At Hearst, people and relationships matter most and collaboration feeds our success. We celebrated long-lasting partnerships and brand-new enterprises. We won awards as a result of true teamwork. We created new initiatives and started new traditions. It all moves us forward and keeps us looking toward the future.

 

Over the summer, Hearst invited New York City colleagues to Tower Tuesday, a one-day event to reconnect, focus on wellness, give back to our community and thank everyone for their professional contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Years at Hearst: 3

Last show you binged: The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip

How has your work reached new audiences?
Membership programs create a connection across the print and digital content formats. They have allowed us to provide the experience of the physical magazine to brand lovers who frequently use our websites and don’t typically consume print. Similarly, we invite our print magazine subscribers to join us online to enjoy the new content created every day across sites.

Jalaine Johnson
Senior Director, Membership, Hearst Magazines
New York, New York

Homecare Homebase, CellTrak & Addus HomeCare have partnered to create the industry’s first integrated enterprise solution for all home-based care, devoting thousands of hours of research and prep for the solution.

ESPN and the NFL came up with a new game plan, extending their relationship with a new 10-year agreement which now includes ESPN in the Super Bowl rotation, exclusive ESPN+ games and additional playoff and regular season contests.

Barking up the right tree: Hearst Magazines and Hearst Media Production Group launched Lucky Dog Presents: Living With Dogs, a bookazine for everyone with fur babies and those who are thinking about making the commitment.

Hearst Magazines, in collaboration with the Hearst Black Culture ERG and HearstLab, hosted “Celebrate Black: A Virtual Style Summit,” three days of virtual conversations featuring Hearst Magazines editors and showcasing Black creative talent across industries.

Charlotte colleagues enjoyed barbecue and sweet treats from food trucks for a day of catching up and familiarizing themselves with their new, collaborative office space.

Hearst Ranch and Hearst Ranch Winery hosted two "Outstanding in the Field" dinners, celebrating ranchers, farmers, chefs and vintners in an outdoor dining and food preparation experience that connected 300 diners and was truly one of a kind.

Hearst Connecticut Media Group together won 84 awards in a statewide competition, including 33 first-place awards in categories ranging from investigative stories and diversity coverage to headline writing, COVID-19 photography and layout.

Years at Hearst: 1

How have colleagues supported you over the last year, either personally or professionally?
The leadership at Black Book has been the most supportive group I’ve ever worked with in my 26-year career. On a daily basis, I feel empowered to generate and drive new ideas, and it is such a great feeling to do this with people I consider friends. The line between professionally and personally is very much invisible for me when I work with such a great group of people.

Rene M. Abdalah-Herrera
Senior Vice President, Black Book
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Hearst Ventures investment Via surpassed 90 million rides with more than 500 global partners on six continents in 37 countries — and counting.

42 of the top 50 automotive lenders in the U.S. with combined outstanding loan balances exceeding $800 billion utilize Black Book data.

WCVB-TV, Boston, Massachusetts, broadcast a Project CommUNITY special Asian American Voices to highlight the impact and history of Asian American communities and explore the complexities of identity as part of the #StopAAPIHate movement.

Years at Hearst: 2

Favorite candy: M&Ms, hands down.

Fondest memory/funniest story of working at Hearst: The collaboration and teamwork that resulted from the pandemic. We had no idea what we were getting into back in March 2020. We all thought we’d be back to “normal” in a few weeks, and here we are almost two years later. An unanticipated benefit of all this has been the close relationships we formed with our teammates and colleagues across the organization. We made an extra effort to connect, and it’s paid off in ways we couldn’t have foreseen.

Michael Butler
Executive Director, Human Resources, Hearst
New York, New York

HGTV Magazine celebrated 10 years of making our homes and lives cozier with the October Issue.

  • Play ball! Hearst Western Properties reunited over peanuts and Cracker Jacks at a San Francisco Giants game.

  • The most magical place on earth: In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Delish gave Mickey Mouse-obsessed readers 50+ official recipes from Disney parks and resorts all around the world, including 15 exclusives.

  • Fitch BALANCE and Hearst Latinx kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with an in-person and virtual art exhibit presented by the Americas Society.

  • HearstLab portfolio company TalkMeUp, an AI-based software company focused on communication training, founded by JJ Xu, recently partnered with both Hearst’s human capital management (HCM) team and Fitch to offer personalized training for employees.

  • A&E’s Biography collaborated with Hearst Specials on BTS: The Biggest Band on the Planet. 136,000 copies were produced as it was sure to be a hit with K-Pop fans!

Years at Hearst: 3 Months

Best book you’ve read recently: Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want by Leslie Ehm, a friend of mine.

What projects are you excited to work on in 2022?
I’m excited about introducing HearstLab’s various stakeholders to the myriad aspects of the Future of Work and exploring how best to leverage our collective learning for the benefit of all, especially our startups in the portfolio.

Ginny Clarke
Entrepreneur in Residence, HearstLab
Chicago, Illinois

Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb paid a visit to KCRA-TV, Sacramento, California, for some encouraging words and lunch outside on a beautiful “Golden State” day.