Leadership is Measurable

Design World Magazine has won 2 design awards- one national award from the ASBPE for best new publication design and the other from APEX for best new design and layout. We also finished our BPA audit requirements in June and are riding huge momentum from our successful Design Tips video and print program, Project Mechatronics, MakePartsFast, and upcoming 3DCADTIPs re-launch and scores of other tools and technology platforms for both the engineer and the marketer.

We’ve already mentioned  Folio 40 - as Mike and Scott were named to the 2008 Folio 40 - most prestigious list of 40 most influential leaders in the magazine industry. And our Folio feature on our January 2008 issue as a 2008 start-up success story.

So a quick pause to enjoy the awards and accomplishments. We appreciate all the support from our customers, vendors, colleagues, friends and family and will continue to be the fastest growing design engineering publications and digital network resource on the market.

2008 Folio: 40

I was stoked to see Scott McCafferty and Mike Emich, my esteemed colleagues make it into the Folio:40! Well deserved for having the vision, taking the risk, and promoting high integrity among other things in launching a b-to-b media platform. WTWH and Design World made it under the category of ‘UNDER THE RADAR’ and I of course appreciate the now internally famous quote by Scott during an interview with Matt Kinsman, “We’re perceived as the so-called ‘smart online guys.”

We’re getting close to our 2 year anniversary, and I’m proud to be part of a most excellent team as we keep building this thing out.

Folio Exposes WTWH

While we had a number of initiative that were under the radar, Folio mag came out with a brief on what we are up to, where we’ve been and where we’re going. Strategy aside, our success really has been a great team effort from our excellent editorial staff, production efforts, business development and listening to our customers - VOC if you will (Voice of the Customer).

So stay tuned for the official press releases all hitting this month, its going to be an exciting New Year.

So enjoy the Folio brief on start-ups here: http://www.foliomag.com/2008/wtwh-media
And the follow up on what Matt Kinsman describes as the ‘Tipping Point’ - and its not the tipping point your thinking about. http://www.foliomag.com/2008/2008-tipping-point-here