Lioness

How I Started A Media Relations And Storytelling Company

March 24th, 2021
Ariella Steinhorn
Founder, Lioness
$45K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
10
Employees
Lioness
from New York
started January 2020
$45,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
10
Employees
market size
$25.8B
starting costs
$18K
gross margin
90%
time to build
270 days
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
content-library
best tools
Instagram, Twitter, Slack
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
40 Pros & Cons
tips
2 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hi, I’m Ariella. I’m from Washington, D.C., and I currently live in West Village, Manhattan. In my past lives, I was a speechwriter at the Department of Justice, the youngest public relations hire at Uber, a professionally-trained ballerina, and founder of an organization that connected employees in duress to employment attorneys. Today I’m founder and CEO of Lioness, a storytelling company that brings untold stories to light and democratizes everyday people’s access to the news media.

Lioness is a conduit to the media for startups, corporations, non-profits, and individuals. The “strategies” side of our business tells stories of enterprise clients that range from childcare tech startups and electric vehicle companies to employment law firms and political nonprofits. We have been behind product launches that have led to products finally gaining traction, opinion articles arguing for the merits of certain legislation or in support of much-needed cultural shifts, and social media campaigns that have built up grassroots momentum and shifted public conversations.

The “stories” side of Lioness focuses more on the stories of individuals, including whistleblowers...

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