Shriver Media

What Shriver Media does

Shriver Media, LLC is a privately held, Los Angeles-based media and publishing company founded and controlled by Maria Shriver. Its core product is The Sunday Paper, an award-winning weekly digital publication (Gracie Award winner and Webby Award nominee) delivering curated essays, interviews, and excerpts at the intersection of news, culture, aging, health, purpose, and spirituality, with a tiered Sunday Paper Plus membership for exclusive content. The company operates an interconnected portfolio of sub-brands: Open Field Press, a book publishing imprint in partnership with Penguin Random House; MOSH, a brain health nutrition brand that raised a $13 million Series A led by Main Street Advisors; Shriver Media Summits (virtual masterclasses co-produced with Sounds True); Architects of Change, a conversation and video series; the Shriver Report Project, a nonpartisan research and reporting initiative; and the Minerva Awards recognition program. Documentary and film projects (including Still Alice, The Alzheimer's Project, Take Your Pills, The Mask You Live In) are distributed via Netflix, HBO, ESPN, and Amazon Prime.

The business generates revenue across six streams: subscription recurring revenue from Sunday Paper Plus, affiliate referral commissions through tracked links in the newsletter, advertising via vetted sponsored editions, hardware sales of branded merchandise through Zazzle, Bonfire, and Amazon, licensing royalties from Open Field books, and professional services revenue from Maria Shriver's speaking engagements booked through CAA Speakers. Go-to-market motions are community-led (newsletter-centric), event-driven (summits), enterprise field sales (CAA-mediated speaking), and direct-to-consumer (e-commerce). Customer segments cluster around purpose-driven individuals and women's health advocates, with secondary reach into health-conscious readers through NBC News reporting partnerships.

The platform is built on standard digital media infrastructure without disclosed AI or proprietary technology components; the company's primary competitive position rests on Maria Shriver's personal brand, journalistic credentials (Emmy and Peabody awards), and the Kennedy family legacy. The company is self-sustaining through diversified revenue streams and operates with a small editorial team, with no institutional investors or parent company disclosed in the source material.

Name

Shriver Media

Legal name

Shriver Media, LLC

Website

https://shrivermedia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shriver Media is a privately held, Maria Shriver-founded media company operating The Sunday Paper newsletter, Open Field Press publishing imprint, MOSH brain health brand, summits, and documentary production, serving purpose-driven consumers and women's health advocates across content, e-commerce, publishing, and speaking revenue streams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Media and Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Book Publishers (51313), Other Publishers (51319), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Blogging & Website Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spirituality & Personal Growth Publishing (Mindfulness, Contemplative, New Age) (MPAJAHAH), Syndication & RSS/Feed Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAF), Publishing Networks & Multi-Author Publications (MPACAIAG)

Keywords

• Digital newsletter publication
• Media production company
• Book publishing imprint
• Virtual summit events
• Branded merchandise e-commerce

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Newsletter Subscriptions: Sunday Paper Plus membership subscriptions providing exclusive content, with tiered access levels for subscribers
2. Affiliate Commissions: Sunday Paper includes affiliate links to third-party products and courses, earning commissions on purchases made through tracked links. Revenue also generated through Sunday Paper Marketplace partnerships.
3. Sponsored Editions: Occasional sponsored editions of the newsletter where brands pay to be featured, with editorial independence maintained. Sponsors are vetted brands that align with the publication's values.
4. E-commerce Product Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including journals, candles, mugs, apparel, tote bags, and water bottles through third-party platforms like Zazzle, Bonfire, and Amazon.
5. Publishing Revenue: Open Field imprint publishes books with Penguin Random House distribution. Revenue from book sales through Bookshop.org and Amazon.
6. Speaking Fees: Speaking engagements booked through CAA Speakers at universities, corporate events, and conferences

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Shriver Media is an award-winning production company that creates inspiring and meaningful content across multiple platforms, including The Sunday Paper digital publication, Open Field publishing imprint, documentary films, signature summits, and the MOSH brain health nutrition brand. The company produces weekly curated newsletter content, hosts virtual summits, publishes books through a Penguin Random House partnership, and distributes branded merchandise through third-party e-commerce platforms.

