Biography
Hi, I'm Lisa Stone. I'm the originator of BlogHer, one of three co-founders along with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins, a journalist and a blogger. I lead product development at BlogHer and work across the organization as CEO to advocate for bloggers and partners that fulfill our vision. We reach more than eight million women each month via our community hub at BlogHer.com and our publishing syndicate of more than 1,500 blogs. More about us here.
Before BlogHer.com, I helped launch three sponsored blogging networks: the first (and the first sponsored blog network I'm aware of period) was American Lawyer Media| Law.com's legal blog network (2004), followed by Knight Ridder Digital's Thatsracin.com (2005), and, one I recommended as a consultant, Glam Media (2005).
Previously, while executive producer and Editor in Chief/VP, Programming for Women.com (acquired by iVillage in 2001), I launched an 18-channel network and helped grow it to a Top 30 site, overseeing all original content programming and newsletters, including a team of 25 and an annual budget of $3 MM. I have launched successful online networks and interactive programming for many national brands, including Hearst and Rodale magazines, E! Television/Online, HBO's Sex and the City and Bloomberg. My team's best-known work included Bachelors of Silicon Valley, The Women.com | Bloomberg Index, R U A 10? and Majority 2000, an election initiative with Good Housekeeping, Gallup and CBS Good Morning America.
I have written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Oakland Tribune, Publisher's Weekly and Frommer's, among other publications. I am the first internet journalist awarded a Nieman Fellowship by Harvard University. This is my personal blog, Surfette, which began as an extension of my 2004 convention blog for the Los Angeles Times. I also blog on BlogHer, often on politics and media.
If you invite me to speak, I'll be honored and will work to make it happen or help you find someone who can. I accept travel expenses but do not accept honoraria or gifts worth more than $25. I typically speak on audience behavior online, individual and aggregate, exhibited by adult women and men, including niche interest and lifechange. My particular expertise is on women and the Internet. But I have opinions about everything, so just ask. :)
In the spirit of full disclosure--and in a nod to our small world--I should note that my partner in matters both on- and off-line is Christopher Carfi. I'm a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, but I still miss my hometown, Missoula, Montana.
