Christa Carone Opinion Contributor Christa Carone is president of digital publisher Group Nine Media, home to media brands Thrillist, The Dodo, NowThis and Seeker. Before joining the media business, Christa was a senior marketing leader for major corporations, including leading brand marketing and communications at Fidelity and serving as chief marketing officer of Xerox Corporation. Voice 3 Reasons Why I’m Confident That Media Still Has a Promising Future Despite claims by some that the industry is struggling.