Phillip Smith is a veteran publishing consultant and entrepreneurial coach whose passion is helping newsrooms make more money, grow their audiences, and succeed as businesses. In this session, Phillip draws on five years of coaching more than 100 journalism entrepreneurs to tackle a key challenge: turning passion and skills into financial viability. He explores what it means to think like a news entrepreneur, how to create a realistic revenue forecast, and the different ways publishers can diversify their revenue.

Phillip Smith is a veteran publishing consultant and entrepreneurial coach with two decades of experience working inside and alongside newsrooms. He has coached more than 100 journalism founders and newsroom leaders through early growth, strategic pivots, and revenue challenges — with a singular focus on helping independent publishers make better decisions about audience growth and sustainability.