Noelle Skodzinski has more nearly three decades’ experience in the publishing industry, and has had a longstanding passion for the cannabis plant and its vast abilities and even greater potential. She co-founded Cannabis Business Times (CBT) with previous owner Tim Hermes in 2014. After experiencing rapid growth, CBT was acquired by GIE Media Inc. in early 2015. Skodzinski then acquired the brand from GIE Media in 2024, through her company Transpire Media LLC.
She has been named among the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Cannabis. In 2018 and 2020, Skodzinski was named one of the top women in media by Folio, and she, her editorial team and CBT have won dozens of awards for their editorial reporting and editing from Folio and the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
Prior to co-founding CBT, she served as president and editorial director for mediaShepherd–a website providing actionable intelligence for media professionals. She also was the editorial director of the Publishing Group at North American Publishing Co. for nearly a decade. In that role, she oversaw Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines, along with all related digital products, including daily e-newsletters, and served as director of the annual Publishing Business Conference, the Publishing Business Virtual Conference and all webinars. Skodzinski was previously editor of The Crafts Report magazine, managing editor for Inside Direct Mail, senior writer for Target Marketing, interim managing editor for The Jewish Exponent, among other posts.
