Our Team
We’re a collective of problem solvers, media veterans, technologists, creators, writers, producers, lawyers, data interpreters, experts and entrepreneurs united by our curiosity and hunger for content and brands that engages people and creates spaces to make our lives a little bit better. Our team has built and led media businesses at BuzzFeed, Hearst, Meredith, The Associated Press, Tasty, Getty Images, Thrillist, Black Enterprise, Allure, Microsoft, and MTV.
Melinda Lee
Melinda has spent two decades solving media’s toughest challenge: building new models when the old ones break. Always on the forefront of new media, her career spans launches in livestream commerce, women’s sports media, and fitness AI. She founded no one media because technology and the creator economy have finally leveled the playing field, allowing small, nimble teams to achieve what legacy structures never could. No one media company, person or platform defines media anymore - creating an authentic space where problem solvers, creators, brands and audiences can share in equity, grow together and prove that no one has to build alone.
Founder, CEO
Essence Gant
Essence has worked in media for over 15 years, telling stories and building brands that sit at the intersection of lifestyle and culture. Her work in food, home, beauty, and pop culture spans print, digital, and broadcast media. Passionate about inclusive voices and stories, Essence leads Content & Creators at no one media.
Content & Creators
Strategy, Tech & GrowthRuthie Shek
Ruthie has spent her career in media and technology identifying and implementing interdisciplinary and transferrable solutions to problems, both new and entrenched. She enjoys working cross-functionally, leveraging technology as well as human experience to prove, build, and scale products and solutions - while always learning. Her media experience has spanned print, television, and digital; mobile, social, and OTT; hyperlocal, national, and international; news, entertainment, and lifestyle.
Editorial & SEOMichelle No
Michelle is an editorial leader who has spent her career redefining how we tell stories when traditional formats stop working. Her work spans building communities from scratch, leading innovative food and lifestyle coverage, and navigating the shifts of the creator economy. At no one media, she’s dedicated to growing (and feeding!) a connected audience.