Jim Donovan

• Jim Donovan is a news anchor for the CBS3 Eyewitness News team at CBS Philly.
• He is an Emmy-award winning business reporter.
• Donovan has expertise in consumer issues. His work has earned some recognition from several organizations including the Better Business Bureau and the Associated Press.
• He joined NBC’s cable business networks, WGHP-TV, and KYW-TV.
• His CBS Philly profile is found here.

Joseph N. Di Stefano

• Joseph is a senior business reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• He covers news on companies, public investments, and management.
•  His latest articles include 'Phillybiocapital: Humana buys Philly-based Enclara; NeuroFlow raises $7.5 million' and 'DuPont sells its nutrition and biosciences business to IFF.'
• His Philadelphia Inquirer profile is found here.

Harold Brubaker

• Harold is a business reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• He covers the business side of education, healthcare, nonprofit sector, and beverage industries.
•  His latest articles include 'Judge considers surprise move as bankrupt Hahnemann strands residents without malpractice insurance' and 'University of Pennsylvania, CHOP stands ready to help as new owners take over Philly’s St. Chris children’s hospital.'
• His Philadelphia Inquirer profile is found here.

Christian Hetrick

• Christian Hetrick is a business reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• He covers the business side of Comcast. He writes about the economic impact and how customers react to the cable company.
• His latest articles include 'Happy holidays from Comcast. Your cable bill is going up again' and 'Comcast keeps Starz in TV packages as negotiations continue.'
• His Philadelphia Inquirer profile is found here.

Erin Arvedlund

• Erin Arvedlund is a business and personal finance reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• She covers the business side of investment, consumer, frauds, and other miscreants.
•  Her latest articles include 'Pa, AG settles with Temple over phony MBA data, falsified student scores by Fox Business School' and ' Did steel, natural gas, and manufacturing jobs in Pa. actually grow in Trump’s first term?'
• Her Philadelphia Inquirer profile is found here.

Jeff Blumenthal

• Jeff Blumenthal is a business reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• He covers the business side of law, media, and finance.
•  His latest articles include 'Wells Fargo agrees to settle a discriminatory lending lawsuit brought by City of Philadelphia ' and 'Pond Lehocky removes David Stern from a partnership, changes name.'
• His Philadelphia Business Journal profile is found here.

Natalie Kostelni

• Natalie Kostelni is a business reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• She covers the business side of real estate and economic development.
• Her latest articles include 'Centre Square refinanced for $388 million ' and 'Five Below grabs more space for its HQ at Lit Brothers.'
• Her Philadelphia Business Journal profile is found here.

Michelle Caffrey

• Michelle Caffrey is a business reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• She covers the business side of technology, energy, commercial real estate, and manufacturing.
•  Her latest articles include 'Center City behavioral health startup lands $7.5M in Series A round ' and 'Temple reaches a settlement with Pa. AG over false data scandal.'
• Her Philadelphia Business Journal profile is found here.

John George

• John George is a senior reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• She covers the business side of sports, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals.
•  His latest articles include ' Patient transfer complete, $365M Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill opens for business ' and 'Castle Creek completes $63.3 million purchase of Exton gene and cell therapy company.'
• His Philadelphia Business Journal profile is found here.

Kenneth Hilario

• Kenneth Hilario is a business reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• He covers the business side of restaurants, hospitality, general assignments, and marketing communications.
•  His latest articles include 'Restaurateur Dave Magrogan readies 'Harvest 2.0' before 2020 expansion' and 'A.C. hotel occupancy, demand drop following year of new casinos.'
• His Philadelphia Business Journal profile is found here.

Katie Burke

• Katie Burke is a business staff reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• She covers the business side of tourism, retail, hospitality, and restaurants.
•  Her latest articles include 'Slew of new openings, leases drive SFO's push to elevate concessions' and 'OpenWorld departure leaves San Francisco hotels scrambling.'
• Her Philadelphia Business Journal profile is found here.

Adam Grant

• Adam Grant was identified as a Twitter influencer in Philadelphia under the business category by the Philadelphia Magazine.
• He is a professor for the Wharton Business School.
• Grant lives in Philadelphia.
• He has 281K followers on Twitter. Grant can be reached via Twitter at adammgrant.

Alex Hillman

• Alex Hillman was identified as a Twitter influencer in Philadelphia under the business category by the Philadelphia Magazine.
• He is an entrepreneur. He wants to create 50,000 jobs in Philadelphia by 2029.
• Hillman lives in Philadelphia.
• He has 12.1K followers on Twitter. Hillman can be reached via Twitter at alexhillman.

