About the Author
Kristina O’Neill is the head of Sotheby’s Media and editor-in-chief of Sotheby’s Magazine. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of WSJ. Magazine, executive editor at Harper’s Bazaar, and held editorial roles at New York magazine and Time Out New York. She serves on the board of the Swedish fashion brand Toteme and is a City Meals ambassador.
Her forthcoming book, coauthored with Laura Brown, All the Cool Girls Get Fired (out October 14, 2025), is an unfiltered, humorous, and empowering guide to rebuilding your career on your own terms. Drawing on their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Brown and O’Neill share personal insights, practical advice, and “I’ve been there” interviews with inspiring women to help readers navigate the emotional and professional aftermath of losing a job. Part roadmap, part mindset shift, the book offers strategies for self-care, networking, reinvention, and bouncing back with more confidence—and career mojo—than ever before.
As a speaker, O’Neill brings a fresh, unflinching perspective to conversations around career reinvention, leadership, and the realities of professional setbacks. Drawing from her own experiences in the media industry and insights from All the Cool Girls Get Fired, she inspires audiences with humor, heart, and practical strategies for navigating change and reclaiming confidence. O’Neill and Brown are available to speak together or separately, on these topics.
A graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, O’Neill serves on the Gallatin Alumni Council. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Raves and Reviews
All the Cool Girls Get Fired is a revolutionary book: an indispensable tool for bouncing back and sticking it to them!”
—Naomi Watts
All the Cool Girls Get Fired is sharp, irreverent, and refreshingly honest. An inspiring story for anyone who wants to challenge convention and write their own rules.”
—Tory Burch
Screw shame—and eff failure while you’re at it. From the practical to the emotional, ‘Cool Girls’ will reboot you when you need it the most. To all the fired ladies out there: Congratulations, you just got cooler.”
—Rose Byrne
All the Cool Girls Get Fired is a celebration of resilience and authenticity in the midst of life’s unexpected twists. Brown and O’Neill deliver a raw, honest, and fiercely funny take on finding strength through vulnerability. A rallying cry for anyone ready to turn a setback into the coolest comeback.”
—Amy Griffin, Founder of G9 Ventures
In the Media
“Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill Got Fired, Owned It, and Wrote the Guide to Getting Through It”
“Kristina O’Neill | BOF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry”
“Sotheby’s Launches Signature Media with Kristina O’Neill at the Helm”
“WSJ. Magazine Editor in Chief Kristina O’Neill on Breaking Out of Fashion’s Echo Chamber”
