FOLIO: celebrated its first annual Top Women in Media luncheon at the Grand Hyatt on Wednesday, October 1st. Close to 200 list-makers and their well-wishers were on hand to help honor the group in six different categories: Corporate Visionaries, Industry Leadership, Director-Level Doers, Entrepeneurs, Rising Stars and Mentors.
FOLIO: created the list and event to recognize the women driving the agenda for the industry and in their companies—women who are
innovating in new ways and guiding their businesses into new markets.
The luncheon was keynoted by Kay Koplovitz, the founder of USA Networks and the SyFy Channel and an inspiring business woman in her own right. Koplovitz encouraged the audience of women to seek parity in the market and strive for exponential thinking.
Here, you will find the full list of honorees in each category and a link to each of the women’s profiles.
Corporate Visionaries
- Marin Bright – Bright Business Media
- Elisabeth DeMarse – TheStreet Inc
- Mariette DiChristina – Scientific American
- Charlene Finck – Farm Journal Media
- Susan Fitzgerald – Madavor Media
- Monica Gadsby – Starcom MediaVest Group
- Gillian Gorman Round – Lucky
- Christine Guilfoyle – Meredith Corp
- Carolyn Kremins – Epicurious
- Poppy MacDonald – National Journal
- S. Mitra Kalita – Quartz
- Katherine Nicholls – Niche Media
- Michela O’Connor Abrams – Dwell Media
- Maria Rodale – Rodale Inc
- Lindsey Turrentine – CBS Interactive
- Kathy Savitt – Yahoo
- Samantha Skey – SheKnows
- Amy Vaxman – Questex Media Group
- Nancy Weber – Meredith Corp
- Evelyn Webster – Time Inc
Industry Leadership
- Anna Bager – Interactive Advertising Bureau
- Mary Berner – MPA
- Lynne Biggar – Time Inc
- Myrna Blyth – AARP
- Kris Flitcroft – AC Business Media
- Laura Frerer-Schmidt – Women’s Health
- Nancy Gibbs – Time
- Connie Guglielmo – CBS Interactive
- Stacey Hawes – Epsilon
- Karen Kovacs – People
- Lea Ann Leming – SheKnows
- Monique Manso – People en Espanol
- Janice Min – The Hollywood Reporter
- Julia Turner – Slate
- Enedina Vega – Meredith
- Denise Warren – The New York Times
- Lisa Weinstein – Starcom MediaVest Group
- Carey Witmer – Meredith
Director-Level Doers
- Nicole Dorrler – American Legacy Foundation
- Jennifer Follett – The Channel Company
- Tessa Gould – Huffington Post
- Marissa Hayes Aydlett – Quartz
- Staci L. Hallmon-Bazzani – ESSENCE
- Lisa Herdman – RPA
- Kristina McMahon – Women’s Health
- Cathy McPhillips – Content Marketing Institute
- Joy Robins – Quartz
- Anne Sachs – Glamour
- Joan-Marie Stiglich – SLACK
Entrepreneurs
- Keisha Andrews-Rangel – nTrigue Media
- Anne Hartnett – Agent Publishing
- Josie King – CFO Publishing
- Kathy Leake – LocalResponse
- Babette Gaither Maxwell – Victory Media
- Anna Murray – emedia llc
- Jane Pratt – Say Media
- Maureen Slocum – Zoomba Group
- Rachael Ray – Rachael Ray
- Carley Roney – XO Group
- Lisa Sugar – PopSugar
Rising Stars
- Ankita Agarwal – Anomaly
- Lindsey Benoit – Women’s Health
- Grace Bacon – Quartz
- Danielle Balestra – CFO Publishing
- Amy Dickerson – Starcom MediaVest Group
- Nathalie Gorman – ALM Media
- Emily Hirsch – MediaRadar
- Lauren Indvik – Fashionista.com
- Lee Ann Jarousse – Health Forum
- Molly McDonough – ABA Journal
- Alison Cooke Mintzer – Asset International
- Julie Muroff – Light Reading
- Candace Roulo – Penton Media
- Erica Schulz-Schueller – Cygnus Business Media
- Lindsey Unterberger – Glamour
Mentors
- Steffie Corcoran – Oklahoma Today
- Susan DaMario – Summit Media Group
- Susan Goodall – Glamour
- Mary Grayson – Health Forum
- JoAnn M. Laing – Information Strategies
- Maggie Murphy – Parade Media Group
