Christie Hefner
Christie Hefner
Christie Ann Hefneris the former chairman and chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises, the company created by her father, Hugh Hefner. She stepped down from her position at Playboy on January 30, 2009. She has often worked with the progressive political organization Center for American Progress. Their site describes her as having "long been involved in electing progressive candidates, advancing women, First Amendment issues, and advancing treatment for people with HIV/AIDS." She is currently executive chairman of Canyon Ranch Enterprises,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth8 November 1952
CountryUnited States of America
Newsstand sales for our flagship magazine rose in the first half of the year despite a very difficult market that resulted in many of our competitors reporting year-over-year declines.
Magazines have not been distributing digital subscriptions for very long. The traction for digital magazines has come in the last year and a half.
Magazines have not been distributing digital subscriptions for very long, ... The traction for digital magazines has come in the last year and a half.
We knew this was going to be a challenging year in publishing, as it was for the industry.
I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
Yes, last year we hit a record number of murders from guns [in Chicago]. And this year we are already outpacing last year's numbers. Now, there are contributing factors that are not under anybody's control and may seem odd, but it is factually true. One of them is actually the weather. There is a dramatic increase in gun violence when it is warmer. And we are having this climate change effect that is driving that.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.
provide additional advertising sales opportunities as we are able to meet the growing demand of companies to market online by offering ad-sponsored links.
We believe the sale of a minority piece of this business to the public will create the currency needed to continue to build a top-flight senior management team and to make acquisitions and alliances, allowing us to grow this business even more aggressively going forward,
She no longer has a staple in her navel.
One is more and more consumers are getting information and entertainment online and the other is more and more advertising dollars are going online.
We see this is a natural extension of the Playboy brand,
We see this as a natural extension of the Playboy brand. By launching Playboy digital, we are offering consumers worldwide a digitized product identical in every way with Playboy's print edition.