Celestine Maddy
Celestine Maddy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Author, environmentalist, and publisher |
| Known for | Founder of Wilder Quarterly magazine & co-author of Wilder Life |
Celestine Maddy is an American, author, environmentalist, and publisher.[1] She is the founder of Wilder Quarterly magazine and co-author of A Wilder Life with Abbye Churchill.[2]
Career
After completing high school in 1996 at the age of 18, Maddy chose to not attend college and instead applied for writing positions at publications including Vice and High Times, while also having jobs at restaurants on the side for income. She later received an advertising position at StrawberryFrog.[3] She later received a position as "Circulation Director" for the New York independent magazine Paper in 2004. By 2008, she had created her own ad blog named Agency Spy that was later purchased by Adweek.[4][5] In 2011, Maddy founded the magazine Wilder Quarterly[6] and co-authored a book about the experience in 2016 with Abbye Churchill titled A Wilder Life.[7] She was recognized on Fast Company’s Most Creative People list in 2012.[4]
Executive positions
Maddy has been an executive in advertising and technology for the last 20 years.[8][9] She was the Head of Global Brand and Consumer Marketing at Pinterest.[10][11] She served as co-CEO of The Wing.[12][13] She also served as the VP of Marketing for Reddit and Foursquare.[14][15][16] She is now the managing director of Communications and Marketing for Laurene Powell Jobs’s, Emerson Collective.[17]
Awards and honors
- 2012 – Named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative List in 2012[4]
- 2014 – Named one of the Fast Companhy's Most Creative People in Business 1000: The Complete List[18]
- 2015 – won a
References
- ^ Sullivan, Laurie (March 8, 2021). "Celebrating Women: Pinterest's Maddy Loves Publishing, Technology". MediaPost. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Hartman, Eviana (January 26, 2016). "How to Make Your Own Dry Shampoo—From the New Book That's Becoming Our Natural Beauty Obsession". Vogue. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Penn, Charli (May 26, 2021). "This Black Tech Executive Has Mastered Reinvention and Betting On Herself". Essence. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Most Creative People 2012: 99. Celestine Maddy". Fast Company. April 27, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Bain, Phoebe (July 19, 2021). "Five questions with Celestine Maddy, Pinterest's global head of consumer and brand marketing". Marketing Brew. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Suh, Seunghee (January 26, 2016). "Wilder Quarterly Releases a Companion Book". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Browning, Dominique (June 1, 2016). "Gardens: 'The Rooftop Growing Guide,' and More". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Nudd, Tim (May 26, 2021). "2 Minutes With … Celestine Maddy, Head of Marketing at Pinterest". Muse by Clio. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Chuba, Kirsten (May 13, 2020). "Virtual Dinners to Racial Justice Teach-Ins: How L.A.'s Private Member Clubs Stay Social Amid Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, John (March 29, 2021). "So You Want My Job? Pinterest's Celestine Maddy's journey from magazines to Pins". The Drum. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Shoenthal, Amy (August 4, 2021). "The Women Of Pinterest Weigh In On The Kindest Corner Of The Internet". Forbes. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Rosman, Katherine (June 11, 2020). "Audrey Gelman, the Wing's Co-Founder, Resigns". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Reese, Ashley (June 12, 2020). "How The Wing's Empire Was Built On Trauma, Racism, and Neglect". Jezebel. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ O'Hara, Mary Emily (February 7, 2022). "Women-Focused Coworking Brand The Wing Makes First Executive Marketing Hire". Adweek. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ McGlauflin, Paige (October 7, 2022). "The rise and fall of the Wing: How a popular women's co-working startup failed despite billionaire backers, a $365 million valuation, and a 35,000-person waiting list". Fortune. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Lundstrom, Kathryn (November 20, 2020). "Pinterest Taps Former Exec From Coworking Brand The Wing as Consumer Marketing Head". Adweek. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Out Team". emersoncollective.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Most Creative People In Business 1000: The Complete List". fastcompany.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Sony Ericsson: MODELS". adsspot.me. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Radio Cherry Bombe – Celestine Maddy". heritageradionetwork.org. Retrieved November 22, 2022.