Mia Freedman parents Laurence Stephen And Kathy Freedman are from Australia. Mia Freedman is incredibly proud of her father success as an immigrant.
Mia launched the spin-off magazines Cosmo Brides, Cosmo Pregnancy, and Cosmo Hair & Beauty. She also served as editor of Cosmopolitan.
She co-founded the Mamamia women’s media company based in Australia.
Mamamia has an audience of more than 6.5 million women every month, and Mamami is also the largest women’s podcast network, with over 173 million listens.
Mia Freedman Parents Are From Australia
Mia Freedman was born to her parents Laurence and Kathy Freedman in Sydney.
Mia is the only daughter of her family and was raised Jewish. While residing in Sydney, she attended Ascham School in New South Wales, Australia.
Her father’s side of the family is a South African immigrant who came to Australia after the Nazis’ intervention.
Her mother, Kathy, is a psychologist and owner of an art gallery. Her father Laurence is currently the chairman and the financial manager of the Freedman Foundation. Smh reported that he was a pioneer in this nation’s investment management sector.
He helped co-found EquitiLink Limited, a business with $3 billion in assets under management, in 1980.
Talking with the news reporter, she mentioned how proud she is of her dad, who came to Australia with nothing and built an empire for the family. Laurence came to Australia at 22 with his South African-born parents and nothing more.
Shortly after his arrival, he joined as an assistant to the junior analyst at the mining company Gold Fields Group. He then worked as an investment manager for BT Australia for two years before leaving to start his own business in 1980.
Mia mentioned that she and her stepbrother, Michael Kotowicz (Kathy’s son from a previous marriage), grew up in a middle-class family, as his father’s business did not succeed until she was in high school.
With Sherman, a friend and former Westpac rival, he founded Equitilink, which grew to become the nation’s largest independent fund manager, managing $6 billion at its peak. However, he sold the company in 2000 after the 1987 market crash.
He has since served as chair and director of many international companies in investment management, media, resources, health, and the environment.
The assassination of his bypass heart surgery surgeon, Victor Chang, in July 1991 caused him to rethink his life “totally, enormously.” The tragedy inspired him to establish the Freedman Foundation, which funds medical research and youth programs.
Mia Freedman Is The Co-founder Of Mamamia
Mia Freedman is the co-founder and chief creative officer of the Australian Mamamia Women’s Media Company.
With over 173 million listens and 46 different shows, Mamamia is the largest women’s podcast network in the world. Her website claims a monthly audience of more than six and a half million women.
She is also the founder of Lady Startup. It is a community focused on education that supports women-founded small businesses by providing online courses, podcasts, and social media support for their launch and expansion.
The main goal of Mamamia as a company is to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide. Mia was a magazine editor, national newspaper columnist, radio host, and TV host before starting Mamamia as a blog in her living room in 2007.
She has grown to become one of Australia’s most well-known digital entrepreneurs, today. Mia was just 24 when she was named Cosmopolitan’s editor in 1996.
Mia is also the author of four books, including the bestseller Work, Strife, and Balance. She also hosts the top interview podcast in Australia, No Filter, and Mamamia Outloud.
She is married to Jason Lavigne, the CEO of the Mamamia Women’s Media Company, and they have three kids and two dogs.