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Lesley Jane Seymour

Lesley Jane Seymour is an entrepreneur and branding, social media and sustainability expert[1]. Seymour is the CEO[2] of CoveyClub, an online community for professional women and a "launch platform for solopreneurs and small businesses."[3] Seymour is also a keynote speaker at her consulting firm Lesley Jane Seymour LLC.[4] She is also a LinkedIn Influencer[5] and a contributor[6] at HuffPost. Seymour is the author of two books: On the Edge: Images from 100 Years of VOGUE[7] and I Wish My Parents Understood.[8]

Career and Education

Seymour holds a Masters of Science in Sustainability Management[9] from Columbia University. She began her career as the Senior Editor of Vogue Magazine[10], and then held Senior Editor positions at Glamour Magazine, YM Magazine, Redbook Magazine, and Vogue.[4]

More Magazine

Lesley Jane Seymour was named editor-in-chief of More magazine in January of 2008, "where she led the magazine to a 2009 National Magazine Award nomination for personal service for an investigative piece called 'The Endangered Uterus[11]', and to a nomination for General Excellence in 2010. Under her guidance, the magazine was named to Mediaweek’s 2010 Hot List, and dubbed 'The Vanity Fair for Women' by marketers.'"[12]

In August 2015, under Seymour's leadership, More Magazine had an issue edited by Former First Lady Michelle Obama, which was the first time ever a sitting First Lady edited a magazine.[13]

Entrepreneurship and CoveyClub

In February 2016, MORE Magazine, a subsidiary of Meredith Corporation, closed. A spokesperson said that the magazine was "particularly hard hit during the recession of the late 2000s."[14] Seymour said that "More died because print is dying."[15] After eight years at More, Lesley found herself out of a job. In a LinkedIn post titled "The Joys of Losing Your Job in the Digital Age", Seymour said that "had been expecting to be fired."[16]

After losing her job, "more than 600 loyal readers reached out to Seymour over social media."[17] The readers asked "her to create a new platform with intelligent, provocative and unusual content that offered events so that interesting women could connect with each other."[17] In February, 2018, Seymour founded CoveyClub to meet the demands of her loyal tribe.[17]




References

  1. ^ "Lesley Jane Seymour: Reinventing Herself After 'More' Magazine". NextTribe. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. ^ "About CoveyClub * CoveyClub". CoveyClub. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  3. ^ "About CoveyClub * CoveyClub". CoveyClub. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  4. ^ a b "LinkedIN Profile of Lesley Jane Seymour". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Bowen, Jan (2018-08-01). "A Conversation with Lesley Jane Seymour: Making a Difference by Helping Women". Jan L Bowen. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  6. ^ "Lesley Jane Seymour | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  7. ^ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Images-100-Years-VOGUE/dp/0679411615. Retrieved 2019-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Wish-My-Parents-Understood-Teenage/dp/088191018X. Retrieved 2019-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleyjaneseymour/
  10. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleyjaneseymour/
  11. ^ "Lesley Jane Seymour - Driven and Vulnerable". ladybadass. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  12. ^ "Meredith Corporation Editorial Media Kit" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "Lesley Jane Seymour: Reinventing Herself After 'More' Magazine". NextTribe. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  14. ^ Steigrad, Rosemary Feitelberg,Alexandra; Feitelberg, Rosemary; Steigrad, Alexandra (2016-02-25). "Meredith Corporation Folds More Magazine Citing Recession in the Late 2000s". WWD. Retrieved 2019-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Lesley Jane Seymour: Reinventing Herself After 'More' Magazine". NextTribe. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  16. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/joys-losing-your-job-digital-age-lesley-jane-seymour/?trk=prof-post
  17. ^ a b c Roepe, Lisa Rabasca. "Lesley Jane Seymour Explains How To Prepare For Your Second Career". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-24.


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