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Media Executive | Former Journalist (New York Times) | Writer (1,000+ articles) | GearJunkie Founder | $40M Capital Raise to launch media platform
🔈 New Podcast: Media Trends Proud to tell my story this week on the Smooth Operator Podcast! From roots as a climber and outdoor junkie, to an executive at AllGear Digital, it’s been an adventure. Host Blake Saunders unpacks my journey as a writer for The New York Times who pivoted to launch a media company (GearJunkie). We get granular over content formats, audience, revenue, and what it took to build the GJ brand. 📈 ➡️ Saunders challenges me on media and audience trends. He asks for ideas around “if I were launching a media company today.” (Hint: It’s just partially about AI.) Take a listen (link: https://apple.co/4eiKb1v) and let me know if you agree with my thoughts on where media is headed in 2025. 🎙️ The 25-minute podcast is the final episode in a series from Martech Record. I am honored to be included with past guests Lauren Newman (Red Ventures), Jamie Miles (Penske Media Corporation), Emily Welsh (The Wall Street Journal), Amro Naddy (U.S. News & World Report), Camilla Cho (Vox Media), Paige Sirianni (Hart-Smith) (The Daily Beast), Breton Fischetti (Recurrent Ventures), Bryce Widelitz (impact.com),and Jackie Goldstein (New York Post).