Hope King

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About Hope King

Hope King is founder of Macro Talk, a bold new business and economic news platform spanning video, live events, newsletters, and digital content. A veteran journalist who began her career in finance, Hope is one of the only reporters whose work has contributed to three successful media startup exits in under a decade: Axios, Business Insider, and Cheddar. Her versatility across print, digital, live TV, and event stages — combined with her business experience — has made her a highly sought-after and trusted news source. Of the thousands of high profile interviews Hope has conducted-Jamie Dimon -SEC Chair Gary Gensler (profile picture by Bryan Bedder)-Shell CEO Ben van Beurden (banner photo)-Mark Cuban -U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai -Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella -Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma -music producer Timbaland -NBA star Steph Curry -soccer star Hope Solo -comedians Nikki Glaser and Ronny Chieng have been among her favorites. Among her proudest accomplishments:*Helping to modernize business news *Bringing depth, nuance, real-world context and humanity to complex topics *Gaining the trust of top CEOs, policymakers, and newsmakers *Appearing on premier global stages: HBO, NRF Big Show, Web Summit Portugal, Cannes Lions, Paris Defense Show, Money20/20, G2E, HOPE Global Forums — Go Deeper — *As a VP at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hope helped lead a $200 billion AUM investment platform.*At Axios, she co-authored the flagship business newsletter Axios Closer, led interviews at tentpole IP events — Axios BFD, AI+ Summit, What's Next, Communicators, SXSW — and was a frequent contributor to CNBC, MSNBC, and CBS.*Prior to Axios, Hope helped launch streaming pioneer Cheddar in 2016, anchoring daily shows from the NYSE and Flatiron, and reporting from Apple, Tesla, Microsoft and Google events across the country. Hope joined Cheddar from CNN, where she reported on Big Tech. — What people have said about Hope — “You were an incredible interviewer, asking nothing but great questions and you were fearless in your effort to get the interviewees to go deeper.” “Thank you so much for writing such an insightful and well-structured article! I was impressed at how clearly you laid out not only the unique aspects of the fund, but also why the fund is so important at this present moment. Truly a feat!” “I’m not sure how you could be any more productive.”