# Brand Builder: She held leadership roles at Harper’s Bazaar, Ebony, Honey Magazine, and digital platforms like BET and The Grio. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/brand-builder-she-held-leadership-roles-at-harper-s-bazaar-ebony-honey-magazine-and-digital-platforms-like-bet-and-the-grio Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/brand-builder-she-held-leadership-roles-at-harper-s-bazaar-ebony-honey-magazine-and-digital-platforms-like-bet-and-the-grio.md Podcast: [Money Making Conversations Master Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829) Published: 2026-05-22T20:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/money-making-conversations-master-class-1/brand-builder-she-held-leadership-roles-at-harper-s-bazaar-ebony-honey-magazine-and-digital-platforms-like-bet-and-the-grio Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b1db7263-d1a3-4d00-8976-af62012aab44/f5e379d8-65dc-4ea2-ae1e-b44a0169d253/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=35a10561-3e1b-4d05-a529-af62012aab6a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/brand-builder-she-held-leadership-roles-at-harper-s-bazaar-ebony-honey-magazine-and-digital-platforms-like-bet-and-the-grio Duration seconds: 1550 ## Resource Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily.  I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur.  Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Amy DuBois Barnett.   📝 Summary of the Interview Amy DuBois Barnett, a trailblazing media executive and author, joined Rushion McDonald to discuss her career, her upcoming debut novel If I Ruled the World , and her insights on success, authenticity, and navigating the evolving media landscape. The conversation covered her historic role as the first Black woman to helm a major mainstream U.S. magazine, her experiences in media and publishing, the importance of Black voices, and her journey toward becoming a novelist. 🔑 Key Takeaways 1. Career Milestones & Legacy Amy made history as the first Black woman editor-in-chief of a major mainstream U.S. magazine (Teen People). She held leadership roles at Harper’s Bazaar, Ebony, Honey Magazine , and digital platforms like BET and The Grio . Her editorial style focused on humanizing success , sharing personal stories and lessons rather than just promoting content. 2. New Novel: If I Ruled the World Set in late 1990s/early 2000s New York , the novel follows Nikki, a woman navigating the fashion and music magazine world. Themes include misogyny in hip hop , professional ambition , friends… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/brand-builder-she-held-leadership-roles-at-harper-s-bazaar-ebony-honey-magazine-and-digital-platforms-like-bet-and-the-grio/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/brand-builder-she-held-leadership-roles-at-harper-s-bazaar-ebony-honey-magazine-and-digital-platforms-like-bet-and-the-grio.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.