Product overview

Shriver Media is a media company operating multiple interconnected products and platforms centered around Maria Shriver's mission to inspire hearts and minds and move humanity forward. The core offerings include The Sunday Paper (an award-winning digital publication available via subscription), the Shriver Media Network (an award-winning production company creating documentaries and films), and the Open Field Press publishing imprint in partnership with Penguin Random House. Supporting products include Shriver Media Summits (events like Radically Reframing Aging and Relationships), the Architects of Change conversation series, the Shriver Report Project (research and reporting on women's issues), Minerva Awards (recognition program), and MOSH (brain health nutrition brand). The Sunday Paper Swag Store provides branded merchandise through third-party marketplaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Sunday Paper An award-winning digital publication delivering weekly insights, inspiration, and news at the intersection of culture, health, aging, purpose, and spirituality, featuring essays, interviews, and book excerpts from thought leaders. Targeted at purpose-driven individual readers.
• Open Field Press A publishing imprint in partnership with Penguin Random House that publishes bestselling books focused on inspiring readers to live meaningful lives and move humanity forward. Distributed through Bookshop.org and Amazon.
• MOSH A brain health nutrition brand and lifestyle movement focused on creating conversations about brain health through food, education, and research. Sells brain health nutrition products directly to consumers through moshlife.com.
• Shriver Media Summits Virtual events including the Radically Reframing Aging Summit and Radically Reframing Relationships Summit, co-presented with Sounds True, designed to shine a light on contemporary issues and shape cultural conversations.
• Shriver Media Network An award-winning production company that creates inspiring and meaningful content across multiple platforms including documentaries, films, summits, and conversations to impact culture and ignite social change.
• Sunday Paper Swag Store An e-commerce store featuring branded merchandise including calendars, journals, candles, water bottles, apparel, tote bags, mugs and accessories sold through Zazzle, Bonfire, and Amazon.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sunday Paper newsletter won Gracie Award
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sounds TruecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSounds True co-presents the Radically Reframing Aging Summit and Radically Reframing Relationships Summit with Shriver Media. Maria Shriver hosts 15-20 transformative sessions as masterclasses on living well, aging, and enriching relationships.
• NBC NewscoreOthersMaria Shriver serves as a Special Anchor for NBC News, reporting on current events and American society trends including women's health, aging, and Alzheimer's. Her groundbreaking reporting on State of Women's Health earned a Gracie Award.
• Penguin Random HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen Field is a publishing imprint operated by Maria Shriver in partnership with Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House handles distribution while Open Field maintains editorial direction and mission alignment.
• Cleveland CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's Alzheimer's Movement (founded by Maria Shriver) partners with Cleveland Clinic on women's brain health research. Cleveland Clinic launched the Women's Comprehensive Health & Research Center with WAM involvement.
• Special OlympicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaria Shriver's advocacy work with Special Olympics, founded by her mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Collaboration on Shriver Report Snapshots on intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports initiatives.
• Best Buddies InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaria Shriver's Team Maria participates in Best Buddies Challenge events annually to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her brother Anthony Kennedy Shriver founded the organization.
• Jennifer Miller JewelryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJennifer Miller Jewelry partnered with Maria Shriver and Women's Alzheimer's Movement at Cleveland Clinic for Brain Health Awareness Month. 20% of Interchangeable Charm Lariat Necklace sales donated to WAM.
• CAA SpeakerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCAA Speakers exclusively represents Maria Shriver for speaking engagements. Inquiries handled through caa.com/caaspeakers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hay House: Hay House is a personal-growth and spirituality book publisher and media company producing books, radio, events, and online courses with mission-driven editorial. Closest direct comparator on the spiritual/personal-growth publishing core that Open Field also occupies, partnered with major distribution.
• Oprah Daily: Oprah Daily (formerly O, The Oprah Magazine) is Hearst's Oprah-anchored women's lifestyle, wellness, and self-actualization digital media brand, covering books, spirituality, health, and personal growth. Closest tier-one competitor to Shriver Media on personal-brand women's self-actualization content.
• goop: goop is Gwyneth Paltrow's women-focused lifestyle/wellness media and e-commerce brand that monetizes through content (newsletter, podcast, video), branded products, and events. Closest direct analog to Shriver Media: personal-brand-anchored women's content + commerce model.
• Morning Brew: Morning Brew is a business newsletter media company that scaled through free and paid subscriptions, podcasts, events, and a B2B education arm. Directly comparable to Shriver Media on newsletter-first business model, subscription tiers, and community-led GTM motion.
• The Skimm: The Skimm is a female-focused newsletter and digital media company serving millennial professional women with daily content, subscription products, and a podcast network. Comparable to Shriver Media on the daily/weekly newsletter-to-women product, premium subscription tier, and lifestyle-extension roadmap.
• Well+Good: Well+Good is a digital wellness media brand producing editorial content, a newsletter, podcasts, and a wellness marketplace targeting health-conscious women. Direct comparator to The Sunday Paper's health/wellness beat and email-first content distribution.
• Mindbodygreen: mindbodygreen is a digital wellness media and e-commerce platform covering mental health, movement, nutrition, and relationships, monetized through content, newsletter, and branded products. Comparable to Shriver Media on wellness beat overlap and premium content-driven commerce.

Others

• Sounds True: Sounds True is a multimedia publishing company specializing in spirituality, mindfulness, and self-actualization - books, audio programs, courses, and online summits. Listed because Sounds True is Shriver Media's strategic co-presenter on the Radically Reframing summits, and the closest publisher in the personal-growth category.

Broad incumbents

• Substack: Substack is a newsletter and podcast publishing platform powering thousands of independent creators with subscription and community tools. Broad-incumbent comparison: Shriver Media operates as a creator business inside a newsletter ecosystem that Substack underpins and competes for talent with.
• The Magnolia Network: The Magnolia Network is Chip and Joanna Gaines' personal-brand lifestyle and home media empire spanning streaming video, a home-product retail line, a magazine, and live events. Broad-incumbent comparison on personal-brand-anchored multi-platform media-to-product strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mariashriver
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ShriverMedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/MariaShriver
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shriver-media
• Instagraminstagram.com/mariashriver

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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