Influencing Insider Sally Georges

"Cosmopolitan Australia’s vision is clear: to uplift, empower, and champion women while having an absolute blast doing it."



The much loved Cosmopolitan magazine will return to our shores after a six year hiatus in August. Leading this charge is editor-turned-publisher powerhouse Katarina Kroslakova.



Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan Australia and T Australia, Kroslakova sits down with us on Influencing Insider next Thursday 6th June at 1pm to discuss:

 


Cosmopolitan’s story: the history, the audience & content philosophy


How to share your news content with Katarina


The stories she has found the most interesting to work on in her career.



 

About Katarina

Kroslakova is a former journalist and editor-turned-publisher of Cosmopolitan Australia and T Australia: The New York Times Style Magazine. She was the editor of The Australian Financial Review's Life & Leisure lifestyle supplement, a role she assumed in 2010 having contributed on a freelance basis to the publication prior to that. Katarina writes about food and wine, fashion, retail, jewellery, beauty and grooming, design, architecture, property, motoring, sport, the arts, philanthropy, travel and health.



About Cosmopolitan Australia

Lifestyle publication Cosmopolitan is set to return to the Australian market after six years with a local dedicated print edition released in Spring. The return of Cosmo Australia is led by publisher Katarina Kroslakova’s local publishing house KK Press in collaboration with Hearst Magazines International.

Lifestyle Editor for The Australian and Freelance Journalist Sophie Howe join us on Influencing Insider next Friday 31st May at 1pm to discuss:

 


What stories Sophie covers - and the different publications she has worked with


How to pitch lifestyle and beauty stories from her perspective as a freelancer


The stories she has found the most interesting to work on in her career.



 

About Sophie

With over 10 years of experience as a beauty, lifestyle & wellness journalist, Sophie has worded with brands such as THE ICONIC, NET-A-PORTER, and Are Media. Her work involves curating and showcasing beauty and lifestyle offerings, creating effective content strategies, and covering topics ranging from skincare, makeup, and haircare to wellness, sustainability, and lifestyle.

 

About The Australian

For over half a century, The Australian has been the country’s most trusted source of news, insight, analysis and opinion.The daily newspaper provides a full breadth of coverage across politics, business, sports, entertainment, technology, lifestyle and breaking world news.

Designed like a glossy magazine page, gloss etc delves deeper than an Instagram caption, but is snappy enough for today’s time-poor women, delivering an edit of the best beauty products, tips and expert advice, straight to their inbox.



Co-founder's Sarah Tarca & Sherine Youssef join us on Influencing Insider next Thursday 23rd May at 1pm to discuss:

 


What gloss etc covers - and why their audience stays engaged


How to best share your story ideas with Sarah & Sherine


The stories both have found the most interesting to work on in their careers.



About Sarah & Sherine

With more than four decades of industry experience between them, ex-marie claire beauty directors, Sarah Tarca and Sherine Youssef have long been the go-to girls for family and friends looking to cut through the clutter and find products that work.



About gloss etc

gloss etc, is a weekly beauty newsletter, a platform where Sarah and Sherine can share honest advice and reviews in a way that’s relevant for the modern reader and consumer. Launched in November 2020, gloss etc's newsletter has over 4K subscribers and averages a 60% open rate and 222K monthly impressions.

Influencing women since the 1930s, Are Media are now Australia and New Zealand’s leading multi-channel publisher, reaching 9 in every 10 Australian women every day. Iconic brands such as New Idea, Woman’s Day and Who have helped define the lifestyle genre within the Australian media landscape.

 

Category Beauty Editor for Are Media Elise Wilson joins us on Influencing Insider this Thursday 2nd May at 12pm to discuss:

 


What Are Media covers - and why their audience stays engaged


How to best share your story ideas with Elise


The stories Elise has found the most interesting to work on in her career.



 

About Elise Wilson

Elise currently works as the category beauty editor at Are Media, writing for some of the most popular magazines in Australia such as New Idea, Woman’s Day, Who, Take 5, That’s Life, and TV Week.

 

About Are Media

Are Media is the leading company in Australia for women’s content, driven by their beloved brands and engaged consumers. They create content, experiences and ecommerce opportunities across digital, magazines, social channels, videos, podcasts and events. Their aim is to inform, inspire, influence and enable our audience to connect with the things they are passionate about across beauty, food, fashion, travel, parenting and entertainment.

An award-winning and newly-promoted Editor at Mediaweek, Brittney Rigby joins us on Influencing Insider this Friday 12th of April at 2pm and will discuss:


What Mediaweek covers, their audience and their content objectives
How to share your news content with Brittney
The stories Brittney has found the most interesting to work on in her career.

About Brittney Rigby

Brittney Rigby is the Editor at Mediaweek.com.au. Previously, Rigby previously served as deputy managing editor at Mumbrella and was most recently the national head of communications at DDB Group Australia, an executive leadership position which also saw her sit on the creative agency’s global communications team. She brings more than 10 years of experience to the role and has contributed to a range of industry titles locally and internationally, in addition to writing regularly for the likes of The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald and SBS.

About Mediaweek

Mediaweek is a highly respected trade journal for the media covering newspapers, magazines, TV, digital, radio, outdoor advertising and entertainment media. Dubbed the media industrys bible by The Australian, it was created by publisher Philip Luker in 1990. In 1999, James Manning took over the publication as publisher and editor. In 2008, Mediaweek TV began on Sky News Business Channel and the magazines infamous podcasts began a year later in 2009.

Fresh off his Gold Lizzie win at the 2024 IT Journalism Awards – Technology Editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, David Swan joins us on Influencing Insider this Thursday 28th of March at 1:30pm and will discuss:


What The Age & Sydney Morning Herald covers, their audience and their content objectives
How to share your news content with David
The stories David has found the most interesting to work on in his career.

About David Swan

David Swan is one of Australia's leading technology reporters and editors. Previously the Technology Editor for The Australian newspaper, David has appeared regularly as a tech expert on TV and radio and has been awarded Australia's best technology industry journalist numerous times at The Lizzies, Australia's national IT Journalism awards.

About The Age & Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are Australia's most respected publishers, setting the standards for journalistic excellence for Sydney, Australia, and the rest of the world. From breaking news, to travel and fashion, The Age & SMH continue to transform the way Australians get their news.