Hi! I’m Phil.
I’m a reporter, founder, and two-time author.
Since 2018, I’ve published essays here at the intersection of work, business, and personal growth. I write from the perspective of a journalist-entrepreneur building a financial news startup.
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A bit more about me
In early 2024, I quit my job as a senior reporter at Business Insider to co-found an independent financial media outlet with investor Anthony Pompliano. It’s called Opening Bell Daily.
My morning column is nationally syndicated on Inc Magazine.
I’ve earned a Fulbright fellowship and a handful of other reporting awards. I regularly speak on podcasts, panels, and at universities.
I’m also the founder of Journalists Club, a community for ambitious media professionals in New York City (apply here).
My books:
Life Between Moments: New York Stories (2022) — A fiction short story collection that won multiple indie book awards. A #1 bestseller in Amazon’s Short Story category, and 4 others.
Everywhere But Home: Life Overseas as Told by a Travel Blogger (2020) — A literary memoir I wrote when I lived in Southeast Asia. Instant #1 bestseller on Amazon in Travel Writing and 7 other categories.
I’m currently based in New York City. I grew up in Southern California, and I’ve lived in Hong Kong, Germany, and Spain.
You can connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or via email at philrosen4355@gmail.com.
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