CNET’s News editor Daniel Van Boom has been awarded Best technology issues journalist for two years running at the Samsung IT Journalism Awards. He joins Influencing Insider next Wednesday 2nd November at 2pm to discuss:

About Daniel Van Boom

Daniel Van Boom is the News Editor at CNET based in Sydney, Australia. Daniel Van Boom covers cryptocurrency, NFTs, culture and global issues. He has graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with a Bachelor of communications, majoring in Journalism.

About CNET

CNET Australia is consistently the number one visited technology website in Australia. It is an engaging, relevant and trusted destination for people who are passionate about improving their lifestyle using technology and consumer electronics. It is published by CBS Interactive.

“C-suite executives and company boards are operating in an unprecedented environment of disruption, transformation, and accelerating change”

Nominee for the IT Journalism Awards 2022 is Digital Nation's Lead journalist and Reporter, Velvet-Belle Templeman. She joins Influencing Insider next Wednesday 26th October at 2pm to discuss:

About Velvet-Belle Templeman

Velvet-Belle Templeman is the Lead journalist and Reporter at Digital Nation Australia. She focuses on digital transformation, leadership and sustainability. Before joining nextmedia to launch Digital Nation Australia in 2021, Velvet-Belle worked as a journalist at Which-50.com and as a content producer at Boardroom.Media. She is a graduate of the University of Technology Sydney.

About Digital Nation

Digital Nation Australia delivers a forum for robust discussion and debate about the impact of change and the role of business and government in society. This is the publication for transformational leaders across all the disciplines on the executive team and for those who report to them and advise them.

Digitally Downloaded are a committed bunch of writers, and love games of all kinds. They’re also committed to giving indie developers and publishers a go, because it's the indies that have the most to gain from digital distribution.

Leading the wittiest and passionate crew is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Matt Sainsbury. He joins Influencing Insider next Wednesday 19th October at 2pm to discuss:

About Matt Sainsbury

Matt Sainsbury is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of gaming website Digitally Downloaded. He worked at IDG channel publication ARN for five and a half years until March 2012. Sainsbury graduated from the University of NSW with a BA (Media and Communications) before working as a freelancer with the Official PS2 Magazine, after which he picked up his current role at ARN in 2007.

About Digitally Downloaded

Digitally Downloaded is a news and reviews site for digitally downloadable games. It was formed after they realised that the way of the future for video games was in digital downloads. They provide the best coverage possible for the games that you download.

Whether it’s muscle cars, fashion, video games or internet culture, or just anything that interests the gentleman, Australia’s leading men’s lifestyle website Man of Many is on top of it all.

Man of Many’s Editor-in-chief, Nick Hall joins Influencing Insider on Wednesday 12 October at 2pm. He will discuss:

About Nick Hall

Nick Hall is the Editor-in-chief editor at Man of Many and has been in the position since March 2020. He was previously a journalist with Octomedia.

About Man of Many

Man of Many showcases a curated selection of the best in Men's Products, Culture, Fashion, Technology and Style. Founded by two friends from Sydney with a shared passion for all things cool, Man of Many was launched in December 2012.

Australia’s first web3-focused news site, The Chainsaw, aims to sort fact from fiction on the impact and applications of the blockchain technology that is reshaping finance, business and culture.

Leading the team is Head of Editorial, Samantha Howard.

She joins us on Influencing Insider next Wednesday 5th October at 2pm and will discuss:

About Samantha Howard

Head of Editorial at The Chainsaw, Samantha joined with more than 12 years of experience across editorial and marketing.

Prior to joining Pedestrian Group, Howard worked across the EU and US helping grow the brands of some of the industry’s most impactful Web3 figures/companies. She has previously worked in various editorial roles including as a features editor, branded content writer, editor and columnist for the likes of World Vision, VICE Media Group and YAP Global.

About The Chainsaw

The Chainsaw is Australia’s first dedicated home of all things Web3 and blockchain. Committed to unwavering journalistic integrity, the Chainsaw strives to uncover the stories of the people and companies behind the biggest and newest blockchain movements, approaching the sector with an unbiased and critical point of view.

After a 3 year hiatus, it is with great excitement that the neo-luxury lifestyle outlet Winning Magazine is making a comeback to our shelves!

