Jeremy Koch — Founder & Chairman

Jeremy Koch is the founder of What's Next Media, LLC. He first developed the idea behind the company in 2004, when after 23 years at Time Inc. he turned 50 and began to ponder whether it was time for a career change. As he revealed his pondering to friends and colleagues, he was struck by how many had yearnings to leap into new challenges or adventures professionally. In the time since, in addition to founding What's Next, he served nearly two years as executive vice president of consumer marketing at the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA).

At Time Inc., Koch served in senior positions primarily related to consumer marketing and brand development. From 1998 to 2003 he was president of Time Consumer Marketing, where he was responsible for subscription and retail marketing, consumer research, media buying, creative development and database marketing. Prior to heading up the corporate marketing function, Koch was vice president of People magazine, where he oversaw the development of a succession of People offshoots, including InStyle, Teen People and People en Espanol, as well as brand extensions into television, books and the Internet. Earlier in his career he held marketing positions at Time and Fortune magazines.

Koch is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and Bennington College. He was on the board of Bookspan, a book-club joint venture between Time Inc. and Bertelsmann AG, served as a member of the Executive Board of the Direct Marketing Association, and for many years chaired the Consumer Marketing Committee of the MPA.

Mark Gleason — President

Mark Gleason co-founded Book magazine in 1998 and served as its publisher and president through the end of 2003. In 2000, Book forged a strategic partnership with leading bookseller Barnes & Noble, becoming a pioneer in the development of partnership circulation programs. At the height of the B&N partnership, Book's paid circulation exceeded 1 million.

Since 2003, besides working to develop What's Next Media, Gleason has served as chief operating officer of New Hope Media, a niche media company serving health and parenting audiences, and publisher of American Heritage Publishing. Gleason's sales leadership is complemented by years of experience running editorial and marketing groups. He spent six years in business media at Advertising Age and the Cincinnati Business Courier. Gleason managed a $2 million company in college; he then moved to Procter & Gamble, where he worked in the Hispanic-marketing brand group before shifting into a career in media.

Gleason has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University. He has served on the boards of New York Is Book Country and the Independent Magazine Advisory Group of the MPA. He is president of the Board of Education in South Orange-Maplewood, New Jersey.

Mark Miller — Editorial Director

Mark Miller is a veteran journalist and editorial innovator with deep experience in media targeting boomers. He has vast knowledge of business, finance and career topics, having spent more than 20 years writing and editing for business publications. He also has a proven entrepreneurial streak. Miller currently writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column, "Retire Smart," and blogs on retirement and aging issues for The Huffington Post. He also publishes two website/blogs: RetirementRevised.com and 50PlusDigital.com. He was the founding editor of Satisfaction, a Chicago-area boomer lifestyle magazine owned by Tribune Co. He also has served as deputy managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times and editor of Crain’s Chicago Business.