Arianna Davis Santana: Executive Editor of The TODAY Show on Ambition, Fulfillment, & Lessons from the Most Powerful Women in Media

About this episode

Arianna Davis Santana discusses her career in media and the nature of ambition within the industry.

In this episode, we sit down with Arianna Davis Santana, Executive Editor of Digital at the TODAY Show, to explore what it really means to build a career at the center of modern media, and what ambition looks like once you’re inside it. Arianna’s career spans some of the most influential names in media: from Oprah Daily (formerly O, The Oprah Magazine) to the TODAY Show, where she now leads digital strategy and editorial direction while also appearing on-air to break down what’s trending onl...

People in this episode

Host: Valerie Lynn

Guest: Arianna Davis Santana

Topics covered

• media career
• ambition
• women in media
• digital strategy
• editorial direction

Keywords

• Arianna Davis Santana
• TODAY Show
• media
• ambition
• women in media
• digital strategy
• editorial direction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TODAY Show, Oprah Daily, O, The Oprah Magazine

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