Sean Spooner, Corby Magazine- How To Build Publishing Empire At 14 [Interview]

01 April 2011 Interviews

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Sean Spooner and his friend decided that his town of Corby needed a magazine that people would actually read. After being told that they couldn’t do it, the two went ahead and pushed forward. The result? Corby Magazine which now reached 5000 readers and which has small businesses advertising with. They then got national press from BBC. Not bad after being told they couldn’t do it. Oh yeah, they’re also members of TeenBusinessForum.

What Sean Shared:

  • How the idea originated.
  • Why Corby needed a magazine.
  • The type of articles they put in the magazine.
  • The software used to design it.
  • What the ad sales pitch was like.
  • How the magazines were distributed.
  • How they got on the news.
  • What they learned along the way.
  • Where they found their mentors.
  • How friends and family reacted to their success
  • Their words of wisdom for other teen entrepreneurs.

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