Meet the B5Media Executive Team

Elaine Kunda, Group Publisher and CEO
A serial entrepreneur and veteran in the online media space, Elaine has successfully built teams and realigned business strategies for over 10 years. As Group Publisher and CEO of B5Media, Elaine oversees all aspects of the network’s properties including The Grindstone, Crushable, Mommyish, Blisstree, The Gloss and Every Joe. Prior to B5Media, Elaine was the CEO of Ziplocal which was sold to Canpages in 2009. She spent over six years at Toronto.com, Canada’s top online regional portal and started her online career in Business Development at Grey Interactive in 1998. A recognized expert in the digital media space, Elaine has spoken at premier events such as DigiDay’s Digital Publishing Summit, Internet Week New York and the 2011 Marketing to Women Conference.

Elaine also serves as a dedicated member of the Committee for the Advancement of Girls and Women, which works to encourage G8 and G20 leaders to prioritize the political empowerment and economic freedom of females worldwide. The organization’s G(irls)20 summit brings together female candidates from each G20 country to debate social issues and devise economic innovations.

Elaine’s other passions include athletics, travel and fashion. You will most likely find her running in high heels through an airport!

Joe Taiabjee, Director of Technology
Since 1995, Joe has been building the front and back end technology for large scale web operations such as TSN.ca, CTV.ca and DiscoveryChannel.ca and directed the creation of web applications to help manage the 2006 Olympics and World Youth Day in Germany. Specializing in high-traffic, scalable web infrastructures, today he leads B5Media’s technology team to push its WordPress-powered platform to service its growing traffic.

Katie Kaplan, Director of Finance
A Chartered Accountant by trade, Katie has over 5 years of experience in financial accounting and income tax experience from public practice and over 8 years of experience in finance & operations of a private company. Drawing on this experience, Katie leads the finance and administrative division supporting the Board of Directors and investor needs. At B5Media, Katie is responsible for the company’s finance, HR, legal, and administrative activities.
Katie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Chartered Accountant certification from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), and has successfully completed the CICA In-Depth tax program.

Meghan Keane, Editorial Director

Before taking over as editor-in-chief of Crushable, Meghan helped launch established British digital marketing firm Econsultancy in the US. She has been on staff at Wired and the New York Sun. She’s also written for publications from New York magazine to Portfolio and The New York Press.