Lisa Messenger

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Lisa Messenger
Born28 December 1971
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur, author, CEO and founder of Collective Hub
Website https://collectivehub.com/

Lisa Messenger (born 1971) is an Australian entrepreneur and author. [1] She is the owner and creative director of marketing for The Messenger Group, a book publishing company. As well as the founder and Editor in Chief of Collective Hub. [2]

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Background

Messenger grew up on a large farm outside Coolah, central western New South Wales, Australia.

Her first job was as a riding instructor. She graduated from Ascham boarding school in Sydney and Southern Cross University (Bachelor of Business, 1999). [3] She worked for several years before taking her degree. She founded The Messenger Group in 2001 in Sydney, brokering sponsorship deals and doing public relations and marketing. [4]

Her self-help and entrepreneurship books reveal several major personal challenges as well as business success. She was married and divorced, and as detailed in her 2016 books, was engaged to an entrepreneur in 2015. [5] [4] [6] In 2023, her friend acted as a surrogate mother of her son. [7] She lives in Bangalow, northern NSW, after owning several residences in Sydney.

Businesses

The Messenger Group is a media company. [8] Lisa Messenger launched it as a publishing company in 2001, and it now has 18 arms including a lifestyle website, publishing, events, marketing consultancy, and homewares. The Group has published around 400 books. [1] Collective was launched in 2013 with $1.5 million of her own money, as an "entrepreneurial and lifestyle" print magazine, alongside a website and events company. [9] In 2015, Collective was distributed in 37 countries. [1] [2]

In October 2017, the Group announced that this flagship publication would shift from monthly to bi-monthly after "several redundancies as the business streamlines itself around the three key pillars of print, digital and events." [10]

On 26 March 2018, Messenger announced that the print edition would close. Messenger also closed the Sydney office. [11] Financial and creative reasons were given, and she wrote a book about the process. [12] Several months later, the print edition was reinstated, although with one-off issues and freelance contracts for a smaller number of journalists. [13]

Books

Messenger has written several lifestyle and business books. Most are published by her own company, although Daring & Disruptive was also published by Simon & Schuster. [14]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lisa Messenger On How To Unleash Your Inner Global Entrepreneur". Forbes. 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Lisa Messenger's 'let's just jump in' approach key to her entrepreneurial success". ABC. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamessenger/?originalSubdomain=au [ self-published source ]
  4. 1 2 "Lisa Messenger's 'let's just jump in' approach key to her entrepreneurial success - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "BOSS Magazine | Lisa Messenger: Journey of Self-Discovery". BOSS Magazine. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Rosemarie Milsom. "The bright side". Dailylife.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "When your friend gives you the greatest gift ever". ABC listen. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Collective Hub". Collective Hub. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Daring And Disruptive With Lisa Messenger". Her Magazine. 9 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lisa Messenger backs print, but cuts Collective Hub to bi-monthly - AdNews" . Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "24小时电子在线游戏澳门娱乐✪發".
  12. ↑ "Lisa Messenger to close the Collective Hub print edition". 25 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lisa Messenger bringing back the Collective Hub print magazine". 20 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Lisa Messenger's Daring & Disruptive Book Released In The US". B&T. 2016.
  15. ↑ "Lisa Messenger". Simonandschusterpublishing.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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