Business Insider hires Canal to cover entrepreneurship
Business Insider has hired Inc. magazine reporter Emily Canal to cover entrepreneurship as a senior reporter. She will start in August. Canal writes mostly about business, entrepreneurs, food, technology, politics and “Shark Tank” for Inc. She also contributed to Inc.’s weekly podcast “Inc. Uncensored.” She has been at Inc. since February 2018. She previously spent four years […]
The strategy of purpose for Inc.’s new editor
Caysey Welton of Folio interviewed new Inc. magazine editor Scott Omelianuk, who discussed the core elements behind his editorial strategy and mission. Here is an excerpt: Folio: As you look ahead to a post-crisis moment, what’s your plan to move the brand forward, and where do you see a lot of opportunity? Omelianuk: We have plans for […]
Inc. magazine is expanding its 5000 lists
Inc. is expanding its annual 5000 list with the launch a regional spinoff series, reports Melynda Fuller of Publishers Daily. Fuller reports, “The series focuses on five specific states or regions, with lists recognizing its fastest-growing companies. “‘The Inc. 5000 is a great honor — companies need to prove tremendous growth to be named to […]
Inc. magazine reporter González set to depart
Inc. magazine reporter María Guadalupe González will be leaving the company next week. She made the announcement on Twitter while thanking her mentors and co-workers at the magazine. Previously, González was working freelance. She has also held the post of editorial intern at Inc. Magazine and served as a media relations coordinator at FEMSA. She […]
Fine departing Inc. magazine after 5+ years
Jon Fine, the acting editor in chief, executive director of editorial and executive editor at Inc. for the past five-and-a-half years, has resigned. The magazine last week named Scott Omelianuk as its new editor in chief. On Twitter, Fine wrote that the decision was not easy. He will miss “the joy of working within a great group […]
Omelianuk named new editor at Inc.
Scott Omelianuk has been hired to lead Inc. magazine as its new editor in chief. He begins his new role Jan. 6. He replaces James Ledbetter, who left in November. Melynda Fuller of MediaPost reports, “‘Several of us interviewed him and came away impressed by his grasp of Inc.’s vast potential, both editorial and commercial, and were […]
Inc. editor in chief Ledbetter departs for Sequoia Capital
James Ledbetter, the editor in chief of Inc. magazine for nearly six years, has left the publication. Ledbetter is now head of content at Sequoia Capital. “I am energized and thrilled to be working with the brilliant Sequoia team,” he wrote on Facebook. He joined Inc. in February 2014. Before that, he was with Reuters […]
Inc.’s Ledbetter talks about the magazine’s strategy and success
Dean Rotbart of Business Unconventional interviewed Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter as the magazine celebrates its 40th anniversary. Ledbetter has been at the top spot since March 2014. Inc. focuses on covering fast-growing and private companies. Inc. magazine requires tax statements or a signed accounting statement from companies to be included in its Inc. 5000 […]
How a pregnant CEO ended up on the cover of Inc. magazine
James Ledbetter, the editor in chief of Inc. magazine, wrote the following for Talking Biz News: We didn’t start out with the conscious idea “let’s make history.” Still, when I learned in the spring that Audrey Gelman, the cofounder of the women’s coworking space The Wing was pregnant and not shy about it, I felt […]
Inc. seeks an executive editor
Inc. magazine needs an executive editor. In this role, the ideal candidate will: –Conceive, assign, and edit big-picture, award-winning features and packages for Inc. magazine. –Be a strong and wise editor of reporters and writers for Inc. and Inc.com, nurture their development as journalists, and help identify and cultivate new editorial talent for Inc. –Procure […]
