Courtney Pulitzer is a writer, publisher, public relations professional, and entrepreneur whose career has been defined by a singular instinct: finding the people and stories at the center of what’s happening next.
She came of age professionally in New York’s emerging dot-com scene, where she began as a web designer before stepping into the role of reporter and columnist for @NY, one of the era’s most widely read industry publications. Her column, @The Scene, chronicled the personalities and companies shaping “Silicon Alley” — and quickly grew into one of the publication’s most-followed sections. In 1998, she launched Courtney Pulitzer’s Cyber Scene, her own weekly newsletter dedicated to the events, trends, and people driving the Internet industry. At its peak, the newsletter reached more than 75,000 readers, with a significant pass-along readership that extended its reach well beyond that number.
Building on the energy of her growing network, Courtney created Cocktails with Courtney — a personally branded, high-level networking event series that became a fixture of the tech and media world. What began as a monthly gathering in New York City expanded to 16 cities across the United States and traveled internationally, with events in London and Cannes and plans underway for Stockholm, Paris, and beyond. She also produced the first — and subsequent annual — Silicon Alley Black-Tie Benefit, with proceeds dedicated to helping high schools bridge the digital divide.
Through her company, Courtney Pulitzer Creations, she grew her practice into a full operation, managing a staff of five alongside a team of national and international freelance reporters. The company’s offerings expanded to include Cyber Scene TV, a web-based show covering tech companies, people, and culture, as well as seminars and educational programming. Her work and her events earned major coverage in print, television, and online media internationally, and attracted clients including IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Morgan Stanley, Warner Brothers, and Business Week, among others.
Her writing and commentary have been featured in Yahoo! Internet Life, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out New York, AlleyCat News, Hamptons Country, Flatiron Magazine, and Empire State Report, among other publications.
In 2002, Courtney stepped back from the pace of New York to pursue personal growth and a new chapter — relocating to Paris, where she deepened her French, got married, had a son, and continued producing events through a French-American association. She has since made her home in Tucson, Arizona, a city she finds rich with creativity, community, and possibility. True to form, she has wasted no time making it her own — relaunching Cocktails with Courtney in Tucson, bringing her signature brand of high-level, warmly curated networking back to life in the desert, and returning to the stage as an actress, reigniting a creative passion that has always run alongside her professional life.
Today, Courtney brings her full range of experience — in writing, events, media, public relations, and storytelling — to Courtney Pulitzer Creations and to collaborative projects that connect people and ideas in meaningful ways.
Her newest work, Saying Bye-Bye to Mama’s Milk: A Gentle Weaning Story — coming this summer — reflects perhaps her most personal chapter yet: a children’s book born from her own experience as a mother, created to support families navigating one of early childhood’s most tender transitions.
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Seasoned producer for events via marketing, PR, seminars, conferences. Strong and engaging writing style. Twenty years experience in web, Internet, emerging technologies, social media and related cultural aspects in a variety of capacities. Equal depth of experience in fund-raising, team management, events for non-profits across artistic, cultural, community service and tech industries. Online/TV Reporting/Production. Highly efficient and organized worker. Office/Team management. Created and developed writing and events practice into an internationally renowned business. Impeccable track record for engaging and meaningful events. Significant respect among major Internet influencers. Massive network internationally among leading thinkers and influencers
ENTREPRENEUR/BUSINESS OWNER: EVENTS, WRITING
Courtney Pulitzer Creations, LLC
- 19+ speaking engagements and consistent freelance writing * (*Specific lists available upon request)
- Formed company to capitalize on the growing web design, writing, marketing, event production & television reporting business and developed an internationally known personal brand
- Managed staff of 5 and team of national and international reporters
- Created, wrote and published The Cyber Scene TM – weekly e-mailed newsletter/website
- Generated revenue through advertising
- Attracted partnerships with software companies seeking to feature their technology on website
- Was one of a handful of leading initial industry newsletters
- Had readership of 75K+ with huge pass-along rate
- Created Cocktails with Courtney – internationally-renowned personally-branded, high-level networking events
- Held monthly in NYC, multiple times in 16 US cities, and 3 in Europe (London/Cannes)
- Produced the first (and subsequent annual) Silicon Alley Black-Tie Benefit; Proceeds went to help High Schools get wired or ease the “digital divide”
- Generated prominence internationally due to excellent execution and matchmaking talents
- Established national online donation system (with City Cares) for proceeds from all Cocktails with Courtney-related events
- Clients included: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Morgan Stanley, Business Week, UBS Warburg, CondeNet, Warner Brothers, Korn Ferry and many start-ups
- Created and produced Cyber Scene TV – web-based show about tech companies, people and events
- Contributed to numerous national traditional TV shows *
- Press – Achieved major national and international press in print, Internet and TV *
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