Gfinity Managing Director and PPA Festival speaker Rebekah Billingsley has always loved storytelling. From being the first non-Oxbridge candidate to be selected for Carlton TV’s prestigious Graduate Training Scheme, to working for some of the UK’s most respected brands as a digital and content specialist – Rebekah has been at the forefront of pioneering new opportunities for brands.

Naren Patel has more than 30 years experience in the media industry. He grew Primesight into one of the most successful UK media brands and in 2017 he founded a social enterprise dedicated to closing the representation gap in media and advertising. We caught up with him to find out more.

Having dreamed of a job in journalism from a young age, Claire Sanderson has established herself as the editorial figurehead of Women's Health.

Recently named Writer of the Year at the PPA’s Independent Publisher Awards, we caught up with the Catholic Herald Editor to find out more - from his literary inspirations to how he found himself reporting from Hugh Hefner’s study.

We caught up with Richie Booker, Head of Diversity & Belonging at Hearst UK to chat about inspiration, outreach, and his favourite magazines.

As subscription platform Readly celebrates its tenth anniversary, we catch up with CEO Mats Brandt and find out what he’s learned in his first six months at the helm, and why he’s excited about the future.

We speak to PPA 30 Under 30 winner David Russell, Associate Marketing Director at Mark Allen Group, about his passion for connecting people through content, why he’s driven by data, and the titles that inspire his career in publishing.

Krystal Lake is the epitome of an all rounder. The influencer/creator/DJ started her impressive career in video creation for big titles like PinkNews and UNILAD

Having launched, edited and then sold AI Business, George Kipouros made the transition from technology to travel in December 2020 as Editor and CEO of long-running travel title Wanderlust

Sheri Friers chats to Radar about why we need arts and culture journalism, her route into publishing, her love of print, and the upcoming Edinburgh festival.

In 2017 the BBC launched the 50:50 Project, in an attempt to increase the representation of women through the collection of data

This week we catch up with New Scientist Marketing Director Jo Adams. We chat through Jo's glittering career, what it was like to work at a science publication over the pandemic, and marketing marketing marketing!

This week Radar catches up with Ridhi Radia, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Immediate Media, who explains why magazines were a lifeline in her youth, why it's important to create environments where people can feel comfortable having uncomfortable conversations, and why it's important for the industry to work together to move the D&I agenda forward.

This week we caught up with The Skinny's Editor-in-Chief, Rosamund West. The Scottish publication unites the city dwellers of Edinburgh, Dundee, and Glasgow with the cultural events in their areas through thoughtful editorial content. As an ad-funded independent publication, they had a challenging time over lockdown but were saved by razor sharp organisation and a genuine passion for culture writing in Scotland.

This week we speak to Grazia's Editor Hattie Brett about how her education has impacted the journalist she has become today. We also cover why work experience is important to promote, her favourite cover as Editor, and how to keep on top of influencer culture while remaining sustainably minded.

This week we caught up with Reneé Doegar, the Publisher of London Review of Books. Reneé clearly lives for the written word and truly believes in its power to inspire and enact change. Our conversation covers top subscription strategy tips, how to grab the attention of readers in the age of distraction, and how the LRB have gone about creating a modern Café Society.