Monocle launched in the spring of 2007 with just 9 employees on the editorial side, the beginning of a journey that has seen Andrew’s responsibility expand to 110 people. It was an obvious don’t hesitate, just say yes opportunity. It stretched me, and forced me to look at how we delivered news in fresh ways.” “The nicest things that happen in life are the people you meet along the way”įortuitously, he met 19-year-old Tyler Brûlé at Time Out when Tyler came to pitch a story, and the two of them “got on like a house on fire.” They stayed friends as Tyler went on to launch Wallpaper* and then in 2006, Tyler, when forming the Monocle team, asked Andrew to become the launch editor. Most importantly, “Learning to find the top line in a story, which is something one doesn’t always have in a magazine story. Again, the mentoring of the senior editors helped guide his journey from a magazine writer to understanding what a news story was. Feeling in need of newspaper experience, he left Time Out for the scrappy and well-named paper The Independent, eventually spending 9 years there. It was an on-job learning opportunity where he was fortunate to be mentored by sympathetic senior staff. His career began at Time Out London, starting as an intern directly out of college, and rising to features editor 9 years later. Get info on this year’s Quality of Life Conference in Madrid June 27 here. To read a Monocle piece is to be informed with level-headed insider information, while being delighted with a verbal athleticism not seen in the big media players. (The single best conference we have ever attended.) The through line in all these platforms is a personal yet global viewpoint executed with the utmost level of quality, and with a calming, civilized charm. This is not a massive media company, yet with their 100 or so employees, they have bureaus on the ground in a half dozen global city centers, broadcast radio 24/7, put on hundreds of small events every year culminating in the Davos-like Quality of Life Conference. To understand what he does, it is important to understand the scope of Monocle’s ambition. It's a privilege to be able to help people on their journey.As the editorial director of Monocle, a London-based globally-oriented news and media company, his brief includes the monthly magazine, books, films, multiple radio shows and the yearly Quality of Life Conference, coming up this June in Madrid. I've been here for three years and we’ve provided so many opportunities for our students with graduates going on to work for football clubs like West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Fulham and Manchester City in Abu Dhabi. I now manage higher education programmes at West Ham United Foundation and I am also a co-programme leader at the University of East London. ![]() I remember taking students to visit the campus, test the sports equipment and see the facilities. One of the universities we took the students to was the University of East London. I worked for Leyton Orient FC helping students from the local area progress in college and aspire to attend university in future. I managed to turn it around and do something with my life and this spurred me on to help others achieve their ambitions. I was lucky to have some very inspiring lecturers that helped steer me towards my current career path. I knuckled down in year 10 and 11, and after college I went onto university. My older sisters both went to college and that motivated me to think about my future. ![]() I was always out on the street kicking a ball around and didn’t have many aspirations for the future. I was never the most academic student and got myself in a little bit of trouble with teachers from time to time, I would say I was very mischievous. ![]() ![]() I was a bit of a rebel, especially in primary and secondary school. I grew up with my mum, dad and two sisters. In school I would also play table tennis, compete in athletics and even boxing – although the latter wasn't for me as I didn't like getting punched in the nose. It was my father and my grandad that steered me towards sport, especially football and cricket. We would go see Everton play on the weekends. Personally, I remember going to see football matches with my grandad and my dad. People work hard from Monday to Friday and they live for their sport on the weekend. It is a typical working-class city and a city that is obsessed with sport. I was born and grew up just outside of Liverpool.
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