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Second Life

Michelle Lee: Allure Editor in Chief

Second Life

Who What Wear

Careers, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Business

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In the publishing industry, few challenges are as daunting as reinventing a beloved classic, but that's exactly what Allure Editor in Chief Michelle Lee was asked to do. In episode four of Second Life, Lee explains how she rose to the challenge and chose to rethink the traditional standards of beauty and publishing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.

0:10.0

We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting

0:13.4

aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.

0:17.7

Today, we bring you another bonus Good Talks episode presented by NBC's Good Girls.

0:23.2

Today, I'm talking to Michelle Lee, the editor-in-chief of The Lormagazine.

0:28.0

If you've ever worn a lipstick, bought a hair dryer, or even thought about moisturizer,

0:32.3

you certainly know a lure, which is the most incredible Beauty Magazine website and brand,

0:37.0

with over 10 million monthly readers.

0:39.4

Michelle is one of the youngest editor-in-chiefs ever.

0:42.6

She's the queen of boomerangs, and she speaks digital fluently.

0:46.6

She is the epitome of the next slash new generation editor, and she's as brilliant as can

0:51.8

be, so I'm really excited to welcome her today.

0:54.7

This is Michelle Lee on Second Life.

0:59.0

First and foremost, I'm so delighted that we're having a second to sit down and getting

1:02.6

a chance to chat, because I can't wait to get into all of our discussions of all things

1:08.1

the lure, because you're doing so many interesting and diverse and cool and modern things.

1:13.8

Thank you.

1:14.8

I truly have been enjoying it so much, just as a consumer and a reader of both The Print

1:20.9

Magazine and The.com, Big Fan.

1:24.3

But the show is called Second Life.

1:26.1

So let's talk about your first act, if you will.

1:29.2

Well, it's really funny, because when I heard that it was called Second Life, I feel like

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