The Editor of Winning Magazine, Katarina Kroslakova joins us Thursday 29th September at 2pm. She will discuss:

About Katarina Kroslakova

Katarina is the current editor of Winning Magazine. She was the editor of The Australian Financial Review's Life & Leisure lifestyle supplement, a role she assumed in 2010 having contributed on a freelance basis to the publication prior to that. Katarina writes about food and wine, fashion, retail, jewellery, beauty and grooming, design, architecture, property, motoring, sport, the arts, philanthropy, travel and health. She was formerly the editor of the ABC's Limelight Magazine, reviewed classical musical and opera for the Sun Herald, launched Fine Music Magazine for 2MBS and was the executive producer and entertainer reporter for Macquarie Radio Network. She has also worked as a BBC producer in London.

About Winning Magazine

The brainchild of entrepreneur John Winning, Winning Magazine celebrates all aspects of inspired living. The premium luxury lifestyle publication is a quarterly, 160-page print tome targeting women and men with an appreciation of quality lifestyle and design, in and out of the home. Driven by John Winning’s pioneering spirit and passion to create memorable experiences, Winning magazine covers news and features centered around the home, food, wine, travel, fashion, motoring, technology, health and wellness, and much more.

Managing money and getting the most out of it is hard enough at the best of times, and in 2022? Forget about it! Thankfully though, we’ve got you covered next week

Wealth and personal finance reporter, Lucy Dean joins Influencing Insider next Wednesday 14th September at 3pm to discuss:

About Lucy Dean

Lucy Dean is a Wealth reporter at The Australian Financial Review where she writes about wealth management and personal finance, based in the Sydney newsroom. Prior to her role, she was a Senior Journalist at Yahoo Finance where she covered property, women’s wealth, personal finance and more.

About The Australian Financial Review

The Australian Financial Review is Australia's only national financial newspaper, and as such is considered one of the country's leading authorities on business, finance and political news. Every day, The Australian Financial Review uses its vast international resources to bring readers the latest in world news and global business trends.

“We all want to lift the global security posture, and we’re actually doing things to make that happen”

KBI.Media’s Head of Security Journalism, Karissa Breen joins Influencing Insider next Wednesday 7th September at 2pm to discuss:

About Karissa Breen

Karissa Breen is the Head of Security Journalism at KBI.Media. She sets the benchmark for their writers and creates security content that resonates with an executive audience at the intersection of business and technical operations.

About KBI.Media

KBI.Media is the leading hub for cybersecurity news and updates. Between the content produced in-house; their new streaming show, 2Factors, deep-dive articles, as well as their flagship podcast, KBKast - plus the articles and podcasts from our clients and partners, they have the security industry covered.

With a keen interest in sustainability and 20 years of experience in communications, Ilona Marchetta helps simplify the key components & issues around sustainability.

Sustainability Editor, Ilona Marchetta joins Influencing Insider this Wednesday 31st August at 1:45pm to discuss:

About Ilona Marchetta

Ilona Marchetta is a Sustainability editor at The Carousel and at her new site, In a Sustainable Way. Prior to that, she was a print journalist and left the media industry in 2009, just as it was being disrupted by digital. She has also been contracted to different government agencies and large corporations, bringing her skills in digital media to roles in corporate communications.

About The Carousel

The Carousel is a women's lifestyle site with expert news and advice across fashion, beauty, health, food, home, parenting, and sustainability. Dedicated to inspiring you to lead your best life emotionally, physically, and sustainably.

About In A Sustainable Way

A new site launched by Ilona Marchetta, In A Sustainable Way covers looks at how to live your best life in a sustainable way. She explores Australia’s conversations about sustainability locally and internationally, and looks at ways to be more mindful of our consumption, so we can engage more fully in our lives.

“GamesHub aims to promote the talents of Australian writers, and foster new voices and perspectives”

Managing Editor, Edmond Tran joins Influencing Insider on Thursday 25th August at 2pm to discuss:

About Edmond Tran

Edmond Tran is the Managing Editor of GamesHub. Prior to his role, Tran worked as the Editor & Senior Video Producer for GameSpot AU. He joined CBS Interactive in 2008 while writing a thesis on video game theory at UNSW, and began working as a full-time videographer upon its completion. His intimate knowledge of the video game medium led to Edmond's rapidly increasing involvement with GameSpot AU until he was naturally absorbed into the team. Video games have been an integral part of Edmond's life.

About GamesHub

GamesHub is a video game news, reviews, and features site dedicated to creating approachable games coverage for everyone. With a focus on recognising games as creative works first and foremost, and a commitment to comprehensive coverage of the Australian industry, GamesHub wants to expand how people think about and appreciate games from all over the world.