Archants' Chief Content Officer and the founder of The New European talks novel-writing (or lack thereof), getting a scoop from Buckingham Palace and finding time to think...

The cycling enthusiast who manages brands such as BikeRadar and Mountain Biking UK talks the importance of keeping moving, secret Malaysian hideaways and line-managing the Honey Monster...

The 1854 Media CEO talks taking risks, starting from scratch, the power of photography and doing anything other than accountancy...

The Founder and CEO of Jones Publishing, publishers of Citywealth magazine, talks breaking stereotypes, loving London and how to make business fun.

The founder and co-editor of Domestic Sluttery talks the realities of freelancing, founding the UK's first lifestyle website and doing things for the pure joy of it.

The founder of Stack, a monthly magazine subscription service focused on independent magazines, talks dealing with negativity while setting up the company, his love of sweet treats and the power of perseverance.

From running a one-woman marketing agency to managing a team of creatives, Sabina has seen it all in the world of digital. Here, she talks keeping up with the pace of new technology, a need for silence and her love of "honey"...

Ahead of England's World Cup semi-final match, we get the lowdown on who FourFourTwo's Art Editor is tipping to win. The proud Geordie provides some light relief to take our minds off of tonight...we'll be watching through our hands.

As the Head of Marketing at the London Review of Books, Reneé left behind dreams of being a Copyeditor for the commercial sphere, and she considers her role her dream job – even seven years later. She also informs us that the small literary magazine's team is a lot more digitally-savvy than you might think...

A year ago, Vanessa Kingori MBE joined British Vogue during a very exciting time, a time where she’ll tell future generations, “I was there.” As the magazine’s first female Publisher since it launched over 100 years ago, she’s making history herself. Vanessa walks us through her high-powered, yet surprisingly numbers-driven role, where she shuns coffee for herbal tea, plans her outfits a week in advance and relishes the joy of missing out (JOMO) during her downtime.

Book Publicist by day and true crime aficionado by night (and weekends), Grace Harrison co-founded Foul Play magazine with her previous colleague Emma Hardy when they couldn’t find what they wanted to read on the subject. Although Foul Play is not the first true crime magazine, "it is the first true crime magazine to be made by women that focusses on being respectful and non-sensational".  Sounds killer to us (sorry, we had to)...

While ELLE's Deputy Editor might have started her journey across the pond in New York, her job does not live up to The Devil Wears Prada stereotypes.  In fact, she tells us that fashion weeks are less glamorous and more "demanding" than anything and recounts some memorable early journalistic experiences where she starred as a music video extra and joined an all-women's deer hunt...

As Features Writer at that's life!, Clare explains that the nature of real-life journalism makes it possible to complete 98% of her work at her desk – unless she's scoping out the birthplace of EastEnders. In her free time, she's busy listening to one of Bauer Radio's main competitors...

Kevin Petley is Business Director at HELLO! and a PPA board member. Kevin works with the newstrade group that is shaping the Press Pause campaign, a cross-industry initiative to promote magazines to consumers and increase sales at retail. 

We talked to him about what lies behind his love for magazines, and what he thinks about the future of the industry.

As someone with "Bad Influencer" as her Twitter bio, this Columnist is not afraid to cause a stir. Whether it's weighing in on the Westminster sex scandal or gun control, or penning "controversial" book Hot Feminist, Polly has "always been pretty sure of [her] own mind"...

Dennis Publishing's Talent Acquisition Manager, HR,  has always thrived in a customer-centric environment, making her the perfect fit to work on the new apprenticeship scheme, Evolve. More on this to follow, but first, let's get to know the woman behind the project.