Bob Moore

• Bob Moore was identified as a Twitter influencer in Philadelphia under the business category by the Philadelphia Magazine.
• He is the CEO and Co-founder of Crossbeam.
• Moore lives in Philadelphia.
• He has 20.2K followers on Twitter. Moore can be reached via Twitter at robertjmoore.

Nick Eubanks

• Nick Eubanks was identified as a Twitter influencer in Philadelphia under the business category by the Philadelphia Magazine.
• He is the CEO of the IFTF Agency.
• Eubanks lives in Philadelphia.
• He has 10.6K followers on Twitter. Eubanks can be reached via Twitter at nick_eubanks.

Lifestyle Influencers in Philadelphia

• Influencers were identified through multiple filtered searches of the Influence.co database, which ranks regionally- and topically-focused influencers based on a selection of factors, including their reach, engagement rates, number of followers across various platforms, and featured content across various social media channels. These influencers all have reaches-of-influence extending beyond 30 K, were all noted as specializing in the “lifestyle” category, and are all focused specifically on the Philadelphia market.

Influencer: Rise + Wander (on Instagram); Name: Aftyn (no last name given)

• Description: Specializes in “art and artists, coffee, lifestyle, outdoors, [and] décor,” and has a reach of 107 K, with a 2.4% engagement rate on Instagram. She does not provide a starting rate for posts.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on her website  

Influencer: Ronnie (on Instagram); (Name: Ronnie Rose Bloom); Drea & Ronnie on Youtube

• Description: Specializes in “LGBT, lifestyle, yoga, and fashion blogging,” has a reach of 92.4 K with a 4.6% engagement rate, and a starting pay rate of $700 for posts.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Instagram and Youtube  

Influencer: Marineetch (on Instagram)

• Description: Specializes in “hair care, lifestyle, décor, fashion and beauty, and travel and tourism,” has a reach of 89.1 K with a 1.1% engagement rate, and a starting rate of $100 for posts. Also has 30.8 K followers on Pinterest.
• Work Samples: Found on Instagram and Pinterest  

Influencer: The Fashionably Broke Teacher (on Instagram); Name: Lindsey Jednak

• Description: Specializes in “fashion, lifestyle, style, travel, [and] fashion blogging,” has a reach of 71.1 K with a 2.% engagement rate, and a starting rate of $450 for posts.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Instagram and her site

Influencer: December’s Very Own (on Instagram)

• Description: Specializes in “fashion, lifestyle, music, video games, [and] music promotion,” has a reach of 44.8 K with a 4.1% engagement rate, and a starting rate of $100 for posts.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Instagram and his site  

Influencer: Amy Believes in Pink (on Instagram); Name: Amy Littleson

• Description: Specializes in “fashion, lifestyle, travel, [and] décor,” has a reach of 43.4 K with an engagement rate of 7.2%. She does not offer a starting rate for posts.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Instagram and her site

Influencer: Priyanka / Paint the Town Chic (on Instagram)

• Description: Specializes in “beauty, fashion, lifestyle,” has a reach of 30.9 K with an engagement rate of 3.1%, and a starting rate of $125 for posts.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Instagram and her site

Lifestyle Bloggers in Philadelphia

• Bloggers were identified through a filtered search for the top-ranked lifestyle blogs and websites in Philadelphia, and were pulled directly from the most-current list found (on Feedspot). Each of these has significant numbers of followers across various social media channels, posts frequently, and has high domain authority scores.

Blogger/Blog: Uwishunu – Philadelphia Blog

• Description: This blog is described as “Philadelphia’s go-to blog for everything fun and exciting happening in Philadelphia – restaurants, bars, events, festivals, arts, music, hotels, museums, and more.” The blog has 775.4 K Facebook followers, 205.9 K Twitter followers, 65.7 K Instagram followers, and a domain authority score of 61.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on the site and the About Page

Blogger/Blog: Philly Chit Chat; HughE Dillon  

• Description: This blog is described as “a photography and news blog about Philadelphia’s social, political, and lifestyle scenes.” The blog has 10 K Facebook followers, 27.4 K Twitter followers, 29.7 K Instagram followers, and a domain authority score of 49.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on the About Page and the site  

Blogger/Blog: Philadelphia Style Magazine

• Description: This blog is described as featuring “coverage of parties, restaurants, bars, fashion, and things to do in Philadelphia.” The blog has 9.6 K Facebook followers, 9 K Twitter followers, 23 K Instagram followers, and a domain authority score of 54. The site has multiple regular contributors, but does not appear to include biographies of those authors within its pages.
• Work Samples: Found on the site

