Nicole Vogel

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]

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]

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]

Personal

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

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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