Nicole Vogel

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Nicole Vogel
Occupation Publisher, author
Language English
Nationality American
Alma mater American University [1]
Notable work Portland Monthly
Notable awards Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Entrepreneurship Award for Individual Achievement [1]

Nicole Vogel is an American magazine publisher and author. She is the cofounder and publisher of Portland Monthly , a regional magazine covering Portland, Oregon. She received the 2007 Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Entrepreneurship Award for Individual Achievement, [1] the second woman to receive the honor. [2]

<i>Portland Monthly</i>

Portland Monthly is a monthly news and general interest magazine which covers food, politics, business, design, events and culture in Portland, Oregon. The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by siblings Nicole and Scott Vogel. Nicole had previously worked for Cendant Corporation and Time Warner, and Scott had been a journalist at The New York Times. Though the magazine had some trouble with funding in its first year, it grew to a stable circulation of 56,000 and by 2006 was the seventh-largest city magazine in the United States.

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Career

Vogel started her publishing career with a job at Leaders Magazine in New York. [1] In 2002, she got a job at Turner Broadcasting, and within three years was the vice president of strategy. [1] Vogel's work for Turner focused specifically on business development for CNN's interactive properties. [3]

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In 2001, she and her brother Scott Vogel moved to Portland, Oregon, to be close to their sister Lori, whose husband had been killed in a car accident. [1] While there, they realized the city did not have a regional magazine despite being a large market, so she set out to raise funds to start the magazine. She faced difficulties both for being a woman entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry [2] as well as to start a print publication when circulation for print magazines was declining. [4]

Portland Monthly launched in 2003 along with its parent company Sagacity Media, also co-owned by Nicole Vogel and Scott Vogel, and was profitable by its second issue. [3] In March 2006, she launched Seattle, Washington local magazine Seattle Metropolitan , also under the Sagacity Media parent company. [1] In 2013, she and her brother started Houstonia , the city magazine for Houston, Texas. [5] Sagacity Media also owns titles in Colorado and Utah. [6]

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Seattle Metropolitan, or Seattle Met, is a monthly city magazine covering Seattle, Washington. Its first issue was published in March 2006, and features reporting and feature articles on Seattle events, politics, people, dining and restaurants, popular places, and attractions.

Houstonia is a magazine about Houston and Greater Houston, Texas, United States. It is published by SagaCity Media. The magazine's first issue released in April 2013, titled 250 Reasons to Love Houston. As of January 2016, the magazine is distributed at 800 locations in Greater Houston, including newsstands, retail outlets, and grocery stores.

Personal

Vogel is a native of Houston, Texas. [7] She graduated from American University with a degree in justice. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Johnson, Holly (Sep 23, 2007). "Vogel's success with magazines reaches from Portland to Seattle". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Vogel, Nicole (March 2, 2015). "The Ugly Truth About Sexism and Business in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Holland-Nelson, Leisa (March 23, 2013). "Nicole Vogel - SagaCity Media". The Businessmakers Radio Show. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Steele, Dayna (January 23, 2014). "Print Media? You Can't Do That -- Or Can You?". Huffington Post Business. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Rudick, Tyler (April 12, 2014). "Houstonia magazine sends its publisher packing just weeks after its first issue debuts". CultureMap. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Portland Monthly buys Colorado magazines". Portland Business Journal. January 12, 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Rogers, Tim (September 25, 2012). "New Magazine Launching Somewhere in Texas, Ctd". D Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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