EP34: Zoe Levey, Editor and Founder of Wildflower Press, publisher of Wildflower Magazine.
From The Midlife Entrepreneur by Jo Glynn-Smith
April 14, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
Zoe Levey discusses her journey in founding Wildflower Press and the challenges of balancing work and family after her son's SEN diagnosis.
This week’s guest is Zoe Levey, founder of Wildflower Press and editor of Wildflower Magazine. With over two decades in senior commercial roles across major magazine titles, Zoe left Conde Nast in 2017 after her son’s SEN diagnosis to create more flexibility, moved to the Cotswolds, and launched an independent publishing business designed to feel special, seasonal, and collectible. Eight years on, Wildflower is distributed nationally in the UK and stocked by Waitrose, M&S and WH Smith, an...
People in this episode
Host: Jo Glynn-Smith
Guest: Zoe Levey
Topics covered
- independent publishing
- entrepreneurship
- flexibility in work
- magazine publishing
- SEN diagnosis
- business growth
Keywords
- Zoe Levey
- Wildflower Press
- Wildflower Magazine
- independent publishing
- entrepreneurship
- SEN diagnosis
- Cotswolds
- magazine publishing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wildflower Press, Wildflower Magazine, Conde Nast, Waitrose, M&S, WH Smith
Places: Cotswolds
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