▁rec ruit ment ▁ag ency , ▁a ▁beginning ▁she ▁later ▁cred ited ