Elizabeth Spiers is the founder of The Insurrection, a progressive digital strategy firm that works with Democratic candidates and progressive organizations. She is a media entrepreneur and former journalist, and prior to the Insurrection, was the Editor-In-Chief of the New York Observer. She was also a founder of Breaking Media, a contributor and editor at many publications (Fortune, Fast Company, New York Magazine, and others) and a very long time ago, the founding editor of Gawker.com.