Chief Operations Officer, BNP Media

Nikki Smith stepped into the role of Chief Operations Officer at BNP Media in August 2022. In her 22 tenure with BNP, she has grown from marketing manager to director and onto the COO role. BNP Media is a publishing company constantly advancing the ways they do business and more importantly how they serve their audiences and advertisers. Whether it is innovation in process, advertiser products or how they deliver content and connection to their audience, Smith has played a key role in many important initiatives. Initiatives that include everything from revamping their online presence with first in class websites, innovations in audience development and quality and a culture focused on data to drive growth. So much so that in 2012, Smith was named to the Folio Top 40 for many of her efforts. In her current role she oversees marketing, audience development, email operations, data and analytics and both digital and product teams.

Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University. She and her husband Rodger reside in Cincinnati, OH, have two boys and she spends her time supporting school organizations, practicing yoga and traveling with a special love for National Parks.