About Us

Indigo Media Group is a multi-award winning publisher.

'Publishers Australia' Bell Awards 2008

Winner - Magazine of the Year
Winner - Best Consumer Magazine of the Year

'Publishers Australia' Bell Awards 2007

Winner - Magazine of the Year
Winner - Best Consumer Magazine of the Year

'Publishers Australia' Bell Awards 2006

Winner - Best Designed Consumer Magazine of the Year

 Telstra Business Woman's Awards‘

Business Owner of the Year’, Victoria 2008
Kirsten MacKelden, Founding Editor

Ernst & Young, ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Finalist 2008

Kirsten MacKelden, Founding Editor

BRW Magazine named Indigo Media Group as one of the Fastest Growing Young Companies in Australia (BRW Upstarts 2006).

In June 2006, Founding Editor, Kirsten MacKelden, was the first Australian to be invited as a guest speaker at New York University's prestigious Publishing Institute. Fellow speakers included Steve Florio (former CEO, Conde Nast), George Green (President, Hearst Magazines International), David Granger (Editor-in-Chief, Esquire) and Lynette Harrison (Publisher, In Style). Founding Editor, Kirsten MacKelden, interviewed live on the national morning show '9am with David and Kim'.

About Kirsten MacKelden, Founder

A grand global vision and an unwavering passion to ‘re-define the bridal industry’, has made Kirsten MacKelden one of Australia's most successful and inspiring young entrepreneurs.

A self confessed "detail person", Kirsten thrives on the creative energy of running a media company. She says that the key to success is "building extraordinary relationships with people - our readers, our advertisers and the members of our team".

Kirsten has a global perspective, having lived and worked in London and New York.
Kirsten was recently named the ‘Business Owner of the Year’ at the 2008 Telstra Business Women’s Award in Victoria. Earlier that same year, she was an Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ finalist.

In 2006, Australia’s premier business magazine, BRW, named Indigo Media Group as one of ‘the fastest growing young companies in Australia’. Kirsten was one of only 14 women on the BRW list. 

In 2006, Kirsten was invited as a guest speaker at New York University’s prestigious Publishing Institute, joining industry heavy-weights from Conde Nast, Hearst and Time Inc.

Kirsten regularly appears in all forms of media, and on the national television program ‘9am with David and Kim’, where she hosts her own segments; ‘The Bride’s Guide’.

With a commitment to living an authentic life and to inspiring others to achieve their fullest potential, Kirsten is an example of the new breed of business success stories.

Generous, candid, effective and sincere, Kirsten is an award winning speaker who possesses a dynamic combination of creativity and business skills and her experiences offer valuable lessons for anyone looking to create ‘real success’ and a well balanced life.

For media interviews, and all speaking engagements, contact Kirsten at kirsten@indigomediagroup.com.au