Local Woman Honored as one of the Top Women in Media in USA

Big congratulations to local business leader and publisher, Kasie Smith, president of Serendipity Media, LLC. Kasie is being honored as a member of the 2016 class of Top Women in Media, Entrepreneur category, by Folio Magazine.

Each year, a select group of women are hand-picked by the Folio: team to represent the best and brightest rising stars, entrepreneurs, director-level doers, corporate visionaries and industry leaders. The 2016 class of honorees includes Grand Rapids own Kasie Smith, along with Entertainment Weekly’s Ellie Duque, Forbes Media’s Jessica Sibley, Kisho Media’s Tasheema Prince, New Hope Natural Media’s Carlota Mast, Bloomberg’s Laura Zelenko and Idea Couture’s Ashley Perez.

Kasie Smith founded Serendipity Media in 2002 with the launch of Groups Today magazine. Today, the Grand Rapids-based company has diversified into a full-service media company and content marketing firm that produces six magazines, five eNewsletters, and three custom publications, and manages websites, social media, event marketing and a full menu of creative services for its local and national clients.

Serendipity Media titles include:
• West Michigan Woman
• Groups Today
• Teach & Travel – the official publication of the Student & Youth Travel Association.
• AfterSchool Today - the official publication of the National AfterSchool Association.
• Broadway Spotlight
• Agent Life – the official publication of the National Association of Career Travel Agents
• Various custom publishing projects (past and present), among them The Experience Visitors Guide for Grand Rapids, Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Program Book, and Fourpoints – the publication for contestants and volunteers of the Miss America organization.

Honorees will be recognized and celebrated Thursday, June 9, 2016, at the Yale Club in New York City.

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