Blogger/Blog: Coming Up Roses – Philadelphia Lifestyle Blog; Name: Erica

• Description: This blog is described as “a popular Philadelphia Lifestyle Blog in which Erica blogs daily inspiration, tips for shopping on a budget, beauty tips and tricks, and much more." The blog has 6.7 K Facebook followers, 5.6 K Twitter followers, 73.7 K Instagram followers, and a domain authority score of 39.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on the About Page and site

Blogger/Blog: Philly Grub – Philadelphia & South Jersey’s Food & Drink Blog; Name: Marilyn Johnson

• Description: This blog is described as “a Philadelphia food news, reviews, and scene blog showcasing all that is good about eating and drinking in Philadelphia and South Jersey.” The blog has 1.3 K Facebook fans, 18.6 K Twitter followers, 9.7 K Instagram followers, and a domain authority score of 35.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on the About Page and the site  

Freelance Lifestyle Journalists in Philadelphia

• Freelance lifestyle journalists were identified through a filtered search of Upwork, and were selected based on a number of factors, including their location/geographic reach, areas / focus of expertise, Job Success Scores, and their dollars earned figures (if the latter two are available). Those with no available statistics were chosen based on their identified history of writing similar works for major topic-related publications.

Journalist: Tyshia M

• Description: Describes herself as a “creative storyteller, copywriter, and brand strategist” for “beauty, health, and wellness brands,” and encourages small business owners to allow her to help brands find their “own voices” through passionate, creative, and strong messaging. She has completed 60 jobs for Upwork clients, earning a 92% Job Success Score, and more than $70 K.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Upwork  

Journalist: Holly G (Holly Riddle)

• Description: Describes herself as a “high-volume travel, lifestyle, and food writer,” has a Job Success Score of 100%, and has earned more than $50 K through 184 jobs for Upwork clients. Her hourly rate is $40.  
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Upwork 

Journalist: Kathleen W

• Description: Describes herself as being a former “staff writer for Self Magazine, W Magazine, and Women’s Wear Daily in NYC and [who has] launched three magazines in the Philadelphia area after leaving Manhattan.” Her hourly rate is $40/hr.
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Upwork

Journalist: Meredith M

• Description: Describes herself as a “skilled professional who creates fresh, inspired editorial content,” has 10+ years of relevant experience, and has been a staff writer (and/or editor) at three publications – New Market Health, Ideal Living, and Dragonblade Publishing. Her hourly rate is $30/hr. 
• Biography & Work Samples: Found on Upwork 

Stephanie Stahl

•  Stephanie Stahl is an Emmy-award winning health reporter featured daily at CBS Philly's Eyewitness News.
• Stephanie is a leading reporter in the media market's medical and health beats.
• Aside from Emmy awards, Stephanie has won the 2000 Media award from the Pennsylvania Public Health Association, the Diamond Award from Temple University Hospital’s Auxiliary, and the Media Professional of the Year from the American Liver Foundation.
• Her latest articles include 'CDC: Winter Flu Season Off To Earliest Start In More Than 15 Year' and 'Cancer Screen Week: Too Many Americans Skipping Out On Life-Saving Screenings'.
• Her biography at CBS Philly can be found here.

Alexandria Hoff

•  Alexandria Hoff is a co-anchor at CBS3@4 and part of the Eyewitness News team at CBS Philly.
• She has won the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in 2014 for her Health – News Single Story or Series on eating disorders going viral.
• Her latest articles include 'Rowan University Community, Health Care Workers Come Together To Address Mental Health Crisis' and 'Rowan University Students Demand Better Mental Health Services On Campus After Recent Deaths Of Three Classmates'.
• Alexandria's biography at CBS Philly can be found here.

