Blair Hickman

Strategy consultant and leadership coach with deep expertise in innovation, culture and audience | 2025 Sulzberger Fellow @ Columbia | Previous lives at Vox, ProPublica, The Marshall Project

I've spent my career figuring out how audiences find the storytellers they trust, and how those storytellers make a living.

Experiences

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Blair Hickman

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Experiences

Principal and founder@Ida Media, LLCAdvise media leaders on audience and growth

Writer and publisher@Field NotesWriting again, after 15 years in strategy

Co-founder@Going SoloTrained 100+ journalists to go independent

Going SoloGot laid off twice, then went solo by choice

Executive Director, Strategy and Development@Vox.comBuilt reader revenue to 95,000 contributions

Field Notes by Blair HickmanTook a solo road trip with no plan

UtahDrove to Utah for 6 weeks, stayed for good

Southeast TennesseeHeard of Brown from a Florida lifeguard

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