From her web page:
With a best-selling book drawing on her four decades in the media business, Cathie Black—dubbed “The First Lady of American Magazines” and “one of the leading figures in American publishing over the past two decades” by the Financial Times—heads Hearst Magazines, a division of Hearst Corporation and one of the world’s largest publishers of monthly magazines. For 15 years, first as president and now as chairman, she has managed the financial performance and development of some of the industry’s best-known titles: Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Redbook, and Town & Country—14 magazines in all. She also oversees nearly 200 international editions of those magazines in more than 100 countries. At Hearst Magazines, aggressive international development worldwide as well as significant digital expansion are two key priority areas for Black.
Her book, BASIC BLACK: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life) www.cathieblack.com, explains how she achieved “the 360° life”—a blend of professional accomplishment and personal contentment—and how women can seize opportunity in the workplace. “BASIC BLACK,” now in its eighth printing (166,000 copies), reached No. 1 on the Wall Street Journal Business Books list (Nov. 6, 2007) and Business Week best-seller list (Jan. 3, 2008), and No. 3 on the New York Times Business Books List (Nov. 11, 2007). The book has been licensed for translated editions in 12 countries including China, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Russia, Korea, Poland, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Romania and Croatia. The paperback edition debuted Sept. 9, 2008. It is published by Crown Business, an imprint of Random House.
BASIC BLACK is both practical and motivational. Black offers case studies; “black-and-white” tips; and invaluable lessons about ambition, self- confidence, and risk, illustrated by candid, funny personal stories and with insights into media and business giants like Rupert Murdoch, Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Francis Ford Coppola, Harvey Weinstein, and Al Neuharth.
Basic Black. Isn’t that racist?
hey, that sure qualifies her to be commissioner of education for the largest city in the country, doesn’t it?