27: Former Fortune Magazine Journalist & Founder of The Profile, Polina Marinova Pompliano, On Telling Stories for a Living

Passages

English - November 06, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MB
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Since discovering the art of reporting at her high school newspaper, Polina Marinova Pompliano has built a name for herself as an accomplished journalist and entrepreneur. Polina graduated from the University of Georgia in 2013 with a degree in journalism and sociology, having experience as Editor-in-Chief of the school paper and internships at CNN and USA Today under her belt. Chasing a long-held dream to pursue journalism in New York City, Polina hustled through 16-hour workdays to turn her dreams into a reality, ultimately landing a role as a social media editor at Fortune Magazine. Polina worked her way up to reporting on entrepreneurship and eventually led daily curation of The Term Sheet, a must-read morning newsletter by Fortune on tech and venture capital. Along the way, Polina had also been hard at work building a newsletter dedicated solely to highlighting the profiles of interesting and successful people and companies. As readership and her pull to build The Profile into a broader media company grew, in March of 2020 (at the start of the pandemic), Polina took a leap of faith and quit her role at Fortune to pursue The Profile full-time.

In this week’s episode of Passages, I ask Polina about her journey studying and pursuing journalism, how she found her way to Fortune, her experience reporting on finance & venture capital (topics she initially knew nothing about), a day-in-the-life working for a major media publication, and lessons she’s learned from reporting on the greats. From aspiring journalists, to entrepreneurs, to anyone interested in the life and rise of a major media reporter, this episode was made for you.

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Mentioned in today’s episode:

Coffee with a Journalist: Polina Marinova, Fortune: https://bit.ly/3kd3z3O

“I quit my job at the start of the pandemic to launch a company. Here’s what I’ve learned in the first 90 days”: https://bit.ly/37fACk5

The Term Sheet, by Fortune Magazine: https://bit.ly/37mkjSN

“Heineken’s Charlene de Carvalho: A self-made heiress”: https://bit.ly/3nWVfaR

“The True Story of the Flamin' Hot Cheetos Inventor Richard Montañez”: https://bit.ly/31yi3Ej

“Chef’s Table’s Grant Achatz Forges His Own Path Through Modern American Cuisine”: https://bit.ly/3dCNIJy

“Brandon Stanton, the Photographer Who Captures Our Humanity”: https://bit.ly/356669z