Workweek is building B2B creator networks, not just newsletters, its CEO says

Simon Owens’s Media Newsletter reports that Workweek CEO Adam Ryan is shifting the company from a handpicked newsletter roster into a vertically integrated platform where thousands of practitioners publish, host events and monetize expertise.

Why it matters. Practitioners who never considered themselves creators now get a direct path to publishing and monetizing expertise without leaving their day jobs.

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