# Carly Zakin

> Carly Zakin is a New York-based media entrepreneur who co-founded theSkimm with Danielle Weisberg in 2012 after working in television news. Together they expanded a daily email briefing into newsletters, podcasts and the bestselling How to Skimm Your Life. Following the company’s acquisition by Ziff Davis’s Everyday Health Group in March 2025, they announced the end of their formal tenure in March 2026 and signaled a next chapter through Windy Apple LLC.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former co-CEO of theSkimm
- **Organizations:** theSkimm, Windy Apple LLC, NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC Peacock Productions, Aspen Institute
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded theSkimm and built its daily news briefing into a media business serving millions., Helped produce the number-one New York Times bestseller How to Skimm Your Life., Recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media and Fortune’s 40 Under 40.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania; her subsequent television career included CNBC, MSNBC and NBC’s Peacock Productions.
- **2012** — Left NBC News and co-founded theSkimm with Danielle Weisberg; the first Daily Skimm launched in July.
- **2017** — Discussed theSkimm’s growth and its approximately 20,000-member Skimm’bassador network at Penn.
- **2019** — How to Skimm Your Life was released in June and debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
- **2025** — Ziff Davis’s Everyday Health Group acquired theSkimm on March 19; the founders initially remained involved in strategy.
- **2026** — Announced the end of her formal tenure alongside Weisberg and signaled a next chapter through Windy Apple LLC.

## Achievements

- Co-founded theSkimm and built its daily news briefing into a media business serving millions.
- Helped produce the number-one New York Times bestseller How to Skimm Your Life.
- Recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media and Fortune’s 40 Under 40.
- Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
- Her Aspen venture, the Sandwich Project, supported transparency around paid family leave; its venture profile documented more than 500 participating organizations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared with Danielle Weisberg on Making It with Jess Ekstrom to discuss their entrepreneurial journey, partnership and acquisition.
- **2026-03** — Announced that she and Weisberg were ending their formal tenure at theSkimm; Windy Apple was identified as their LLC.
- **2025-03** — theSkimm was acquired by Ziff Davis’s Everyday Health Group; terms were not disclosed.
- **2025-01** — Featured in the Aspen Institute’s In Session leadership series.

## Links

- Website: https://windy-apple.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-zakin-69942aa
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cbzakin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlyanddanielle/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25