About the Program
We are not taking applications for Magazine Coach consultations at this time. Please check back in mid-July.
Why your member magazine should participate
Participants of this program have overwhelmingly given their consultants top marks, judging that their time and money was well spent and that the consultation and coach made a significant positive impact on their magazine.
Consultations
When supported by a funder, MagsBC offers half-day consultations and six consultations over 6-9 months on a specific issue or initiative between an expert or consultation team and member magazine staff.
Members pay a modest contribution towards the cost to help leverage the funding (less for a very small magazine).
For the half-day consultations, members apply for the consultation, fill out a pre-consultation survey, have a short chat beforehand and a consultation with the expert, and receive a 1-2 page summary of recommendations.
For the longer consultations, the member may have an initial free consultation with the consultant or team before deciding whether to apply for and commit to a 6-9 month consultation.
Members can suggest an expert, but we may choose to assign a coach we feel is a better fit, or who has more knowledge and experience. See below for some of our highly rated experts.

Bakau Consulting
Inclusive Content Strategies | Radical Content Creation | Anti-Racist Editorial Practices | Diverse Audience Engagement

Carley Hodgkinson
Branding | Art Direction | Dynamic + Expressive Design | Typography | Visual Design Auditing

Sarah Hoyles
Podcasting | Writing for Broadcast Media | Journalism | Content Development | Social Media

Anita Li
Audience Engagement | Community-Driven Journalism | Media Ethics | Media Business Models and Sustainability | Journalism Innovation | Audience Development (SEO, Social, etc.)

Lisa Manfield
Online Publishing | Audience Engagement | Digital Marketing | Search Optimization | Reader-Generated Content | Working With Bloggers

Patrick Sauriol
Digital Marketing | Copywriting & Online Content Strategy | Website Redesign | SEO | Search Engine Marketing | Paid Ads | Social Media

Carli Van Stolk
Search Engine Optimization | Digital and Content Marketing Strategy | Social Media | Blog and Website Content