Tallahassee Woman Magazine

What Tallahassee Woman Magazine does

Tallahassee Woman Magazine is a privately held, bimonthly print and digital magazine founded in April 2006 and headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. It targets women in the Tallahassee and Big Bend region through a "cover woman" editorial model featuring local female leaders and entrepreneurs across legal, government, nonprofit, healthcare, education, and entrepreneurial sectors. The publication is positioned as the only locally owned and printed magazine FOR women, BY women, and ABOUT women in the market, with a stated commitment to authentic storytelling and diverse representation across demographic, racial, and socioeconomic lines.

The magazine operates on a hybrid distribution model: print copies are distributed locally through mailboxes and retail points, while digital editions are published through the Issuu platform to support subscription-based recurring access. The underlying technology stack is a standard digital publishing platform with print production capabilities; no proprietary AI, machine learning, or advanced automation is disclosed. Creative production is handled by a contracted creative team (photographer Kira Derryberry, makeup artist Lisa Davis at Image By Lisa, hair styling by Eight Five Zero Salon/Tanya Evans, and Creative Director Olivia Heyward).

The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) digital and print subscriptions via Issuu offering recurring access to magazine issues and subscriber perks; (2) local advertising from Tallahassee-area businesses and organizations that appear alongside editorial content; and (3) event sponsorships and partnerships tied to the annual Women Who Mean Business Expo & Women on Fire Awards, the What Women Want event, and anniversary celebration events. A small six-person team runs the publication under founder/owner-operator Dr. Michelle Mitcham (Publisher/CEO), and the asset is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent company.

Name

Tallahassee Woman Magazine

Legal name

Tallahassee Woman Magazine

Website

https://talwoman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tallahassee Woman Magazine is a privately held bimonthly print and digital magazine serving women in Tallahassee, Florida, featuring local female leaders through a cover woman model and operating subscriptions, local advertising, and event sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Women's Magazine and Community Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Women’s Interest & Parenting Magazines (MPAJAEAB)

Keywords

• Local women's magazine
• Community publishing
• Print and digital magazine
• Cover feature profiles
• Women lifestyle content

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Magazine subscriptions sold through Issuu platform for digital access. Subscribers receive access to magazine issues and potential exclusive offers and discounts.
2. Advertising: Local businesses and organizations advertise in the magazine, appearing alongside editorial content featuring cover women and community stories.
3. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorships and partnerships for anniversary events and community events such as the Women Who Mean Business Expo.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tallahassee Woman Magazine is a bimonthly print and digital magazine that profiles local women leaders, entrepreneurs, and community figures through a recurring cover-woman model. It produces editorial content covering local news, community events, entrepreneurship, wellness, mental health, cultural commentary, fashion, and women's rights, distributed via the Issuu digital platform and as locally printed hard copies around Tallahassee and the Big Bend region. The publication also operates community events such as the Women Who Mean Business Expo and anniversary celebrations as integrated engagement channels.

Product overview

Tallahassee Woman Magazine is a single, unified bimonthly publication available in both print (hard copy) and digital formats. The magazine serves as a platform for celebrating and empowering women in the Tallahassee community through cover woman profiles, local news, community events coverage, and lifestyle content. The digital issues are distributed via Issuu, while print copies are distributed locally and by mail subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tallahassee Woman Magazine (Print Edition) A bimonthly print magazine published in Tallahassee, Florida, featuring cover woman profiles, local news, community events, and lifestyle content for women in the Tallahassee and Big Bend region. Hard copies are distributed locally around town and via mailboxes.
• Tallahassee Woman Magazine (Digital Edition via Issuu) Digital edition of Tallahassee Woman Magazine accessible through the Issuu platform, allowing readers to view full issues online with a self-serve subscription model that includes access to magazine issues and exclusive offers/discounts.
• Women Who Mean Business Expo & Women on Fire Awards Annual flagship event combining a business expo with the Women on Fire Awards and three leadership panels. Designed to ignite passion and empower attendees, with tickets sold through Eventbrite.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reader testimonials indicate stories have helped women make significant life changes (e.g., leaving toxic relationships, returning to school)

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kira DerryberryOthersPhotographer providing cover photography for Tallahassee Woman Magazine issues. Has photographed numerous cover women including the 20th Anniversary Spring 2026 issue and multiple prior issues.
• Lisa Davis (Image By Lisa)OthersMakeup artist providing styling services for magazine cover shoots. Contributed to the glam squad for the 20th Anniversary issue.
• Eight Five Zero Salon / Tanya EvansOthersHair salon providing hair styling services for magazine cover shoots. Contributed to the creative team for the 20th Anniversary issue.
• Olivia HeywardOthersCreative Director for Tallahassee Woman Magazine, contributing to editorial direction and design of the publication across multiple issues.
• Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (FSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCover woman Marina Lickson serves as director of Northwest Florida programs for JMI, an outreach at Florida State University. Partnership through shared mission of entrepreneurship empowerment.
• Florida A&M University (SBDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCover woman Tangela Lofton serves as regional director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at Florida A&M University. Connection through shared entrepreneurship focus.
• The MonroeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEvent venue hosting the 20th Anniversary Mixer event on June 6, 2026 from 3 PM to 5 PM.
• Hearth & Soul RestaurantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue for the 20 Year Anniversary Cover Woman Celebration event on June 23, 2026, hosted by former cover woman Susie Busch-Transou.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Essence: National women's-interest media brand spanning print (historically), digital, and live events. Comparable women's-empowerment editorial positioning, cover-women format, and event programming (e.g., ESSENCE Festival), but at national scale rather than hyperlocal.
• Atlanta Magazine: Long-established regional city magazine covering Atlanta with print, digital, and large-scale events. A scaled-up, better-capitalized analogue of TWM's city-magazine-plus-events model serving women and lifestyle readers in the broader Southeast.
• Refinery29: National digital women's lifestyle media brand covering culture, wellness, and career content. Represents the digital-native women's-media category that competes for the same female reader and advertiser mindshare as TWM, but at vastly greater scale.
• SheKnows: Large-scale digital women's media platform producing editorial content and community programming for women. Adjacent to TWM's content-and-community model but operates nationally and digitally without a local-print or local-events focus.

Regional players

• SouthPark Magazine: Charlotte-area neighborhood lifestyle magazine with print and digital editions plus signature events. Comparable city-magazine format with community-event programming and local advertising-driven revenue model.
• Gulfshore Life: Established regional lifestyle magazine covering Naples and Southwest Florida with print, digital, and event programming. Comparable bimonthly cadence, advertiser base of upscale local businesses, and event-driven community engagement model.
• 904 Magazine: Jacksonville-based regional lifestyle magazine with bimonthly print, digital editions, and signature events such as the 904 Magazine Awards. Closely mirrors TWM's mix of local storytelling, print cadence, and event-led monetization in a comparable Florida market.
• Charlotte Magazine: Long-running city/regional lifestyle magazine serving Charlotte with bimonthly print, digital content, and signature events. Similar hyperlocal print + event hybrid model targeting women and local professionals in a mid-sized Southeast metro.
• Savannah Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine serving the Savannah coastal market with bimonthly print and digital editions, event programming, and a similar local-business advertising model. Mirrors TWM's community-driven, locally printed women's-and-lifestyle positioning in a comparable Southeast city.

Direct peers

• Tallahassee Magazine: Long-running general-interest city magazine serving Tallahassee and the Big Bend region. Competes for the same local advertising dollars and reader attention, and operates the same hybrid print + digital local media model targeting Tallahassee households.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tallahasseewomanmagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/tallahasseewomanmagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tallahassee-woman-magazine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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