The Lonely Edges

Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine

July 26, 2023 Christina Frei Season 3 Episode 5
Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine
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The Lonely Edges
Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine
Jul 26, 2023 Season 3 Episode 5
Christina Frei

Topics

  • What it’s like working at Vogue
  • Being nice wasn’t welcome – mean girls.
  • Working at different women’s magazines
  • Why fashion is highly competitive
  • Her campaign with Save the Children
  • The changing face of publishing
  • Transitioning out of publishing – the loneliness
  • Starting The Red Cup Club
  • Starting the Covey Club
  • What a difference a community of business owners makes

Lesley's Bio:
Covey Club Founder Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most respected leaders. In 2017, she created CoveyClub from a 54-page survey that 627 former More Magazine readers took after that magazine closed. From 2008-2016, she served as editor-in-chief of More Magazine, the leading lifestyle magazine for women over 40, with a readership of 1.5 million. She was also the editor-in-chief and social media director of More.com, which attracted over 12 million monthly page views and 600,000 unique visitors.

Links:
The Covey Club
About Lesley Seymour
Lesley's Instagram Feed
Covey Club's Facebook Page

Christina Frei's Link: Your Beautiful Lonely Edges

Show Notes

Topics

  • What it’s like working at Vogue
  • Being nice wasn’t welcome – mean girls.
  • Working at different women’s magazines
  • Why fashion is highly competitive
  • Her campaign with Save the Children
  • The changing face of publishing
  • Transitioning out of publishing – the loneliness
  • Starting The Red Cup Club
  • Starting the Covey Club
  • What a difference a community of business owners makes

Lesley's Bio:
Covey Club Founder Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most respected leaders. In 2017, she created CoveyClub from a 54-page survey that 627 former More Magazine readers took after that magazine closed. From 2008-2016, she served as editor-in-chief of More Magazine, the leading lifestyle magazine for women over 40, with a readership of 1.5 million. She was also the editor-in-chief and social media director of More.com, which attracted over 12 million monthly page views and 600,000 unique visitors.

Links:
The Covey Club
About Lesley Seymour
Lesley's Instagram Feed
Covey Club's Facebook Page

Christina Frei's Link: Your Beautiful Lonely Edges