Profiles In A Life Of Purpose

Intro: My guest today is Lesley Jane Seymour.  Many of you may know her from her acclaimed career in magazine publishing, where she established herself as one of the industry’s  — if not one of our culture’s — most respected leaders. Her experience in the media industry began early.  Before her leading roles as editor in chief, she worked as Beauty Director of Glamour and senior editor at Vogue. She went on to be Editor in Chief of Marie Claire, Redbook , and YM. Under her leadership, they were all reshaped and transformed into something not only bigger — but greater.   Most recently, until February, 2016 she served as Editor in chief of More magazine, where she notably won hundreds of awards and created history by having First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama guest edit an entire issue. Beyond print, she used information and education she had access to at the magazines,  to call attention to issues that impact women around the world. Just a few of the programs she became involved include domestic vi