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Local Wolves
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by Katerina
Founder and editor in chief, Cathrine Khom, launched Local Wolves when she was still in high school. Four years and nearly 40 issues later, you’ll probably recognize some big names on the covers of this popular music and lifestyle magazine. Despite great success, Local Wolves hasn’t lost the scrappy spirit and close connections within the community that helped build it.
Q&A with Cathrine Khom
founder and editor in chief of Local
Wolves
Q: How does L.A. inspire what you do?
I find inspiration from hanging out with my friends. I’m in Long Beach, but we go into L.A. a lot, and they take me to a lot of different places.
I get inspiration from all around L.A., because I see a lot of creatives walking around and they’re obviously doing something fun and cool. It’s really easy to strike up conversations with these people at places like coffee shops. I don’t have a set-in-stone place where I find inspiration, it’s just bits and pieces here and there.
Local Wolves, August 2016
Q: How did you get started?
I was working at a few publications in high school as a concert photographer. I conducted interviews and wrote live reviews of shows that I got access for in the Orange County and Los Angeles areas.
After a few months of experience, I decided to create a music blog dedicated to the local shows that my staff and I were covering. We began to incorporate band interviews, then moved into food and lookbooks as well. After I graduated from high school in 2012, I decided to take a break from Local Wolves to focus on my college courses.
A few months later I stumbled upon a YouTube video of Jc Caylen and Connor Franta. And then came across Our2ndLife (O2L). It sparked my attention to reach out to these content creators to be featured in the publication. Luckily, we found what Local Wolves was all about. We’ve been doing the issues for four years and have learned so much along the way!
Local Wolves, April 2016
Q: Any advice for your readers?
Even if you’re still in school, it doesn’t mean you’re limited in creating things. Growing up, I felt constricted and felt like I wanted to create things. Don’t feel restricted. Just stay motivated, stay grounded and have a good group of friends around you.
Local Wolves, August 2016
