Lesley Jane Seymour Email and Phone Number

CoveyClub.com is an online/offline club for lifelong learners who are reinventing themselves and impacting their communities and the world run by a visionary leader and industry expert on midlife women, Lesley Jane Seymour. We offer virtual salons where experts connect directly with members, In Real Life events, GIVE/GET networking, original content written by top journalists, and a safe B2B platform where solopreneurs and entrepreneurs can test or get feedback on ideas. COVEYCURATORS try new products and report back. Our hashtag is #CoveyConnect because connection makes it all happen.

*Consultant to the business, banking, fashion, beauty, publishing industries for businesses that want to speak directly to the consumer--through events, advertising, digital products. I have 40 years of experience in speaking directly to women of all ages: I know what makes them buy and what turns them away. *Keynote, Women in Wellness Leadership Conference, American Spa Magazine, March 2018*MC, Chico's Launch, How Many Years Bolder, March 2018*MC and Keynote More Impact Awards, 2015; MC and Keynote More Reinvention Conventions 2008-2015*Keynote, 2014 Duke University Women's Conference*Keynote, 2014 International Association of Business Communicators*Keynote, 2014 New England Women in Banking*MC, 2011 New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards*MC,2011 International Women's Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii*Presented March 2018 SXSW: The $40 Trillion Market Everyone Ignores*Speaker or Panelist for:French American Chamber of Commerce Breakfast (2017); Women in Retail (2017); UN Women/GW4W 2017.Women’s Business Development Breakfast 2016.Massachusetts Conference for Women (2011;2016); Philadelphia Conference for Women (2016), 2008 The Women's Conference (California); Conference for Women (2011)); Step Up Women’s Network; Digitas NewFront (2011); GE Leading & Learning Event 2011; She Summit 2015; Moody’s (2015).

Award-winning Editor-in-Chief (Most Powerful Fashion Magazine Editor by Forbes) of More brand. In addition to being the face of the brand (and appearing on every major television news program), I oversaw and evolved all editorial, creative and brand-extensions (books, podcasts, digital editorial, events, television). Under my eight years of leadership, I reinvented, reimagined and reinvigorated More, taking it from a dusty service book to a robust thought-leader for stylish, involved, highly-accomplished women. We featured the most powerful women in politics, business and entertainment--including Drew Barrymore and Shonda Rhimes, Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, Megyn Kelly and Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2015, we made history by having First Lady Michelle Obama guest edit an entire issue--something that had never been done before, making global waves and driving 8.5 billion impressions. More drove conversations and sparked dialogue around issues that mattered most to women. Under my leadership we launched the More Impact Awards, celebrating women of accomplishment, presented by FLOTUS and Robin Wright. We worked with Harvard Business School, Microsoft, Duke, and Ellevate to develop thought-leadership partnerships and events. I also served as the Executive Director for the Meredith Beauty Center of Excellence where I coordinated content for beauty across brands.Top awards include: Adweek Hot List 2010; ASME National Magazine Award Nominee: General Excellence 2012, 2010; Best Cover Award Finalist 2012; Personal Service Nominee 2009, "The Endangered Uterus"; Association For Women in Communications Clarion Award, 2015 + 2014 Winner: Best Overall External Magazine, Circ. 500,000+; 2014 Winner: "A Hidden Cause of Chronic Illness";National Women's Political Caucus Emma Award 2014, "A Hidden Cause of Chronic Illness".

Taught introductory course on magazine publishing for the graduate course.

*Responsible for 15 best selling issues *Created new best-read features: You & Your World, I Can Wear That, Splurge&Steal, What’s Hot, What We Bought, Essay, Obsession/Possession*Created special issues: The Hair Issue, The Ten Best Issue , Women of the World Issue, Give and Get Issue, The Body Issue.*Created Time to Talk Day (2004-2006), including “moment of talk” in Senate, House of Representatives*Raised $1,000,000 for charities with in-book campaigns*Repackaged issues covered by women’s magazines in unique ways: Breast cancer— attitudes and treatments worldwide; The Wine Chocolate & Cheese Diet; What a Woman Sees: portfolio of photographs by women--of women caught in major political events of 2005. *ASME 2006 nomination for General Excellence *Voices of Women Award by Arizona Foundation for Women, 2003*Safe Horizons Champion Award 2004*American Academy of Dermatology Annual Gold Triangle Award, 2002, 2003*Exceptional Merit in Media Award, 2003, 2004

Revamped and repositioned the magazine from “your mother’s magazine” to the “Cosmo for married women.” Revamped Redbook website. Increased sex coverage, introduced Free Stuff pages, created The Hunky Husband Contest, expanded Mother&Shaker Awards, Red In The Face ; invented Redbook Medbook health guides.•At end of 3 years, according to MRI, reported a 21.1% increase in readership among women 30-39.•Weathered rate base cut already underway when I started from 2.5 million to 2.2 million; just after I left, they were able to take first circulation increase in years (50,000).•In 2001 single copy sales rose 7% in first half; 3.3% in second half.•Increased reader hits on website from 2 million to 11 million.•Brought Redbook first nomination in years from National Magazine Awards--for Personal Service, 2001, for Breast Cancer Medbook •Created book: Married Lust •Kept budgets in line amidst pressure to overspend to compete with launch of Oprah and Rosie

*Ran a magazine for teens*Responsible for many best sellers including two first ever 800,000 copy single sales: Leo DiCaprio, Katie Holmes.•Raised single copy sales 5%.•Created special issues: The Say Anything Issue (Humor), Guest Editor Issue.

Directed all coverage of beauty business, created editorial; worked with advertisers to help them understand the benefits of the Glamour brand