As publisher of Science News Media Group, Michael Voss is the senior executive for the leadership of the news organization’s business strategy and operations.

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) informs and inspires millions of social change leaders from around the world and from all sectors of society—nonprofits, business, and government. With webinars, conferences, magazines, online articles, podcasts, and more. SSIR bridges research, theory, and practice on a wide range of topics, including human rights, impact investing, and nonprofit business models. SSIR is published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) at Stanford University.As Publisher, it's my responsibility to establish the operational objectives of SSIR, drive all revenue-generating activities, broaden SSIR's product offerings in key areas (content, licensing, webinars, conferences), and expand our visibility in the digital content ecosystem, while insuring these activities are aligned with SSIR's mission of informing and inspiring leaders of social change.

Leveraging the knowledge and experience I've built over my years in digital and traditional media -- as well as in my early career in luxury goods and specialty retail -- to help organizations meet and exceed their commercial objectives. Core skills: - Leadership (building, motivating and mentoring teams, working collaboratively across groups, and deepening relationships with internal stakeholders and outside partners)- Strategic Thinking (identifying emerging trends & market forces, establishing business priorities & implementation plans, and keeping up-to-date on new platforms & tools)- Driving Revenue & Profitability (uncovering new commercial opportunities, developing multi-platform customer programs & custom solutions, and overall fiscal responsibility)

Taking the wide array of assets of the leading science thought-leader brand in the US and turning those into revenue-generating opportunities -- commercial digital strategy, content marketing, programmatic advertising, custom solutions, strategic partnerships and licensing, sponsorship, new product development, etc. -- is part of my role at Scientific American. I work hand-in-hand with our Editor in Chief and heads of other business units to uncover underutilized or under-leveraged brand and product strengths and create new products and/or services for our customers, whether individual or institutional consumers or B2B and B2C marketers.

Ran all Sales Development, Commercial Research, Events and Creative Services efforts for one of the premier news weeklies, including the development of high-revenue custom solutions, original brand and market research initiatives (both sponsored and independent), and high-profile conferences and summits.

Ran all Sales Development, Commercial Research, Events and Creative Services efforts for one of the premier news weeklies, including the development of high-revenue custom solutions, original brand and market research initiatives (both sponsored and independent), and high-profile conferences and summits.

Directed marketing, promotion and creative services departments for one of the 10 largest consumer magazines in the US, reaching and average monthly audience of 16 million. Highlights included overseeing an ongoing nationwide consumer research initiative (the first created post-9/11 by a non-news media outlet), establishing several highly valuable strategic alliances and cross-branding partnerships (including the CMA and Rite-Aid), and crafting the magazine's 5-year strategic business plan.

Directed marketing, promotion and creative services departments for Ladies Home Journal, one of the 10 largest consumer magazines in the US, reaching and average monthly audience of 16 million. Highlights included overseeing an ongoing nationwide consumer research initiative (the first created post-9/11 by a non-news media outlet), establishing several highly valuable strategic alliances and cross-branding partnerships (including the CMA and Rite-Aid), and crafting the magazine's 5-year strategic business plan.

Directed consumer and trade marketing and promotion departments, including new-media, for the largest US political magazine, with a monthly average audience of 2.5 million. Created multi-platform (video, online, print and direct mail) sales presentations, sales aids and tools for client communications, trained sales team in new programs, and periodically supervised client sales calls.Analyzed syndicated and proprietary research, and developed effective competitive sales arguments. Developed client added-value programs and marketing initiatives. Coordinated PR team on high-visibility special events. Communicated business needs with senior editorial staff and liaised with HFM Corporate teams.

While I was Marketing & Creative Services Director for George magazine, I worked collaboratively with my counterparts in Sales and Marketing at other HFM titles (including Elle), as well as with our Corporate Sales teams to identify and achieve new and larger commercial opportunities.

Directed marketing strategies, new product launches, and brand packaging for several luxury apparel and accessory brands (including Gianfranco Ferre’, Missoni, Hugo Boss) for the US, Canadian and Mexican markets. Developed new client relationships and licensing opportunities, resulting in increased sales. Successfully liaised with senior magazine editors, resulting in greater editorial exposure. Developed retail sales associate/management training and incentive programs. Creative Directed collateral materials and visual presentation for shop-in-shops and mono-brand boutiques.

Worked directly with the House of Ferre (the designer's first collection) and corporate Marzotto management in the US and Europe to identify market opportunities and develop appropriate brands and products to meet that market demand. Oversaw the repositioning and relaunch of the Gianfranco Ferre Studio label, and launched GFF by Ferre in North America.

Controlled $11 million+ annual business, including regional marketing strategies.

Promoted within 6 months of program to Assistant Buyer.