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Linda Simon

Advertising Manager

Linda brings extensive marketing and sales experience to THE NIBBLE. A graduate of FIT, Linda first honed her skills in retail before moving on to sales management. Linda and her  husband, Brad, have been involved in the specialty food and gourmet housewares marketplace for more than 30 years. She understands what it takes to create a media plan that brings results. Linda lives on the North Shore of Long Island, where she and her husband enjoy their time as empty nesters.

Edward Hochman

Associate Publisher

An attorney by trade, Edward has extensive experience in partnership development and licensing. He manages THE NIBBLE’s new ventures area. Previously he worked at Weil, Gotschal & Manges and then in private practice, specializing in small business law. He is an alumnus of the University of Vermont and Georgetown Law School.

Steve Brennen

Marketing Director

Steve has more than 20 years of experience in publishing and advertising, with a particular focus on direct and online marketing and brand marketing. He was previously Corporate Director of Information Marketing at VNU Business Media, where he was responsible for circulation and online marketing for the company’s 50 brands, including Gourmet Retailer. He also served as SVP, Marketing & Circulation at the Financial Times, where he oversaw all marketing functions for North America and doubled the newspaper’s circulation growth rate. Steve has held senior marketing positions at the Economist Group (Journal of Commerce Group) and Reed Elsevier (OAG) and spent 11 years in consumer marketing at Time Inc., where he led People’s subscription business and worked on several launches, including the Australian edition and Martha Stewart Living. Steve began his career as an account executive at Saatchi & Saatchi, on the P&G business. He has an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Hamilton College.

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