Chelsie Butler

I've been working in magazine journalism for 30 years since graduating from the University of Florida with a BS in magazine journalism. My career path has taken me through various business-to-business publications, including roles covering hospitality design, restaurant design, and even a position as editor of a membership publication for a commercial real estate organization. For the past 13 years, I've served as the executive editor of Kitchen and Bath Business Magazine, a business-to-business publication for professional kitchen and bath designers. There are only two people at my title, so we share everything - my days are spent writing and editing feature articles, managing our freelance writers, building our editorial calendar, enlisting judges for our awards programs, and maintaining regular contact with our editorial advisory board of about 40 industry experts. Sometimes I'm even posting articles on the website, which in a perfect world would be handed to an assistant. I'm super organized and have been working from home for what feels like a million years. I'm very lucky because I love what I do, and not everybody gets to say that. Under my leadership, we've won at least three to four prestigious magazine awards, and I've actually overcome my fear of public speaking over the years as I've had more opportunities to speak at industry events and monthly meetings.