Laura Brown: Journalist, Former InStyle Editor in Chief, and Founder of LB Media

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Laura Brown, former editor in chief of InStyle, knew from a young age she was obsessed with magazines. She moved from Australia to London to New York to pursue her passion, eventually landing at Harper’s Bazaar, where she’d make a name for herself as a creative visionary. It came as no surprise when she was announced as the editor in chief of InStyle, where she steered the massive boat of both print and digital sides of the business. But since the print magazine folded in 2021, Laura has been a free agent, and at the end of last year, she announced her plans for quite a second life—founding a media company of her own. LB Media is positioned as a multi-platform media company encompassing television, podcasts, luxury collaborations, design, and nonprofit consulting. Or as Laura calls it in this episode, “an umbrella over a buffet.”

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0:00.0	This conversation is brought to you by the House of Chanel.
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0:22.0	Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief carter officer of Who Up Where.
0:29.0	And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:36.0	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting aside their doubts or fears,
0:43.0	and what happens when they embark on their second life.
0:47.0	Today, I'm speaking with the journalist, former editor in chief of In-Style and media world legend Laura Brown.
0:56.0	From a young age, Laura knew that she was obsessed with magazines.
1:01.0	She moved from Australia to London to New York to pursue her passion, securing editor positions at W and details
1:09.0	before landing at Harper's Bazaar, where she'd spend over a decade as a features, special projects, and eventually executive editor,
1:18.0	making a name for herself as a creative visionary.
1:22.0	Her work there included exclusive interviews with influential women like Michelle Obama and Janet Jackson,
1:29.0	plus producing iconic covers like the 2015 image of Rihanna lying in the mouth of jaws.
1:36.0	Laura's most famous work, however, was as the editor in chief of In-Style, where she steered the massive ship of both the print and digital content sides of the business.
1:47.0	In addition to helming the magazine, she hosted the Ladies First with Laura Brown Podcast, where she spoke with trailblazers about historic first within the industry.
1:57.0	But since the print magazine folded in 2021, Laura has been a free agent, and, at the end of last year, announced her plans for quite the second life,
2:09.0	founding a media company of her own.
2:12.0	LB Media is positioned as a multi-platform media company encompassing TV, podcasts, luxury collaborations, design, and nonprofit consulting,
2:23.0	or, as Laura calls it in this episode, an umbrella over a buffet.
2:29.0	Now, on Second Life, it's Laura Brown.
2:36.0	All right, ready spaghetti?
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