Big Picture - June/July 2019 - 2

insight

And the Award
Goes to... Our Teams

he Big Picture editorial staﬀ looks forward to the month of May each year as a bit of

downtime between issues. I'll take my vacation in May. We'll focus on that larger project in
May. Maybe I won't skip lunch in May. The more things we add to the month's to-do list, the
more we joke the downtime we long for may not actually happen.
And for me, it defi nitely didn't. From the end of April to early June, I added the role of
editor-in-chief of sister publication Screen Printing to my resume; recognized the winners of the
inaugural Best of Wide Format Awards in Las Vegas; found full-time tenants for a property I help
manage in Louisville, Kentucky; traveled throughout Croatia before heading to FESPA in Munich;
moderated a panel of commercial printers who have successfully made the move to the world of wide
format at Ricoh's Interact user conference in Denver; hosted a bachelorette party in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida; got engaged (!); and accepted Folio: magazine's Top Women in Media award in the Up and
Comers category in New York City.
And while I was busy all over the world, my editorial team impressively stepped up to the plate. Not
only did Anya and Kelsey take the time and energy out of their extremely busy schedules to nominate me
for the detail-specific Folio: award, but they handled all major day-to-day tasks while simultaneously
getting two magazines through production for your reading pleasure.
In my Top Women in Media award speech, I thanked them both. I looked around to the tables fi lled
with journalists representing major brands like ESPN, Harvard Business Review, People magazine, Meredith
Corporation, Essence, Bloomberg News, etc., and was so proud of Big Picture. I would not have had this
once-in-a-lifetime experience without Kelsey and Anya.
As leaders and managers, we spend so much time executing and dealing with "big picture" (no pun
intended) tasks. How often do we thank those around us for allowing us to do so? Without our trusted
teams, industry events would be missed, offsite sales meetings wouldn't happen, and much-needed
downtime would be a distant memory. Don't forget to show your appreciation for the people who help run
your business day in and day out. And make sure they get some downtime, too.

Adrienne Palmer
Editor-in-Chief
adrienne.palmer@stmediagroup.com
Kelsey Johnson
Associate Editor
kelsey.johnson@stmediagroup.com
Anya Rao
Associate Editor
anya.rao@stmediagroup.com
Kathleen DeZarn
Art Director
kathy.dezarn@stmediagroup.com
Marty McGhie, Craig Miller,
Rachel Nunziata, Matt Richart
Columnists
Brian Adam, Ryan Clark, Terry Corman,
Scott Crosby, Michelle Gobert,
Diana Herrera, Brian Hite,
Hayes Holzhauer, Kerry King,
Robert Kissel, Chris Laniak, Stan Lucas,
Craig Miller, Nicole Piach, Carmen Rad,
Gary Schellerer, Elaine Scrima,
Jon Sherman, Reed Silberman,
James Swanson, Mark Taylor, Luis Vivas
Editorial Advisory Board
SALES
Lou Arneberg
Senior Market Strategist
East and Midwest US, E Canada
800/654-5169
lou.arneberg@stmediagroup.com
Jim Karwowski
Senior Market Strategist
West and South US, W Canada, Europe, Asia
630/474-4038
jim.karwowski@stmediagroup.com
Karen Jones
Senior Market Strategist
GA, NC, SC, Classiﬁeds
843/697-3802
karen.jones@stmediagroup.com
Linda Volz
Production Supervisor
linda.volz@stmediagroup.com

June/July 2019

Christine Baloga
VP Marketing Operations and
Customer Acquisition

Editor-in-Chief
BIG PICTURE

EDITORIAL

Murray Kasmenn
President
murray.kasmenn@stmediagroup.com

BY ADRIENNE PALMER

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@Adrienne_BigPic

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