Episode #106: Karen Cicero, Contributing Travel Editor, Good Housekeeping & Brie Schwartz, Director of Editorial Commerce, Good Housekeeping episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 34 MIN

Episode #106: Karen Cicero, Contributing Travel Editor, Good Housekeeping & Brie Schwartz, Director of Editorial Commerce, Good Housekeeping

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To kick off Season 8, we have a double interview featuring Good Housekeeping’s Karen Cicero and Brie Schwartz.Karen is a Contributing Travel Editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers family travel, leisure travel and travel trends. In this role, she helps manage the annual Good Housekeeping Travel Awards, which she helped launch, and creates digital travel coverage.Karen was IMM's Travel Journalist of the Year in 2025 and has spoken at several travel industry conferences, including PRSA and the Mid-Atlantic Tourism Alliance, and was previously the Travel Editor at Parents. She has visited almost every state with her family. Brie is the Director of Editorial Commerce at Good Housekeeping, where she leads the brand’s shopping coverage. Brie covers shopping, travel and trends relating to beauty, fashion and more. With 17 years of experience as an editor and content strategist, Brie has written extensively about style, beauty, travel, wellness and relationships.Before joining the team, Brie was the Commerce Director for Glamour and Teen Vogue, and helped launch Oprah Daily as the site’s Deputy Editor. Her work has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Marie Claire, Seventeen, Women’s Health, Men’s Health and more.Connect with Karen:Instagram: @karen.ciceroLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-cicero-9933717/TikTok: @karenciceroConnect with Brie:Instagram: @brietaylorsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brie-schwartz-22416b1a/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brie.schwartz.5TikTok: @brieschwartzFor all 100+ media guests to date, you can find their information and episodes on our agency’s website, www.hannaleecommunications.com. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Connect with our hosts, Michael Anstendig and Hanna Lee, as well as our agency, on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hanna Lee Communications⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Instagram: @hannaleeprFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannaLeeCommunications ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanna-lee-communications/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hanna Lee⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Instagram: @hannaleeny ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannaleenyc ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannaleepr/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣TikTok: @hannaleeny ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Michael Anstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Instagram: @michaelanstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.anstendig ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-anstendig-7b5256/ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣TikTok: @michael.anstendig⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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