “The Girls of Brazil” calendar
Yaro Starak is a professional blogger, best known for Entrepreneurs-Journey.com, a blog that teaches people how to start a successful Internet business, read by over 100,000 subscribers. A true entrepreneur, in…
Meet Yaro Starak – Founder of the Entrepreneurs-Journey Blog
Thrillist Co-founder and CEO, Ben Lerer graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. Immediately following, the native New Yorker returned to his home city to work with hotelier Andre…
The two Global Lifestylers, Peter Mandeno and Lizzie Shupak, from New Zealand and the UK respectively, have spent their careers generating ideas and bringing them to life. As a Creative…
Meet Peter Mandeno and Lizzie Shupak – Founders of the Global Lifestyle Project
Growing up in an Italian Catholic family, Tammy Mastroberte always had a belief in a higher power. But at the age of 22, the sudden death of her mother three…
Meet Tammy Mastroberte – Founder of Elevated Existence Magazine
David Burn is a writer and brand builder based in the Pacific Northwest. After working for agencies in Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, Chicago and Hilton Head Island, he headed back to…
Meet David Burn: Chief Storyteller at Bonehook & Editor of Adpulp
Chris Guillebeau is a writer, entrepreneur and world traveler committed to pursuing adventure and helping people live unconventional, remarkable lives.
Chris Guillebeau is a writer, entrepreneur and world traveler committed to pursuing adventure and helping people live unconventional, remarkable lives.
Ron Shuali is the creator and founder of Shua-Life Skills. He created Shua-Life Skills as the solution to the constant changing society where many essential life skills are getting skipped over in…
Laura Trice, M.D. is a graduate of Smith College and the UVM College of Medicine. She is a member of the Women’s Leadership Council of Los Angeles and has been a TED…