Kate Bohner
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Kate Bohner is an American
journalist
and writer
. Bohner's father was an English literature professor which led her to spend some of her early years living in Europe. She attended the Wilmington Friends School
, graduating after her Junior year.
After studying business and international studies at the University of Pennsylvania
, graduating in 1988, Bohner began her career in the mergers and acquisitions department at investment bank Lazard
. After she left Lazard, she attended the Columbia University School of Journalism, where she received a Reader's Digest
Literary Foundation Fellowship, graduating in 1992 with a Master of Science degree in journalism.
Upon graduating from the Columbia Journalism School she joined Forbes magazine as a fact checker. After 13 months she was promoted to writer. Her work appeared in the Small Business, Healthcare, Careers, investigative and other sections of the magazine. She was then asked to reinvent the column “The Informer,” rising to Associate Editor. During her time at Forbes, she was an on-air contributor to CNN and to E! Entertainment Network. She has also written for publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire
and George Magazine.
She was briefly married to author Michael Lewis
, known for his bestselling books Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, The Blind Side and Moneyball.
She co-authored Donald Trump
's 1997 book Trump: Art of the Comeback. The book hit both the New York Times (#3) and the Wall Street Journal's (#1) Bestseller's Lists.
That same year she became a correspondent for CNBC, launching “Business Center,” with Maria Bartiromo and Tyler Mathison. She went on to write and broadcast “Kate Bohner’s Power File” on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” In 1998, Jack Reilly, the former executive producer at CNBC joined her and other NBC veterans in founding a startup, Internet news service, JAGfn, providing online content similar to that found on CNBC.
In 2000, she was the Managing Editor of Digital Financial Media for E*Trade's start-up financial-news effort, a six-day per week webcast
from New York City -- the show also aired on Sundays on WNEW 102.7 FM.
In 2002, she joined The Fort Hill Group, a New York-based investment banking, capital advisory and venture capital firm, as a partner. While at Fort Hill, she helped form and funded a medical device company, Living Independently Group, Inc. In the first quarter of 2010, Living Independently Group was successfully sold to General Electric, Inc. in a cash and stock transaction.
In 2006, Bohner launched “Kate’s Take” on her own YouTube channel KBTVonline. This was a four-minute daily videoblog based and shot in South Florida. The show covered a wide range of information from top news stories to quirky pop culture, finance, politics, healthcare and style. On Christmas Day of 2007, KBTVonline's video hit #1 in 19 countries. Bohner left South Florida for Los Angeles in 2008 and -- while she was there -- she was honored for her work in raising awareness about VVF in Nigeria while following Physicians for Peace through video and internet content, receiving the 2008 President’s Award for Special Achievement.
In November 2008, Bohner traveled to Thailand to live in a monastery and ordained as a Buddhist nun.
After graduating from a seven-month intensive course at the YogaFox Vinyasa School of Yoga, Bohner received her RYT-200 certification from the Yoga Alliance in June, 2010. She went on to teach 90-minute Vinyasa Flow classes at the Buddha Lounge and The Colony Hotel in Delray Beach.
Today Bohner is the President of Kate Bohner Productions, LLC. She is currently editing her second book, "Singing Karaoke with the Monks." She is the Co-Creator of the FlyBarre Fitness Program at Flywheel Sports in New York City where she lives, and she is single.
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journalist
Journalist
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and writer
Writer
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. Bohner's father was an English literature professor which led her to spend some of her early years living in Europe. She attended the Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington Friends School, the oldest existing school in Delaware, is a preschool through 12th grade Quaker school in Wilmington, Delaware. The school was founded in 1748 by members of the Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends ....
, graduating after her Junior year.
After studying business and international studies at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, graduating in 1988, Bohner began her career in the mergers and acquisitions department at investment bank Lazard
Lazard
Lazard Ltd is the parent company of Lazard Group LLC, a global, independent investment bank with approximately 2,300 employees in 42 cities across 27 countries throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, Central and South America...
. After she left Lazard, she attended the Columbia University School of Journalism, where she received a Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
Literary Foundation Fellowship, graduating in 1992 with a Master of Science degree in journalism.
Upon graduating from the Columbia Journalism School she joined Forbes magazine as a fact checker. After 13 months she was promoted to writer. Her work appeared in the Small Business, Healthcare, Careers, investigative and other sections of the magazine. She was then asked to reinvent the column “The Informer,” rising to Associate Editor. During her time at Forbes, she was an on-air contributor to CNN and to E! Entertainment Network. She has also written for publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
and George Magazine.
She was briefly married to author Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis may refer to:*Michael Lewis , American non-fiction author and financial journalist*Michael Lewis , Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf*Michael Lewis , Belizean racing cyclist...
, known for his bestselling books Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, The Blind Side and Moneyball.
She co-authored Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
's 1997 book Trump: Art of the Comeback. The book hit both the New York Times (#3) and the Wall Street Journal's (#1) Bestseller's Lists.
That same year she became a correspondent for CNBC, launching “Business Center,” with Maria Bartiromo and Tyler Mathison. She went on to write and broadcast “Kate Bohner’s Power File” on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” In 1998, Jack Reilly, the former executive producer at CNBC joined her and other NBC veterans in founding a startup, Internet news service, JAGfn, providing online content similar to that found on CNBC.
In 2000, she was the Managing Editor of Digital Financial Media for E*Trade's start-up financial-news effort, a six-day per week webcast
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
from New York City -- the show also aired on Sundays on WNEW 102.7 FM.
In 2002, she joined The Fort Hill Group, a New York-based investment banking, capital advisory and venture capital firm, as a partner. While at Fort Hill, she helped form and funded a medical device company, Living Independently Group, Inc. In the first quarter of 2010, Living Independently Group was successfully sold to General Electric, Inc. in a cash and stock transaction.
In 2006, Bohner launched “Kate’s Take” on her own YouTube channel KBTVonline. This was a four-minute daily videoblog based and shot in South Florida. The show covered a wide range of information from top news stories to quirky pop culture, finance, politics, healthcare and style. On Christmas Day of 2007, KBTVonline's video hit #1 in 19 countries. Bohner left South Florida for Los Angeles in 2008 and -- while she was there -- she was honored for her work in raising awareness about VVF in Nigeria while following Physicians for Peace through video and internet content, receiving the 2008 President’s Award for Special Achievement.
In November 2008, Bohner traveled to Thailand to live in a monastery and ordained as a Buddhist nun.
After graduating from a seven-month intensive course at the YogaFox Vinyasa School of Yoga, Bohner received her RYT-200 certification from the Yoga Alliance in June, 2010. She went on to teach 90-minute Vinyasa Flow classes at the Buddha Lounge and The Colony Hotel in Delray Beach.
Today Bohner is the President of Kate Bohner Productions, LLC. She is currently editing her second book, "Singing Karaoke with the Monks." She is the Co-Creator of the FlyBarre Fitness Program at Flywheel Sports in New York City where she lives, and she is single.
External links
- Kate Bohner Productions web site
- KBTV online
- Fred Andrews, Review of Trump: The Art of the Comeback, by Donald J. Trump with Kate Bohner, New York Times, December 14, 1997