Recent northwest resident and purveyor of best of the northwest style -- Nicole and SagaCity Media have exploded into the Portland and Seattle markets!

We are all faced with moments when life makes its own decisions for us. Just such a moment came for Nicole and her brother Scott, in early 2001. Having had highly successful careers at CNN (Nicole) and the NY Times (Scott), both joined their sister in Portland for moral support in a time of tragedy. Would they be forced to give up their promising careers in media now being in the smallest city any of them had ever lived in? This is truly a story of necessity being the mother of invention and making lemonade out of lemons. Three and an half years later SagaCity Media has six magazines and the two biggest city magazines in the northwest, Portland Monthly and Seattle Metropolitan.

Among other accolades in 2006, Portland Monthly was named best regional magazine in the country and Nicole was named one of the 40 most influential in magazine publishing by Folio magazine. Just recently, SPJ (Society of Professional Journalism) Washington awarded Seattle Metropolitan with twenty-seven 2007 awards. (a record setting 16 first & second place finishes).

Raising capital in the worst of economic times, launching a magazine in Portland after 13 tried and failed, launching a new magazine in the crowded Seattle magazine marketplace, all the while helping in the healing process surrounding shattered dreams. Learn why she feels now, at 38, she is blessed by having had it all occur.

Join us in Kirkland, WA on June 19, in Seattle, WA on June 20, and in Portland on June 26!

About Nicole
Nicole Vogel is the Founder of SagaCity Media, the highly profitable parent company of Portland Monthly and Seattle Metropolitan magazines, both of which are the #1 magazines in their respective markets, outselling all national and local titles. They also publish NW Golf, Portland Monthly Bride & Groom, Portland’s premier bridal magazine, and is in the process of launching Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom. SagaCity Media also serves as the publishing arm of the Portland Oregon Visitors Association, producing Travel Portland, the city’s official visitors guide, and POVA’s Convention & Meeting Planners Guide. Prior to founding SagaCity Media, from 1999 to 2001, Ms. Vogel was Vice President of National Sales and Business Development for Cendant’s (NYSE:CD) online real estate company. As a member of the executive committee reporting directly to the CEO, she played a critical role in developing and continually refining the company’s business strategy, while its valuation grew from $150 million to $1 billion on day of announced acquisition. Prior to that, from 1994 to 1999, Ms. Vogel served in various capacities at Time Warner, specifically Turner/CNN Networks. She held the roles of Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning, for the $1.9 billion cable ad sales organization, and Vice President, Interactive Business Development, helping to create Time Warner’s interactive strategies, from development of sites to strategic acquisitions. Ms. Vogel proudly sits on the boards of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and SW Washington and the Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest, which promotes philanthropy in start-up companies. She is also an Advisory Board member for Girls Inc., a nonprofit focused on mentoring and life skills training for young women, something she is very passionate about.

Join us in Bellevue on June 19, in Seattle on June 20!

Cost (Includes tapas and no-host cocktails)
Pre-Paid Members $25/ Non-Members $40 (By NOON, day of event)
At the Door Members $30/ Non-Members $45
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Agenda
5:30 - 6:30 Tapas and cocktails
6:30 - 8:00 Nicole Vogel
8:00 - 8:30 A Final Cocktail
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Location
The Governor Hotel
Portland, OR