Beth Press Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

As an independent consultant, Beth Press brings a depth and breadth of experience as an entrepreneur, cross-functional team leader, and results-driven professional. She is never afraid to roll up her sleeves and give people and organizations the tools they need to succeed. Drawing from a rich background in media, publishing, business development and acting, Press is a creative professional that is business savvy —and always finds a way to build greatness from the scraps of possibility.Passionate about positively impacting people and their organizations and client-focused with a “get-it-done” attitude, Press is open to diverse conversations, including Board opportunities.

Greater New York City Area

As the CEO/Owner of Media Options Inc (MOI), Beth Press provided executive leadership across business verticals with this unique media-buying agency that offered extensive media-centric, marketing and advertising services to high-profile clients. MOI exclusively utilized only senior, industry-recognized staff with in-depth knowledge to pitch and then actually work client accounts. The company’s comprehensive efforts encompassed creative, marketing, branding, planning, buying, event management, and TV syndication. Clients included Franklin Templeton Investments, Invisalign, Palm Inc., FullTiltPoker.net, TIM w.e. (Portugal), Accutel, Pharma-Spritz Corporation, Health Watch Incorporated, Total Med America, Oakwood Worldwide, Smith & Nephew, Starkist and others. MOI’s main offices were in New York and Los Angeles. Regional offices were in Philadelphia, Boston, Phoenix, Chicago, Palm Springs, West Palm Beach, Toronto, London and Paris. Media Options Inc was sold in 2015 to Horizon Media, the largest privately held media services agency in the world managing $6.3 billion in client investments.

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Ms. Press joined Latina Media Ventures as Publisher. In 2006, she was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, while keeping her responsibilities as Publisher. During her time with Latina, Press continued in a leadership consulting role at MOI.Areas of focus included sales, marketing, circulation, custom publications, licensing, staff management, and new business development. During her tenure with “Latina,” she formed a strategic partnership with Sears for the clothing line Latina Life. Other representative accomplishments include guiding the magazine in significant revenue growth.Latina Media Ventures was the leading lifestyle, entertainment, beauty and fashion brand for acculturated Latina with a combined cross-platform audience of nearly 8 million. Under the direction of Ms. Press, her staff successfully added over 60 new advertisers to LMV's roster.

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Advancing in her career as a leader and manager in publishing, Ms. Press joined "Teen Magazine" as Publisher.From 1998-2001 and 2003-2004, she continued to expand her breadth of experience, driving the success of publications for Conde Nast, Wenner Media, Emap Peterson and Hearst Magazines:Publisher, "Teen Magazine"Associate Publisher, "Men's Journal"New York Manager, "GQ"Ad Manager, "Americana Magazine"These years were formative for Ms. Press as a staff manager, visionary business leader and publisher - building upon her foundation along with her time at Meredith Corp. and acting as a strategic precursor as the CEO of Media Options Inc.

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Ms. Press launched her career in publishing in 1993, leaving an indelible mark at Meredith Corp.Originally joining the industry with “Traditional Home” as Beauty Manager, she was then promoted to National Sales Manager of “Home Garden.” Delivering excellence in strategy and team leadership, she obtained the position of Advertising Director of “Country America.” Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms — including broadcast television, digital, print, mobile and video — to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners.

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Prior to her publishing experience, Ms. Press (formerly known as Beth Kanar) spent time working on stage, film, television; in front of and behind the camera. As an actor who could also sing and dance, she worked in multiple theater productions including Off-Broadway, Chandris/Celebrity Cruise Lines, regional and dinner theatre. She also had various roles in both film and TV.Her PA credits include the television program True Colors (with Nancy Walker) (FOX) and the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.Ms. Press is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.