From Editor to CEO: Inside Tina Brown’s Legendary Career
With a talent for reinventing and leading organizations through extreme disruption, TINA BROWN rescued dwindling sales as the editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair and remixed The New Yorker. She pioneered online journalism as the editor-in-chief and founder of The Daily Beast, and is now taking on live-journalism as the founder and CEO of the global Women in the World Summit. As a leader in one of the most disrupted industries of our time, Tina captivates audiences with empowering conversations about overcoming challenges facing female leaders; radical reinvention in the face of shifting tastes, technologies, and market conditions; improving the lives of women and girls; and what it takes to get to –- and stay at — the top of your industry.
Creative Leadership
Legendary editor, journalist, and CEO TINA BROWN’s leadership is characterized by a keen sense of cultural trends, a fearless embrace of change, and an unwavering dedication to excellence, inspiring a new generation of media professionals. In this refreshing talk, Brown shares her secrets to nurturing talent, making bold choices, and inspiring industry change.
Can the Monarchy Survive?
New York Times bestselling author TINA BROWN is an expert on leadership in turbulent times, and a sought-after commentator on the British monarchy. From her #1 bestselling book The Diana Chronicles to her latest revelation, The Palace Papers, Brown delves into key questions about the relevance of the institution, how it will adapt to the turbulent times we live in , and what the coronation of King Charles III will mean for the monarchy, the U.K., and the world.
The Royal Family
Legendary editor, journalist, and CEO TINA BROWN’s new book The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor – the Truth and the Turmoil picks up where her New York Times #1 bestseller The Diana Chronicles left off. Brown has been expertly observing and chronicling the British monarchy for three decades, and now offers a sweeping account full of powerful revelations and searing insights gleaned from her incomparable access to royal insiders.
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Tina Brown’s touching New York Times reflection on parenting a neurodivergent child
Legendary editor, journalist, and CEO TINA BROWN wrote a heartwarming New York Times column about the DNC: “My Son and Gus Walz Deserve a Champion Like Tim Walz.” Sharing her personal experiences as parent to a neurodivergent son, Brown writes, “This voiceless community is in desperate need of a new, mighty champion.”
Groundbreaking editor-in-chief Tina Brown chosen as first-ever external curator of Aspen Ideas Festival
The former editor-in-chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker TINA BROWN continued making her indelible mark on culture as curator of the Aspen Ideas Festival in partnership with NBCUniversal. As the “first external editor ever brought on to curate the event,” according to Axios, Brown’s creative leadership encompassed organizing the program, choosing the speaker lineup, and driving editorial direction for the week-long conference. President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, Dan Porterfield, said, “Whether she is running a revered news publication, penning a New York Times bestseller, or amplifying the leadership of women and girls around the world, Tina Brown has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to identify and explore the most important issues facing the world today.”
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Tina Brown – Founder of the global Women in the World summit – brings major empowerment to events
From editor to CEO, TINA BROWN has had a legendary career propelled by her talent for re-invention and leading organizations through extreme disruption. Now CEO of Tina Brown Live Media, Brown is the visionary force behind Women in the World, a global platform dedicated to building a better life for women and girls. In this role, she brings together the world’s most remarkable and powerful women at annual summits at New York’s Lincoln Center. The summit has also been produced in London, Toronto, New Delhi and Dubai.
By convening inspirational activists, political change-makers and extraordinary leaders, Women in the World has also drawn luminaries such as Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Stacey Abrams, Brie Larson, Anna Wintour and Christine Lagarde. Under Brown’s leadership, Women in the World has become a platform for advocacy, awareness, and connection. With her skillful moderation and keynotes, the summit has also showcased Tina Brown’s wit, intellect, and talent for engaging audiences with her powerful storytelling and sharp moderation.
New York Times bestseller Tina Brown tells the thrilling next chapter in her new book, The Palace Papers
Legendary editor, journalist, and CEO TINA BROWN’s new book The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor – the Truth and the Turmoil is “one of the most anticipated books of 2022,” according to BookPage. Known for her New York Times #1 bestseller The Diana Chronicles, Brown is picking up where her biography of Princess Diana left off, telling the riveting story of how the royal family reinvented itself after her untimely death and sharing keen insights about how they are facing headline-making challenges today. The legendary editor behind the reinventions of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and the found of The Daily Beast, Brown has been expertly observing and chronicling the British monarchy for three decades, and now offers a sweeping account full of powerful revelations and searing insights gleaned from her incomparable access to royal insiders. Whether she’s sharing stories of triumphant turnarounds or candid lessons on reinvention, Brown is a leader in innovation through disruption, and The Palace Papers will forever change how we understand the royal family.
From editor to CEO, Tina Brown’s legendary career has been propelled by her talent for re-invention and leading organizations through extreme disruption. Her track record includes transforming Vanity Fair (increasing sales from 200,000 to 1.2 million), reinventing the New Yorker (increasing circulation by 30% and more than doubling newsstand sales) pioneering online journalism as the founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and founding the global Women in the World summit in 2010.
With hard-won wisdom gained as a leader in one of the most disrupted industries of our time, Brown shares stories of radical reinvention in the face of shifting tastes, technologies, business models, customers and market conditions—including invaluable insights on what it takes to come out on top. Last year, CNBC profiled Brown in their leadership series CNBC Documentary The Brave Ones that aired on May 9th, 2018. Tina Brown is now CEO of Tina Brown Live Media and the visionary force behind Women in the World, a global platform dedicated to building a better life for women and girls. In this role, she brings together the world’s most remarkable and powerful women at annual summits at New York’s Lincoln Center. The summit has also been produced in London, Toronto, New Delhi and Dubai. By convening inspirational activists, political change-makers and extraordinary leaders, Women in the World has also drawn luminaries such as Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Stacey Abrams, Brie Larson, Anna Wintour and Christine Lagarde. Under Brown’s leadership, Women in the World has become a platform for advocacy, awareness and connection. It has also showcased Tina Brown’s wit, intellect and talent for engaging audiences with her powerful storytelling and sharp moderation.
Brown also hosts the podcast, “TBD with Tina Brown”, where she talks with entertaining candor to writers, actors, politicians, journalists, activists, thought leaders and news makers of tomorrow's social debates. Guests have included Aaron Sorkin, Margot Robbie, Preet Bharara, Hillary Clinton, Phoebe Robinson and Andrew Gillum.
Brown's storytelling, the early years of her celebrated career and the roaring ‘80s are showcased in her latest book, The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983 – 1992. Selected as one of Time Magazine's top ten books of 2017, this funny, celebrity-studded account tells how she survived back-stabbing rivalries and rampant skepticism to turn around Conde Nast’s failing magazine. Behind the celebrated scoops and iconic magazine covers, Vanity Fair Diaries also tells an unforgettable account of radical reinvention, with valuable lessons for today’s climate of constant competition, change and disruption.
In 2007 her biography of the Princess of Wales The Diana Chronicles was #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. She is currently the royal commentator for the CBS Morning Show and co-anchored the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with Gayle King. Whether she’s sharing stories of triumphant turnarounds, speaking about the challenges of women leaders or advocating to improve the lives of women and girls, Tina Brown brings audiences into the influential circle, inspiring experiences and passionate mission of one of the most remarkable women in our world today.
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