Serena Guen Explained

Birth Name:Serena Anneliese Lucia Guen
Birth Date:1990[1]
Occupation:Founder and CEO of Suitcase Magazine
Alma Mater:New York University
Children:1

Serena Guen (born 1990) is an English publisher,[2] businesswoman and philanthropist[3] based in London.

Early life

Guen was born to an English-Italian mother and a German-Tunisian father[4] and grew up in London.[5]

Career

In 2012, Guen founded Suitcase Magazine,[6] a multimedia travel magazine from her dorm room at New York University. Guen ran it remotely during her senior year in New York City before eventually settling back in London. Suitcase prints four editions a year, in addition to its website which is updated daily, and is circulated globally across all seven continents.[7]

Since 2014, Guen was part of the steering committee for UNICEF Next Generation London Team.[8] In 2016, she founded the #CookForSyria movement with Clerkenwellboy.[9] The movement raised money for UNICEF's Syria appeal in London, Sydney[10] and Melbourne[11] to date. It also produced two cookbook, Cook For Syria the Recipe Book (2016).[12] and Bake For Syria (2018).

Guen has fronted campaigns for Jack Wills Young Briton's,[13] Urban Outfitters[14] and Clinique's Face Forward.[15]

Personal life

Guen married in September 2020.[16] She has a daughter.[17]

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serena Anneliese L Guen. England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. 14 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Suitcase Magazine, About Us . 23 March 2017. SUITCASE Magazine.
  3. Web site: UNICEF Next Gen Steering Committee . 21 March 2017. UNICEF Next Gen.
  4. Web site: FRINGE Q&A: Serena Guen, Editor-in-Chief. Washington Square News. Dana. Reszutek. 21 November 2013. 14 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Five Favourite Things with Serena Guen, Founder of SUITCASE Magazine. Sigrid Maria. 12 December 2020. 14 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Suitcase Magazine Launch Party . 17 May 2012. Tatler. 17 May 2012 .
  7. News: 'How Suitcase Magazine Started in a Dorm Room'. 2 June 2016. 20 February 2015. Bloomberg News.
  8. Web site: NEXT GENERATION LONDON, Serena Guen . UNICEF . 2 July 2014 . 2 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701150811/http://unicef.org.uk/Fundraise/groups-schools-organisations/next-generation-london/ . 1 July 2014 .
  9. Web site: Cook For Syria: Top chefs including José Pizarro, Nuno Mendes and Yotam Ottolenghi create charity dishes. 13 September 2016. London Evening Standard. Ben. Norum.
  10. Web site: Delicious dinners to bring #CookForSyria to Australia. Kylie. Walker. 13 September 2016. SBS Food.
  11. Web site: Good Food #CookForSyria . 13 September 2016. Good Food.
  12. Web site: Sky News #CookForSyria . 18 December 2016. Sky News.
  13. Web site:
    1. JWYoungBritons - Serena Guen
    . 8 June 2016. Jack Wills.
  14. Web site: In conversation with Serena Guen . 16 September 2015. Urban Outfitters.
  15. Web site:
    1. Faceforward with Serena Guen
    . 8 June 2016. Clinique.
  16. Web site: Real Bride - Serena Guen's Classic Wedding Dress. Phillipa Lepley. 22 March 2023. 14 September 2024.
  17. Where the SUITCASE Team are Travelling This Summer. Suitcase. 3 June 2022. 14 September 2024.
  18. Web site: Women of the Future Awards Winners & shortlist 2014 . 10 March 2018. Women of the Future.
  19. Web site: Travel Weekly . 9 March 2016.
  20. Web site: Serena Guen, Forbes 30 Under 30 . 16 February 2017. Forbes 30 Under 30.

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