Shane Smith

Co-founder and President, Vice

SHANE SMITH co-founded a small Montreal punk zine in 1994. It soon grew into Vice, the first free youth-culture magazine that mattered. It is now published in 24 countries, with many more on the way. Under Shane’s direction, the company has expanded into music, books, marketing, events and online video with VBS.TV. Shane enjoys cold white wine and long bubbly baths – preferably in tandem.

More on Shane Smith

  • YouTube: Shane interviewed about VBS.tv
  • Businessweek [2005]: The Rewards of Spreading Vice
  • Wired [2007]: Vice Squad Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously.
  • VICE online portfolio
  • VBS.tv: Mission Statement
    • DownloadDownload

    About the session

    Vice – The Punk Guide to Making Profit [2009]

    Dark horse of the media industry, Vice is trampling traditional outlets with a new approach to journalism and marketing.

    SPEAKER: Shane Smith (CA) Co-founder & President, Vice

    Vice was founded in 1994 by two Canadian 20-somethings who had no experience or business being in the magazine industry. They aimed to cover news, art and culture without compromise. Fifteen years, over 20 global editions and 3 million readers later, Vice has estab- lished itself as a multi-armed media Shiva that knows no bounds. It is a truly global, 360-degree organization without peer. Co-founder and president Shane Smith is on hand to give insight into his ever- growing media empire.

    More on this topic:
    Interview: VICE’s Jesse Pearson on the Future of VICE Films & VBS.TV

    Search for vice magazine
    Search for Vice+Shane