Founder, Chief Executive, Editor-in-Chief, TheWrap
Waxman is an award-winning journalist and the founder of TheWrap. She is also the creator of TheGrill, a business conference, and the creator of the Power Women series focused on women’s leadership. In 2021 Waxman was honored as the Best Online Journalist at the L.A. Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards, as well as for her blog, WaxWord. Prior to founding TheWrap, Waxman was the Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times and a correspondent for eight years for The Washington Post. She started out as a foreign correspondent, covering Europe and the Middle East.
What’s your favorite movie, all time and in any category?
“Magnolia.”
What’s at the top of your bucket list?
Writing a book about my mother.
What’s the best thing about living in Los Angeles?
Hard to choose, but surely beyond the natural beauty is the diversity of its people – language, food, history, customs.
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