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Tony Stubblebine

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Chief Executive Officer at Medium
📍 Staatsburg, New York, United States

Tony Stubblebine is the CEO of Medium, where he focuses on elevating quality, human-curated stories over algorithmic clickbait. A long-time entrepreneur, he founded the pioneering habit-tracking and coaching company Coach.me. People who have worked with him describe him as a great listener and communicator with high integrity. He earned his BA at Grinnell College.

Tony is passionate about the pursuit of excellence and high performance, whether in sports, programming, or business. He is a prolific writer on topics of personal growth, productivity, and technology, driven by a desire to help people improve their lives and work through mindful, authentic practices rather than just chasing metrics.

He was one of the earliest adopters of Twitter, joining in March 2006 with user ID 17.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Staatsburg, New York, United States
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Human-Centric Publishing
As CEO of Medium, he champions a subscription-based model that values authentic, human stories over ad-driven algorithms and AI-generated content to build a "better internet."
Habit Formation
Founded Coach.me, the first habit tracking app for the iPhone, and is a passionate advocate for using coaching and deliberate routines to achieve personal and professional goals.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Chief Executive Officer
Medium
12-2013 - 7-2022
Publisher
Better Humans
8-2011 - 7-2022
CEO & Co-Founder
Lift Worldwide
5-2007 - 8-2011
CEO
CrowdVine
6-2006 - 11-2006
Software Engineer
Wesabe
In the press

Media appearances

The Writing Renaissance: Tony Stubblebine on Medium’s Human Future in the Age of AI. Featured in CEOInterviews.AI
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110. Embracing Authentic Writing w/ Medium's CEO Tony Stubblebine. Featured in Writing Remix Podcast
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Education
1996 - 2000
BA
Grinnell College
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