Who I Am
BOSS LADY
Simone Amelia Jordan is Australia’s most successful hip-hop journalist, with a career spanning print, radio, TV, and digital media.
At 23, she founded Urban Hitz, the country’s highest-selling rap and R&B publication. Later, in New York City, she served as the content director of The Source, the iconic ‘Hip-Hop Bible’ that inspired her reporting and social consciousness.
Simone is a passionate advocate for equity and inclusion, dedicating her career to mentoring young women and guiding the next generation of talent through her consulting agency, Higher Ground, and her work with Media Diversity Australia and Diversity Arts Australia.
Her debut book, Tell Her She’s Dreamin’, won the 2021 Richell Prize.
Highlights of Simone’s interviews can be seen on YouTube (13+ million views and counting) and editorial work here.
Simone is a proud ambassador for Crohn’s Colitis Australia.
General inquiries: info@highergroundconsultingagency.com.
- First International Editor, The Source Magazine (2015)
- First Australian Host, Hip-Hop Nation | SiriusXM Radio (2010)
- Co-Creator of The Ladies Room, Australia's first talk show pilot with culturally diverse female hosts (2020)
- Co-Creator of Reebok Classics' worldwide Classic Beat campaign (2012)
- Founder/Editor, Urban Hitz Magazine (Australia's highest-selling hip-hop/R&B publication) (2003)
- Winner, The Richell Prize For Emerging Writers (2021)
- Winner, The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund (2022)
