Lindsay Goldwert is an editorial director and writer, and the co-author of The Midlife Plot Twist: How to Reboot Your Life Without Burning It Down (Even If You Really, Really Want To) (Running Press, September 2026), as well as the author of Bow Down: Lessons from Dominatrixes on How to Be a Boss in Life, Love, and Work (Simon & Schuster, January 2020).

She has worked as a journalist for more than 15 years at outlets including Glamour, Court TV, ABC News, CBS News, and the New York Daily News. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Quartz, MarketWatch, CNBC, Adweek, Refinery29, Fast Company, Slate, and many others. She regularly appears on panels and podcasts discussing women and finance, financial education, relationships, communication, and more. She was the editorial director and co-creator of Adulted, an online magazine and editorial arm of Stripes, a skincare and wellness brand founded by actor and activist Naomi Watts.

In 2016, she created SPENT, a podcast for the financially challenged that was featured in The Atlantic, The A.V. Club, The Globe and Mail, and other outlets. She also created and hosted Teach Me How to Money, a top-100 Apple Business podcast, for Stash, where she served as editorial director in 2017.

In addition to her editorial work, Lindsay has performed stand-up comedy throughout New York City and co-produced Sunnyside Comedy, a popular weekly show. In 2009, she co-wrote the short film Nowhere Kids, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Lindsay is also a content consultant for early-stage startups and has written for brands large and small, including Stripes, Zeta, MenoLabs, Stash, Good Housekeeping, Synchrony Bank, SevenRooms, and HGTV.

Her other interests include reading books by dead authors, watching classic Hollywood films, and writing—and solving—mysteries in her head. She lives in New York City with her husband and a slightly dented cat.