private industry publishing founded 2003 founder wind point partners efrem zimbalist headquarters flatiron parkway boulder key people efrem zimbalist iii ceo andy clurman coo brian selstrom cfo pat fox vp gm operations jason brown vp gm digital owner wind point partners number of employees 400 website www.aimmedia.com active interest media aim is a publisher specialized on niche enthusiast magazines i.e. magazines targeted at hobbyists . the company was formed in 2003 by private equity investment firm wind point partners by the acquisition of sabot publishing a special interest publisher based in richmond va which had been established in 1999 by james causey and colonnade capital . 1 chairman and chief executive officer is efrem zimbalist iii the son of efrem zimbalist jr. formerly of times mirror magazines a subsidiary of times mirror . active interest media publications are organized in six groups equestrianism healthy living group nutrition wellness yoga body building martial arts ; besides magazines they also market martial arts videos and books home buyer group home improvement architecture interior design etc. ; they also organise log home show seminars marine group sailing yachts etc. they are involved with the fort lauderdale international boat show flibs in florida the yachts miami beach the palm beach international boat show the suncoast boat show in sarasota and the st. petersburg power and sailboat show . outdoor group hiking backpacking climbing mountain group snow sports ski magazine and warren miller entertainment ; producers of outdoor winter sports movies and tv shows on 7 november 2012 pixelmags inc. announced that they had reached an agreement with active interest media to distribute magazine content digitally . 2 on 30 april 2013 active interest media purchased warren miller entertainment and nastar . 3 references edit sabot publishing inc. was acquired by cruz bay publishing inc. sabot was established by commonwealth investors ii in during 1999 as a media company whose objective is to acquire leading specialty magazines . sabot s principal focus is on consumer magazines with circulation under 100 000 which are leaders in their market niche . sabot communications has acquired black belt magazine a martial arts publication ohara publications southwest art magazine and garlinghouse . insideview.com 2013 02 06 . cruz bay publishing a subsidiary of newly created active interest media aim is headed by efrem skip zimbalist iii aim press release pixelmags signs another content partner for readr r active interest media commits their entire portfolio for anytime r press release marketwatch.com 1 external links edit official website v t e active interest media amazing wellness american cowboy arabian horse world arts & crafts homes backpacker better nutrition black belt clean eating country s best log homes old house interiors design center sourcebook discover horses dressage today early homes equimanagement equishopper equus hitch up horse journal horselink horse & rider instride log home living muscle & performance musclemag international nastar old house interiors old house journal optimum wellness oxygen peaks power & motoryacht practical horseman sail spin to win rodeo ski magazine skiing magazine skiing business snews timber home living the trail rider vegetarian times warren miller entertainment yachts international yellowstone journal yoga journal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title active interest media & oldid 709592733 categories magazine publishing companies of the united statespublishing companies established in 2003media in boulder colorado navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 march 2016 at 21 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view