The Lonely Edges
Creating something new can be devastatingly lonely—and it should be. The choice to disconnect from the pack and follow our own creative truth can ultimately bring us closer to the people around us. These are conversations about finding courage to move towards our lonely edges and the adventures we have when they get there.
The Lonely Edges
Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine
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Christina Frei
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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