Serena Guen
Serena Guen | |
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 Guen in 2013 | |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Suitcase Magazine |
Serena Guen is a publisher,[1] businesswoman and philanthropist[2] based in London.
Biography[edit]
In 2012, Guen founded Suitcase Magazine,[3] a multimedia travel magazine from her dorm room at New York University. Guen ran it remotely during her senior year in New York City before eventually settling back in London. Suitcase prints four editions a year, in addition to its website which is updated daily, and is circulated globally across all seven continents.[4]
Since 2014, Guen was part of the steering committee for UNICEF Next Generation London Team.[5] In 2016, she founded the #CookForSyria movement with Clerkenwellboy.[6] The movement raised money for UNICEF's Syria appeal in London, Sydney[7] and Melbourne[8] to date. It also produced two cookbook, Cook For Syria the Recipe Book (2016).[9] and Bake For Syria (2018).
Guen has fronted campaigns for Jack Wills Young Briton's,[10] Urban Outfitters[11] and Clinique's Face Forward.[12]
Awards[edit]
- 2014: Winner, Media category, Women of the Future Awards[13]
- 2016: Shortlisted, Young Travel Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame, UK[14]
- 2017: One of Forbes 30 under 30 for media[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Suitcase Magazine, About Us". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "UNICEF Next Gen Steering Committee". UNICEF Next Gen. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Suitcase Magazine Launch Party". Tatler. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "'How Suitcase Magazine Started in a Dorm Room'". Bloomberg News. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "NEXT GENERATION LONDON, Serena Guen". UNICEF. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Evening Standard #CookForSyria". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "SBS #CookForSyria". SBS. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Good Food #CookForSyria". Good Food. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Sky News #CookForSyria". Sky News. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "#JWYoungBritons - Serena Guen". Jack Wills. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "In conversation with Serena Guen". Urban Outfitters. 16 September 2015.
- ^ "#Faceforward with Serena Guen". Clinique. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Women of the Future Awards Winners & shortlist 2014". Women of the Future. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Travel Weekly". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Serena Guen, Forbes 30 Under 30". Forbes 30 Under 30. 16 February 2017.