Bethany Ao

•  Bethany Ao is a health reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• She covers Young Adult news including stories on mental, sexual and preventative health.
• Her latest articles include 'Female surgery residents feel the sting of discrimination' and ' Millennial caregivers are increasing, but they face unique challenges'.
• Her reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

Stacey Burling

•  Stacey Burling is a medical and health reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• She covers news on aging, dementia, neurology and other medical trends.
• Her latest articles include 'This isn’t just flu season. For millions, it’s also sinusitis season' and 'Flu now widespread in Pennsylvania, causing 5 deaths'.
• Her reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

Tom Avril

•  Tom Avril is a health and science research reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• He covers news on scientific research in Philadelphia and how it affects every day life.
• His latest articles include 'The Eagles’ Boston Scott is technically obese. Here’s why that doesn’t matter' and ' Salmonella outbreak sickens 33 at Pa. health-care facilities; many ate pre-cut fruit'.
• Tom's reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

Marie McCullough

•  Marie McCullough is a health and medical reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• She covers health issues such as cancer and women's health.
• Her latest articles include 'Penn dermatologists say ‘clean beauty’ products more likely to cause skin irritation' and ' Women outnumber men at medical schools in Philadelphia area and across the nation'.
• Her reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

Aubrey Whelan

•  Aubrey Whelan is a health reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• She covers news on the opioid epidemic in the area of Philadelphia.
• Her latest articles include 'How OxyContin helped pave the way for an opioid crisis in Philadelphia' and ' The Pittsburgh area knocked its drug overdoses down by 40% last year. Why can’t Philly do the same?'
• Her reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

Sarah Gantz

•  Sarah Gantz is a healthcare reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

• She covers news on healthcare costs, disparity, quality and health system challenges.
• Her latest articles include ' HealthCare.gov enrollment extended to Wednesday after computer issues halt ACA insurance signups’' and 'Need health insurance? Deadline for healthcare.gov enrollment is Dec. 15'.
• Her reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

Rita Giordano

•  Rita Giordano is a health reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

• She covers news on emotional, mental and physical health issues among children, families, and pets.
• Her latest articles include ' Religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations could end in New Jersey' and 'Measles cases up in the U.S. and globally'.
• Her reporter profile at The Philadelphia Inquirer can be found here.

John George

•  John George is a senior health reporter at the Philadelphia Business Journal.
• He covers news on healthcare, biotech and pharmaceuticals business.
• His latest articles include 'Patient transfer complete, $365M Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill opens for business' and 'KoP mental health firm expands partnership with Acme parent '.
• His reporter profile at the Philadelphia Business Journal can be found here.

Aneri Pattani

•  Aneri Pattani is an Investigative Health Reporter at Spotlight PA.
• She has previously worked at The Philadelphia Inquirer where she reported on mental health, suicide and health issues.
• Aneri is also known for uncovering abuses in the Florida disability services system as well as lead poisoning among children in New York.
• Her latest articles include 'She’s the force behind Pa.’s efforts to treat drug addiction. Critics say ‘there is more to the story’' and 'Criticized for cutting campus mental health counseling, Pa.'s largest community college adds new services'.
• Her biography at Spotlight PA can be found here.

Mike Cirigliano

•  Dr. Mike Cirigliano is a medical contributor for 'Good Day Philadelphia' at Fox 29 Philadelphia.
• Dr. Mike has contributed on numerous health topics such as infectious diseases, sports injuries, and general health concerns.
• He has been featured in Philadelphia Magazine's "Top Docs" section for over 20 years.
• He has also received recognition as one of the "Best Doctors in America" since 2008.
• His latest media posts include 'Dr. Mike on effects of sleep deprivation, binge drinking in childless women' and 'FYI Doc: Coronary disease, penicillin and 'holiday heart''.
• Due to his popularity, he can be considered as an influencer in Philadelphia's media market around health.
• His biography at Fox 29 News Philadelphia can be found here.

Carson Clay Calhoun

•  Carson Clay Calhoun was identified as an influencer in Philadelphia under the Health category by Influence.co.
• He focuses on fitness, health and yoga.
• Carson is male, 33 years old, and lives in Philadelphia.
• He has an estimated 127,000 reach.
• He can be reached via Instagram at carsonclaycalhoun.

YogaMama / Olga Urbanovich

•  YogaMama / Olga Urbanovich was identified as an influencer in Philadelphia under the Health category by Influence.co.

• Olga focuses on fitness, health, yoga, parenting, fashion and beauty.
• Olga is 35 years old, has 2 children, is an active yoga instructor and lives in Philadelphia.
• She has an average of 1,300 likes per post and 38 comments per post.
• She can be reached via Instagram at olgaurbanovich.

Alyssa Nilsson

• Alyssa Nilsson was identified as an influencer in Philadelphia under the Health category by Influence.co.
• She is 26 years old and a certified personal trainer and fitness coach.
• She lives in Philadelphia.
• Alyssa has a 716 reach and a 494.4% engagement rate.
• She can be reached via Instagram at alyssanilssonfitness.

MAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC

•  May Media Group's only publication is the KIWI Magazine. 

