17 Degrees Magazine provides to serve our area with a progressive, creative and insightful publication.
17º Magazine focuses upon the vibrant people, places and businesses that sustain our vital area.The magazine’s content strengthens awareness,trust and appreciation within the community, highlighting our most valuable asset, our people. Designed cover to cover to be easy to pick up, difficult to put down, and impossible to throw-away.
We launched on January 17th, 2017 and since then our publication has grown from strength to strength. Our first issue focused solely on Falkirk but we have continued to expand and now have stand locations all across the Forth Valley Area.
Meet The Team
Caroline Robertson
Publisher/Sales Director
Caroline has worked in the magazine industry for 11 years with our sister magazines in the USA. She has a deliberate goal of doing what's right for her clients before attempting to earn money for the magazine. She is moved by enthusiasm for her work, her love for the magazines, and her confidence in the power of an advertisement in the magazines to help clients reach their business goals. Caroline wouldn't sell any client an advertisement unless she confidently believed that it was in the client's interest.
By working to this ethos over the years has established solid relationships with ongoing clients in our USA Magazines who trust and enjoy working with Caroline very much, so much so when she moved back to Scotland in December 2015 her clients requested her to continue working with them despite the time difference and the distance.
Sophie Robertson
Editor in Chief/ Sales/ Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
Sophie is energetic and passionate about not only the magazine's success but the success of local businesses in Forth Valley. Sophie has a Degree in Communications and is now pursuing her dream of working in mass media.
Sophie worked as an intern for 3 years for 110° and 86° Magazines during her college years, in the USA, where she was able to work in all areas of the magazine, and is enjoying bringing her experience in America home to Scotland.
Jill Adams
Book Columnist
Jill writes our fabulous book review column every issue. Jill is a full-time teacher who also blogs @thistlebooks/ @ontheshelfbooks. We met through issue 1 of 17 Degrees and she has become part of the family.
Euan Robertson
Wine Columnist
Euan has always been a wine enthusiast as well as a self confessed IT geek. He decided to add some theory to his love of wine. He currently holds the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) level 2 and level 3 qualifications. He is currently studying for the WSET diploma which is their flagship two year course. He hasn't made his mind up whether he wants to then study for the Master of Wine (MW) qualification of which there are only 380 in the world today. His mission is to encourage us all to try a new wine style wherever possible. 'Life is too short for just Sauvignon Blanc'.
Ailie Wallace
Associate Editor
Ailie Wallace is our Associate Editor. Ailie is a professional writer, author freelancer and poet. She has recently released her first poetry booklet, The Goddess Collection.
Sister Magazines
17° Magazine is built on the success of 110° and 86° magazines in California (USA) that have been serving their local communities for almost 12 years.