Happy Birthday George Media!

If we had any idea George Media was going to be This well-received, we would have baked a bigger cake!

On September 4th, George Media Inc. turns one year old. And over the past year, we’ve reached some fabulous milestones that we’re so happy to share with the world.

On November 4th, 2008, we launched our cornerstone publication – The Canadian Business Journal (CBJ), and the CBJ has since become a household name. Since our launch issue of the CBJ, we’ve interviewed a long list of VIPs including: Arlene Dickinson (Dragon’s Den), Brad Wall (Premier of Saskatchewan), and Doug Beeforth (President of Sportsnet). We’re so fortunate that these individuals have given us our five minutes of fame – and we can’t wait to interview even more influential Canadians!

A big office move in March of 2009 followed hoped-for, but unexpected growth of George Media. In the early spring we started to accommodate a larger staff and began planning our first issue of our second publication: The International Resource Journal (IRJ). The time had come for us to launch an international magazine with a global scope, so we could cover the issues in mining and oil and gas that our readers were so eager for us to investigate. Our inaugural issue of the IRJ was launched on May 6th, 2009, and coincided with the opening of our new London, UK office. Since May, we’ve worked with the big guys in the industry to tell their company stories about sustainability, going green, and health and safety under and above-ground. We’ve also had the opportunity, through the IRJ, to attend global mining and oil and gas conferences focusing on issues affecting regions around the world—from Latin America to Europe to China.

What a wild ride it’s been. In the last two months, we’ve made some pioneering steps towards becoming the world-class digital media company we strive to be. In July, we became the first online publication to be BPA audited. This process was another step we wanted to take in order to be transparent and accountable to our advertisers.

As we look toward the future, we’re excited to announce that we expect to launch at least one more title this year—The American Business Journal—which will go live at the end of this month.

Feel free to send your congratulations and thoughts, as always, to sarak@georgemedia.ca.

A toast to the future!

Sara Kopamees