Health

•  Maureen Frost is a journalist that covers health articles for May Media Group, LLC.
•  Frost is an editorial director at KIWI magazine, and Moms Meet, a national product sampling company. Within these two roles at May Media Group, she manages all creative team members and strategy.
• Examples of her writing can be found here and here.

Lifestyle

• May Media Group does not credit any other authors except Maureen Frost. The rest of the articles published on Kiwi Magazine's website are credited to Kiwi, as observed in the Healthy Recipes, Health & Nutrition, Parenting, Kids' Activities, and Green Living categories.

Business

• May Media Group does not credit any other authors except Maureen Frost. The rest of the articles published on Kiwi Magazine's website are credited to Kiwi, as observed in the Healthy Recipes, Health & Nutrition, Parenting, Kids' Activities, and Green Living categories.

MARLTON SPORTS MAGAZINE

• As observed in the Spring 2017, Winter 2016, and Fall 2016 issues of Marlton Sports Magazine, the publication's pure focus was on high school sports and none of the articles featured in the magazine fell in the lifestyle, business or health category.
• Marlton Sports Magazine has not published an issue since its Spring 2017 edition. 

LANDS PUBLISHING

• Lands Publishing publications include Delaware Valley Designs, American Franchise Magazine, Quick Eats Magazine, Tee it Up, Philly Eats Magazine, NJ Eats Magazine, We Travel, Baltimore Eats, Pittsburgh Eats, DC Eats, and Delaware Eats.
• None of the publications have their own working website which can be observed upon trying to click on either of the magazines listed by Lands Publishing on its website.
• The only exception is Philly Eats Magazine. However, all contributing editors to the Philly Eats magazine are chefs and write only about food.

DEL VAL MEDIA

• Del Val Media's publications include House Magazine, South Jersey Magazine, Suburban Life, House and Home, Buzzfire Media, South Jersey Biz, Philadelphia Life, Suburban Family, SouthJersey.com, and The Art of Living Well.

Business

• Julie Shannon is a business journalist for SouthJersey.com. Shannon is the assistant editor at Del Val Media and executive managing editor at South Jersey Biz.
• Examples of Shannon's work can be found here and here.

Health

• Lindsey Getz is a journalist covering health and fitness topics for SouthJersey.com. She is a journalist whose work has been published in Turf Magazine, Today's Dietician Magazine, Social Work Today, Pet Product News International, For The Record Magazine, South Jersey Magazine, Optometric Management Magazine, Suburban Life Magazine
• Examples of Getz's work can be found here and here.

Lifestyle

• Peter Proko is a journalist covering the dining and entertainment section for SouthJersey.com. He is the editor-in-chief of South Jersey Magazine and editor-in-chief of SouthJersey.com.
• Proko's work can be found here and here.

 May Media Group, LLC

• Founded in 2006, the company runs KIWI Magazine, which aims to educate "parents about better-for-you choices in a non-judgmental, balanced, and fun format"; Moms Meet, a platform for moms to share opinions, connect, learn, and try products; and WOW Events, which are live events that connect better-for-you brands with moms, bloggers, and influencers who want to try such products.

 Del Val Media 

• Del Val Media publishes lifestyle magazines that center on "local editorial including celebrities, home & garden, health, family, fashion, lifestyle, fine dining, wine and spirits, investigative issues, and much more." Its magazines include South Jersey Magazine, House & Home, South Jersey Biz, Suburban Family, Philly Biz, Orlando Family, Suburban Life/Philadelphia Life, and SouthJersey.com

 Marlton Sports Magazine 

• Created and owned Will Stith & Stephanie Biddle, the magazine covers all sports in Marlton. Based on its Issuu account, it issued its first publication in 2013 and has 15 magazine publications to date.

 Lands Publishing 

• Headquartered in Marlton, NJ, Lands Publishing is a creative publishing company that has a growing catalog of magazines, with which it looks to dominate regionally-based publications. Its publications include We Travel, Baltimore Eats, and Pittsburgh Eats, among others.
• According to the company, its unique titles and discount programs distinguish it from other publishing companies.

 Chauffeur Driven 

• Founded in 2012 by industry experts, Chris Weiss and Eric Alpert, Chauffeur Driven delivers a monthly publication loaded with relevant information, trends, and exciting topics on the limousine and chauffeured ground transportation industry. It circulates over 20,000 print and digital editions of its Chauffeur Driven Magazine. It also hosts the Chauffeur Driven Trade Show & Conference, an annual industry event.