Serena Guen (born 1990) is an English publisher,[3] businesswoman and philanthropist[4] based in London.
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| Born | Serena Anneliese Lucia Guen 1990[1] |
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| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Suitcase Magazine |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editGuen was born to an English-Italian mother and a German-Tunisian father[5] and grew up in London.[6]
Career
editIn 2012, Guen founded Suitcase Magazine,[7] a multimedia travel magazine from her dorm room at New York University. Guen ran it remotely during her senior year in New York City before eventually settling back in London. Suitcase prints four editions a year, in addition to its website which is updated daily, and is circulated globally across all seven continents.[8]
Since 2014, Guen was part of the steering committee for UNICEF Next Generation London Team.[9] In 2016, she founded the #CookForSyria movement with Clerkenwellboy.[10] The movement raised money for UNICEF's Syria appeal in London, Sydney[11] and Melbourne[12] to date. It also produced two cookbook, Cook For Syria the Recipe Book (2016).[13] and Bake For Syria (2018).
Guen has fronted campaigns for Jack Wills Young Briton's,[14] Urban Outfitters[15] and Clinique's Face Forward.[16]
Personal life
editAwards
edit- 2014: Winner, Media category, Women of the Future Awards[19]
- 2016: Shortlisted, Young Travel Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame, UK[20]
- 2017: One of Forbes 30 under 30 for media[21]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Serena Anneliese L Guen". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Serena Guen MacLeod introduces SUITCASE". Walpole. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Suitcase Magazine, About Us". SUITCASE Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "UNICEF Next Gen Steering Committee". UNICEF Next Gen. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Reszutek, Dana (21 November 2013). "FRINGE Q&A: Serena Guen, Editor-in-Chief". Washington Square News. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Five Favourite Things with Serena Guen, Founder of SUITCASE Magazine". Sigrid Maria. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Suitcase Magazine Launch Party". Tatler. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "'How Suitcase Magazine Started in a Dorm Room'". Bloomberg News. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "NEXT GENERATION LONDON, Serena Guen". UNICEF. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Norum, Ben. "Cook For Syria: Top chefs including José Pizarro, Nuno Mendes and Yotam Ottolenghi create charity dishes". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Walker, Kylie. "Delicious dinners to bring #CookForSyria to Australia". SBS Food. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Good Food #CookForSyria". Good Food. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Sky News #CookForSyria". Sky News. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "#JWYoungBritons - Serena Guen". Jack Wills. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "In conversation with Serena Guen". Urban Outfitters. 16 September 2015.
- ^ "#Faceforward with Serena Guen". Clinique. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Real Bride - Serena Guen's Classic Wedding Dress". Phillipa Lepley. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Where the SUITCASE Team are Travelling This Summer". Suitcase. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Women of the Future Awards Winners & shortlist 2014". Women of the Future. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Travel Weekly". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Serena Guen, Forbes 30 Under 30". Forbes 30 Under 30. 16 February 2017.