WANTED: @lenadunham for #CEO To launch digital/print Future Of @TigerBeat" http://wp.me/p4wPAT-2ub @kumbiashow @jpatricof @greycroftpartners Lena Dunham are you listening? "The Old Fashion Future Of Tiger Beat Magazine" interesting #POV as a iconic #media brand (that still dominates shelf space globally) is "anchored by it's print magazine swag" as #MarkPatricof Greycroft Partners take it into the #digitalage #TigerBeat "He's talking about Tiger Beat, the 50-year-old #teenmagazine known more for its abundance of cute teen boys than its journalism that he bought this past summer for $2 million. In 2003, the magazine had been sold to the founder Chuck Laufer’s son, Scott, who vowed to return it to its original teen dream glory. But limited resources and vision allowed the magazine to wither; today, most adults are surprised that it still existed in the first place. #Patricof put together a team of investors that include #AmericasGotTalent host and #MariahCarey's ex-husband #NickCannon, who is also chair of #TeenNick; #NBA All-Star #KevinDurant; #NewYorkGiants chair and media mogul #SteveTisch; Fast and Furious producer #NealMoritz; and #ScooterBraun, manager of #JustinBieber, #ArianaGrande, and #CarlyRaeJepson — all people who can potentially expand the magazine's base — and kept Editor-in-Chief #LeesaCoble, who's been with the magazine since 2001, in her job. But when we first speak on the phone in early August — after news of the purchase was made public — he is still looking for a CEO. “I want #LenaDunham,” he says. “I have two daughters; I’m very focused on taking some of the fluff out of this thing. I see that you hung out with her. Can you just float the idea?”
