Alicia Stewart is a media entrepreneur who works with leaders on pitching, presence, and programming. She is the Founder/Editor CultureFit, a newsletter highlighting innovation through the lens of identity, culture, and spirit.
A Harvard Nieman Fellow, she began her journalism career in broadcast as a reporter/anchor, then worked as a television producer and news leader for esteemed networks including PBS, NBC, and CNN.
She joined CNN to launch Engage, a unit that identified and incorporated under-covered stories into network coverage. There, she created, contributed and grew acclaimed projects: as a senior producer for the “In America” documentary unit, and later as editor of the blog. Under her leadership, the In America website had its highest traffic, and was recognized by the Society for Features Journalism for Excellence in Feature Writing.
In 2011, she was part of five co-organizers that re-launched the New York chapter of the Online News Association (ONA), and grew that volunteer community from zero to more than 1500 members in three years, the largest affiliate chapter.
She is a frequent speaker who emceed the 2017 Lean Startup Conferences in New York and San Francisco; keynoted Google for Media Conference; and has presented at Harvard University and Menorca Millennials.
Sneak Peek Into What You’ll Learn…
2:36 – Alicia explains what it means to be a media entrepreneur and shares more about her career journey including work at PBS, NBC, and CNN.
9:40 – Alicia tells us about her work with clients who want to increase their visibility.
16:16 – We learn how Alicia empowers thought leaders to bring their voices into the public sphere.
21:15 – Alicia explains how she moved from having a corporate job to starting her own business.
27:59 – Alicia talks about the risks involved in choosing to be an entrepreneur.
34:48 – Alicia shares the steps she takes to re-invent herself and to pivot toward new opportunities.
43:55 – We learn the unique and interesting things Alicia does to take care of herself.
49:08 – Brass Tacks: The lightning round of concrete advice and tips
Quotable quotes:
“Even if it just seems so huge and confounding, if you can just think of that one micro-movement toward that dream or toward that possibility…that’s been the story of my career.”
“It was the micro-movements that allowed me to say yes, and, instead of no, but. And that really provided just the start of opening up worlds that I would have never imagined when I started out.”
“Are you working out of an old narrative—an old story about yourself that is no longer viable and doable?”
“[key for making pivots]…the openness to try something I wanted to learn more about…project is the new resume.”
“[some of the best advice she’s received]…going into things with a beginner’s mind…and asking questions from curiosity, not condemnation.”
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