Kate McMahon has spent the past twenty years surfing waves all over the world, and coming up with excuses when arriving at events with hair dripping wet. After watching many of her friends compete on the world surfing tour, she wondered how she too could combine a career with her true love; her butt still hurts from pinching herself when she landed the dream job as editor of SurfGIRL magazine in 2001. The years following have seen her mentored by some of the most successful people in publishing, writing for women’s magazines and editing teen, tween and youth titles.
“McMahon picks you up and drops you into the ocean with her.”
– Stephanie Gilmore, six-time world champion surfer
Since 2006, she’s been nursing the other pinched butt cheek at the ABC as editor of magazines such as, triple j Annual, Rage 30, Mr. Men, Dance Academy, The Wiggles, Giggle and Hoot and Octonauts. Kate is also the Manager of ABC Magazines overseeing the business, including budgets and external stakeholder partnerships.
Living just 100 steps from the sand at Narrabeen on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Kate adores surfing, yoga, song writing, singing and playing guitar in her band, Salty Lips, and spending time with her creative tribe.
Pack your bags, the Bikini Collective girls are California bound to compete in their very first overseas surfing event. The LA sun is shining, Santa Monica’s shops are bursting with bargains and the point break is pumping. It should be happy days, right? Wrong! Mel has her party pants on and is ready to ravage this Hollywood scene, but her best friend and wingwoman, Jaspa, is welded to the hip of her new boyfriend. If Jaspa wants to be the Mayor of Lame Town, Mel figures she’ll just have to find someone else to get into trouble with. Swept along by the local celebrity brat pack, Mel finds herself on a wild ride that soon lands her in deep water, and she is way out of her depth. Will Mel be kicked off the World Junior Tour already? This is an adventure to rival any rogue set, so hold your breath and dive down deep … and pray you pop back up again!
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