This week we hear from Max Towey, Co-Founder and CEO at RocaNews. RocaNews is a start-up building a community around the news that lowers the blood pressure; they believe alarmist and partisan...
Recurrent Media CEO Lance Johnson on acquiring and growing content businesses
On this week's episode we hear from Lance Johnson, CEO of Recurrent Media. You might not have heard of them (yet), but you will have heard of some of their 25...
Morning Brew Managing Editor Neal Freyman on the future of editorial newsletters
This week we catch up with Neal Freyman, managing editor at Morning Brew. Since 2017 he’s been part of the team that’s proved the viability of newsletters as a...
Raconteur Editor Sarah Vizard on using print to drive digital expansion
This week we talk to Sarah Vizard, Editor of Raconteur. She explains what Raconteur's unique angle on business stories is in a crowded field, how it uses its print publication to drive digital...
Digital Director at Rolling Stone UK & Attitude Magazine Charlotte Cijffers on nurturing audiences online
This week we hear from Charlotte Cijffers, Digital Director at Rolling Stone UK & Attitude Magazine for Stream Publishing. We spoke about launching the iconic Rolling Stone title in the UK,...
The Juggernaut Founder & CEO Snigdha Sur on bringing a business-first mindset to her startup
This week we spoke to Snigdha Sur, Founder & CEO of The Juggernaut; a content and community platform for global South Asians. She talked about founding a media...
President and GM of Consumer at Yahoo Joanna Lambert on adapting to a changing media landscape
This week we hear from President and GM of Consumer at Yahoo Joanna Lambert. She talks about the changes at Yahoo over the last few years and how Covid forced them...
The Hustle Senior Editor Zachary Crockett on creating a Sunday reading experience via email
This week we hear from The Hustle's Principle Reporter and Sunday Editor Zachary Crockett. He talks about his career path working across radio, newsletters, journalism and data, how he makes...
Mansueto Ventures CEO Stephanie Mehta on leading a modern media business
This week we hear from Stephanie Mehta, CEO & Chief Content Officer of Manseuto Ventures, parent of Inc. and Fast Company. She talks about going from an editorial career to the CEO role, the...
6AM City Co-Founder Ryan Heafy on creating a local newsletter launch playbook
In this week's episode we hear from founder of local newsletter network 6AM City Ryan Heafy. He tells us why the network is very close to having a million...
The Big Issue UK Editor Paul McNamee on making every aspect of the magazine necessary
This week UK Editor of The Big Issue Paul McNamee tells us about the Big Issue’s Breakthrough scheme, paying disadvantaged young people to get into journalism. He...
FT Strategies MD Tara Lajumoke on building a robust playbook for subscription businesses
This week we hear from Tara Lajumoke, Managing Director of FT Strategies, the Financial Times' consulting firm. We discussed how FT Strategies fits into the FT's wider goals, what her role...
Immediate Media Chief Revenue Officer Duncan Tickell on strengthening brands post-pandemic
This week for our 200th episode, we hear from Duncan Tickell, Chief Revenue Officer at Immediate Media. He talks about why he rejoined Immediate and what his focus is now with diversification, how...
The Information Reporter Kaya Yurieff on covering the sprawling creator economy
This week we hear from Kaya Yurieff, The Information's Creator Economy Reporter. We talked about how she covers an industry that is so new and sprawling, some of the challenges of being a creator,...
Founder of the Manchester Mill Joshi Herrmann on why local news must rediscover its pride
The Manchester Mill is a subscription-based newsletter for the modern age. In this interview its founder Joshi Herrmann tells us why good local journalism demands...
Social Spider MD David Floyd on finding a better way to fund local news
On this week's episode of Media Voices we hear from David Floyd, MD of Social Spider, a community interest company that publishes five community newspapers in...
Future Chief Audience & Ecommerce Officer Aaron Asadi on driving affiliate revenue
In this episode Future's Chief Audience and Ecommerce Officer Aaron Asadi tells us about where the ecommerce function sits within Future, how it relates to audience development, and creating...
Bauer CEO Chris Duncan on leading a magazine business through lockdown
This week, we hear from Chris Duncan, CEO of UK Publishing at Bauer Media Group. He joined the company just a few weeks after last year's lockdown, so he talks about what it's been like leading...
Independent Digital News & Media Chief Data and Marketing Officer Jo Holdaway on the importance of data to publishers
This week, we hear from Jo Holdaway, Chief Data and Marketing Officer at Independent Digital News & Media - home of The Independent and The Evening Standard. She talks about what sort of data...
WSJ Editor of Live Journalism Kim Last on virtual events as a live magazine
This week, we hear from The Wall Street Journal's Editor of Live Journalism and Special Content Kim Last. She talks about the role of live journalism at the publication, how they adapted when the...