Like many young journalists, Maribel Perez Wadsworth started her journalism career working at local publications. Now she oversees more than 100 local news and niche content brands as Gannett's president of USA TODAY NETWORK and associate publisher of USA TODAY. We spoke about her career path from covering corn and soybeans to sitting in the C-suite and her candid career advice. Maribel Wadsworth: I married my husband and joined Gannett the same year and people often joked about which marriage would last longer. It was probably only because of my husband that I joined Gannett when and where I did.

Source: Forbes March 07, 2018 21:21 UTC