This week, we hear from Tobi Oredein, Co-Founder and CEO of Black Ballad, a UK-based lifestyle platform for Black British women. She talks about what drove her to found the site, why they decided...
MEL magazine Editor in Chief Josh Schollmeyer on changing the conversation around men’s magazines
This episode Josh Schollmeyer, co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of online men’s magazine MEL, takes us through working at the legacy print behemoth Playboy, why that convinced him men’s...
Media Voices Special: 6 things you missed over summer 2020
In this first episode back following an... eventful summer for media, the team discusses six topics you might have missed over the past month. Guest starring the planes that flew an inch over...
Anorak Magazine’s Cathy Olmedillas on making magazines collectible
On this 150th episode of Media Voices, Cathy Olmedillas, founder of independent children’s magazines Anorak and Dot, explains how she learned about the collectability of magazines from her time...
Wessenden Marketing’s Jim Bilton on how the pandemic has impacted newspaper and magazine retail
This week we talk to Jim Bilton of Wessenden Marketing, who does research around media supply chains. He tells us about how the pandemic has impacted newspaper and magazine retail, about who might...
Stylist Group CEO Ella Dolphin on transforming the free print magazine to digital subscriptions
This week, we spoke to Ella Dolphin, CEO of the Stylist Group. She talked about the acceleration of the title's plans to adopt a reader revenue model as the free print magazine distribution was...
Flashes and Flames founder Colin Morrison on surviving digital transformation and the pandemic
This week Colin Morrison, founder of renowned industry blog Flashes & Flames, takes us through his path into the industry and his work heading up some of the biggest magazine publishers in...
Laptop Mag Editor in Chief Sherri L. Smith on evolving a consumer tech title
This week, we hear from Sherri Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag, one of Future plc’s tech titles. She talks about her role working across Future’s sister titles, why Laptop Mag is...
The Telegraph Podcast Editor Theodora Louloudis on podcasting’s role in growing subscriptions
This week we hear from Theodora Louloudis, Podcast Editor for the Telegraph. With a growing podcast portfolio, we spoke about her job in an expanding team, growth in the Telegraph’s podcast...
PPA Managing Director Owen Meredith on a successful #AxeTheReadingTax campaign
This week, Owen Meredith, Managing Director at the Professional Publisher's Association, talks to us about how the lobbying work the association has done on behalf of UK publishers to axe VAT on...
Singletrack Magazine Publisher Mark Alker on reader revenues vs programmatic advertising
This week, we talk to Mark Alker, Publisher of Singletrackworld.com; Europe's biggest mountain biking website, and Singletrack Magazine; a bi-monthly print publication. As well as divulging the...
Mash Media Portfolio Director Duncan Siegle on the synergy between magazines and events
This week we hear from Duncan Siegle, Portfolio Director at Mash Media. The 25-year-old B2B company publishes magazines and runs events for event organisers, and is just about to launch Making...
MIT Technology Review CEO & Publisher Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau on transforming a legacy brand
New decade, new Media Voices. On this episode of the revamped Media Voices Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO and Publisher at MIT Technology Review talks to us about the work she's done transforming...
Yahoo Finance Editor in Chief Andy Serwer on building a leading online finance publication
This week, we talk to Andy Serwer, Yahoo Finance's Editor in Chief. He discusses what strategies he's used to grow the publication to become the leader in financial news online, which platforms he...
Minute Media founder Asaf Peled on taking an Israeli media brand global
On this week's episode, Asaf Peled, founder and CEO of Minute Media (home to 90min, 12up, Mental Floss and more) takes us through the importance of community to its brands, making well-loved print...
Aller Media Product Owner Christoph Schmitz on managing technology and transformation
In this week's episode, we talk to Christoph Schmitz, Aller Media's Product Owner for paywalls, login, subscriptions and CRM (and recent interim CTO). He discusses managing technology and...
Vanity Fair & Tatler Publishing Director Kate Slesinger on increasing circulation
This week, Kate Slesinger, the Publishing Director of luxury Condé Nast titles Vanity Fair and Tatler talks to us about what's behind a rise in print circulation. She also discusses how both...
gal-dem Head of Editorial Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff on their evolution into a fully-funded publication
This week, gal-dem's Head of Editorial Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff talks about the publication's evolution into a fully-fledged and funded publishing business, why they decided to have a print...
The Guardian’s Chief Revenue Officer Hamish Nicklin on sustainable journalism and fair advertising
On this week's episode of Media Voices, the Guardian's Chief Revenue Officer Hamish Nicklin takes us through the newspaper's journey to profit through membership and contributions, the...
The Overtake editor Robyn Vinter on overcoming the biggest challenges in local news
On this week's episode of Media Voices, the founder and editor of The Overtake Robyn Vinter candidly takes us through the challenges and compromises involved in running a local news outlet. She...