MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Rural Lifestyle Dealer Managing Editor Lynn Woolf was recognized at the American Agri-Women national convention was honored with the organization’s President’s Award, along with Arwen McGilvra. President Doris Mold of Minnesota remarked on the great amount of work Wolf and McGilvra did for the all-volunteer organization during the year and thanked them…
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Recent Posts by Michelle Drewek
Talent Scouting … It’s YOUR Job
James DeGraff is a young professional that came to us through our internship program at Lessiter Media. After two terms with us, intern coordinator Kim Schmidt recognized the alignment with LM’s core values and editorial strengths and added him to the newly founded Lessiter Media Depth Chart. When an editorial position opened up, we pulled DeGraff from the…
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Mike Lessiter Speaks with MediaGrowth Executive Summit About Long-Term Growth
The following interview appeared as the July 18th, 2017 edition of Media Growth’s “Thought Leader.” By Kathi Simonsen, President, MediaGrowth Executive Summit (MGES) MGES: What can you tell us about your company’s origins and the way the business viewed itself as it grew? Mike: My parents started Lessiter Media in 1981, when they purchased a newsletter, a…
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Lessiter Media Welcomes Summer Interns
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Lessiter Media welcomed 4 new faces in June as part of its on-going internship program. The new interns include, Marisa LaBello, ag division editorial intern, Jasmine Wilson, marketing intern, Rachel Pagel, digital media intern, and Linda Braus, equine division editorial intern. LaBello recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree…
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