Ceslie Armstrong

> AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST, WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PRESENTER, SPEAKER, INTERVIEWER

> PRODUCTIONS FOR MAJOR NETWORKS, AFFILIATES, AND STREAMERS

> PRODUCER OF AWARD-WINNING MUSIC ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, THINKERS, AND GLOBAL LEADERS

> CONSULTANT TO INSTITUTIONAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP TO STRATEGICALLY INTERFACE BRANDS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTO POSITIONS OF INCREASED CONSUMER RECOGNITION, VALUE, REVENUE, AND GROWTH

> PUBLISHES WORKS ACROSS MAJOR PLATFORMS IN ALL MEDIUMS INCLUDING LUXURY MAGAZINE PERIODICALS & COFFEE TABLE BOOKS

> MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TECH ADVISOR AND ANALYST

> PIONEER IN CONTENT CREATION & BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR 20+ YRS FOR MAJOR PLATFORMS

> WEB3 TECHNOLOGIES / BLOCKCHAINS FOR AUTHENTICATION & DISTRIBUTION (SINCE 2019)

> IMPACT INVESTMENT ADVISOR, PHILANTHROPIST, ADVOCATE FOR EGALITARIAN PUBLIC SPACES, EDUCATION FOR GIRLS

BIO

SAN ANTONIO • NEW YORK CITY • LOS ANGELES

A native San Antonian who spent 25+ years in NYC & LA working in Media & Entertainment, Ceslie Armstrong is based in her hometown of San Antonio and is CEO of The BeXar Studios, CESLIE Studios, and the nonprofit Women in Film & Television Texas. She is the founding executive producer of The Celestial Awards™ and the Texas Media+Entertainment Summit™. As Executive Producer of CESLIE Studios, she creates premium IP with a strong digital marketing and distribution backbone to drive revenue for the Company’s and clients’ slate of originals and co-productions; and, publishers, organizations, and networks using processes that adapt to changing and emerging technologies to connect to audiences and build strong brand relationships. Armstrong has deep experience in subscriber-based recurring revenue business models; audience and content acquisition; community building; and, impact investing advisement.

Media platforms and brands engage her as a thought leadership expert and premium content creator specializing in corporate and entrepreneurial leadership to strategically interface brands and organizations into positions of increased consumer recognition, value, revenue, and growth.

A pioneer in early internet-based compression technologies and streaming, Armstrong produces and packages content across all digital and print platforms, including live news and scripted, magazines, fine and performing arts, radio/podcasts; oversees all aspects of production. She has produced Grammy award-winning artists and interviewed world leaders, top celebrities, and influential icons globally. She has produced hundreds of live experiences across intimate and large-scale venues. In 2019, she became an early adopter of blockchain and smart contract technologies, advising organizations on using blockchain for recurring-revenue subscription-based models.

Armstrong has packaged and produced short- and long-form programming for major networks, digital platforms, major venues, and universities featuring celebrities, experts, authors, artists, and icons. She is the executive producer of several O&O originals and has been an award-winning magazine editor since 1991. She is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Armstrong Publishing and the publisher for the state of Texas with Global Village Publishing for the INNOVATE series of luxury coffee-table books representing major cities and countries around the world. Her most recent book (2025), as co-publisher, is Women of the Future – Emerging Tech.

Ceslie Armstrong’s credits include major networks and national publications. She has held the post of editor-in-chief, senior editorial positions, and contributed to titles including Marie Claire, Glamour, Mode, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, and more. She has been featured and quoted in hundreds of publications, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, WWD, Forbes, Fortune, & Entrepreneur. She has appeared as a guest, host, and correspondent on Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, The View, Extra, E!, Access Hollywood, Food Network, Entertainment Tonight, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, and many more. She served as an official broadcaster for 38 seasons of New York Fashion Week, including live broadcasts; she was the Co-Chair of the Podcast Forum for the prestigious entertainment industry conference Digital Hollywood, where she is a recurring speaker, among other conferences.

Armstrong is a sought-after host, interviewer, and speaker for organizations, media platforms, universities, and conferences. Upon relocating to Texas, she was a keynote speaker at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library; received a Texas Press Association award to add to other recognitions throughout her career, and an official proclamation by the State of Texas for her excellence in journalism. In 2023, she was selected and featured in the book Women of the Future featuring 100 women globally in emerging technology, and in 2026, Ceslie Armstrong was named by Advance Publications (Conde Nast) Texas Business Journals in the “Texas 100.”