Meet the MediaNext Team

MediaNext is the biggest and most important event for magazine and digital content producers across all the key markets—consumer, b-to-b, association and regional. A rethought event built on the foundation of the FOLIO: Show, the industry’s oldest and most prestigious conference and expo addressing the transformed media landscape with a powerful program of strategic intelligence and tactical insights. Come to MediaNext to gain insights from the industry's smartest leaders, who will provide you with the tools, ideas and inspiration you need to succeed.

 

FOLIO: is a multi-channel resource for the magazine and online media industry. Our primary mission is to use print, digital media and events to help media companies solve business challenges. Our audience includes publishing professionals from all sectors of the magazine industry, including those in b-to-b, consumer, association, and city and regional. To learn more about the FOLIO: brand visit www.foliomag.com.

 

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Tony Silber is general manager of Folio:, Min, Expo, PR News and Audience Development. He has managed Folio: and related media brands for more than a decade. He took over Expo in 2010, Min in 2011, and assumed editorial responsibility for PR News in 2013. Silber in 2003 launched M10, the executive-level magazine and information service for the magazine industry.

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Bill Mickey is the editorial director of Folio: and Audience Development. Bill joined Folio: in 2004 and has held a variety of positions, including senior editor for Folio:, and managing the transformation of Circulation Management to Audience Development. He became executive editor of that publication and Web site, and served as executive editor of Expo magazine, before taking over Folio:.

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John Ellertson, Group Sales Director at Folio:. John has been working in the magazine publishing industry for over 15 years and thoroughly enjoys the medium. He enjoys reading magazines in the bath, on a plane, train or car, well as long as his wife is driving. 

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Michael Rondon is an associate editor with Folio:, covering media management and the intersection of print and digital publishing. Before joining Folio: and Expo, Michael was a reporter with The Hartford Courant.

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Caysey Welton is associate editor at Folio: Magazine and PR News. He spent more than a decade as a chef and restaurant professional before switching tracks to pursue his passion for media and communications. Caysey has a deep interest in converging media landscapes and ecosystem disruptors, and holds a BS in Media, Culture and Communications from New York University.

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Arti (rhymes with “party”) Patel is Folio:’s newest associate editor. She’s a Stanford grad with a background in business reporting.