Our team recently chatted about how LinkedIn isn’t just for job hunting and sales prospecting — it’s where the magic happens when it comes to making game-changing professional connections and staying ahead of trends. One thing we all agreed on? Who you follow can shape your experience here.
So, we decided to make it easy for you. We’ve compiled a list featuring experts who are shaking things up in media, newsletters, AI, and beyond.
Here at 6AM City, we identified these leaders below in these verticals to support our internal team’s education, although their overall reach and roles far expand beyond where they are listed.
Whether you’re after insider tips, trend spotlights, or just some straight-up pro wisdom, these leaders are the ones changing the game.
Industry Leaders in Newsletters
Tyler Denk, founder of beehiiv
Chenell Basilio, founder of Growth in Reverse
Ciler Demiralp, founder of Newsletter Circle
Manny Reyes, founder and CEO at Boletin Growth
Joanna Ericta, co-founder and CEO of The Assist
Pratistha Patel, COO of ThriveLetter
Jaspreet Singh, Founder and Chief Executive of Briefs Media
Alex Lieberman, Co-founder of Morning Brew and storyarb
Michael Kauffman, Co-founder of Newsletter Ventures
Ryan Sneddon, Publisher at Naptown Scoop
Jacob Donnelly, Founder of A Media Operator
Chris Johnston, Founder of Nunterei
Ryan Sager, Co-founder of The Newsletter Conference
Dylan Redekop, Podcast Cohost & Content of The Growth In Reverse Podcast
Dan Oshinsky, Consultant at Inbox Collective
Industry Leaders in Writing About Newsletters/Media
Anatoly Zaslaver, Business Consultant and Founder of aryonz
Ted Williams, Founder of Tiny Money and Axios Charlotte
Tyler Morin, Newsletter Consultant at leverage letter
Matt McGarry, founder of GrowLetter
Brian Morrissey, founder of The Rebooting
Noah Greenberg, CEO at Stacker
Esther Kezia Thorpe, Director of The Publisher Summits and Awards
Kinsey Grant Baker, Co-founder and Head of Content at Smooth Media
Nathan May, Founder of The Feed Media
Erin Millar, CEO and Co-founder at Indiegraf Media
Wouter Teunissen, Founder at Time Media
Dave Nemetz, Managing Partner at Audience Builders
Sam Parr, Co-founder of Hampton
Industry Leaders in Leveraging Social Media
Emily Sundberg, Editor at FeedMe
Daniel Berk, Sales at beehiiv and Co-Host of Two Dads in Tech Podcast
Jay Clouse, Founder of Creator Science
Boye Akolade (Fajinmi), Co-Founder and President of The Future Party
Josh Cons, CEO and Founder at Notice Me(dia)
Bruce Pinchbeck, Co-founder at Letterhead
Nathan Barry, Founder and CEO at Kit
Yossi J Levi, Founder & CEO of Car Dealership Guy
Sean Griffey, Co-founder and former CEO of Industry Dive
Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Media
Austin Rief, Co-founder at Morning Brew and Oceans Talent
Industry Leaders in Local Media
Rachel Schindler, co-founder of Punchbowl News
Ian Hill, Director of Digital Audience Development at TEGNA
Sara Fischer, Media Correspondent at Axios
Kerry Flynn, Media Reporter at Axios
Kyle Scott Laskowski, Editor and President at On Pattison (Access Media)
Ryan Johnston, co-founder and CEO of 6AM City
Ryan Heafy, co-founder and COO of 6AM City
Mat Yurow, Vice President of Growth at TEGNA
Adam Ostrow, SVP, Chief Digital Officer at TEGNA
Janice Min, CEO and Founder of The Ankler
Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief at Semafor
Simon Owens, Media Industry Journalist
Brad Wolverton, Founder of Wolverton Media Solutions
Industry Leaders in AI in Media
Richard Patey, Co-founder at LetterOperators
Dan Ni, CEO & Founder at TLDR
Britney Nguyen, AI Reporter at Quartz
Alex Volkov, AI Evangelist, Host of ThursdAI pod/newsletter
Aadit Sheth, CEO at Neatprompts.com
Chris Viglietta, GTM Engineer at Clay
Industry Leaders in Client Success and Strategy
Preeya Goenka, COO at beehiiv
Chris Hutchins, Founder and Host of All the Hacks
Neville Medhora, Owner at Kopy Group, LLC
Andy Mackensen, Co-Founder and CMO at LeadRoller
Josh Kaplan, CEO of Smooth Media
Jenny Rothenberg, Cofounder and COO of Smooth Media
Kate Lee, Editor in Chief and General Manager of Every Inc.
Nik Sharma, CEO of Sharma Brands
Dan Barry, Co-founder of Ad Sales as a Service
Tim Huelskamp, Co-founder and CEO of 1440
Kieran Lenahan, Co-founder of BetterLetter.co
Adam Ryan, Co-founder and CEO at Workweek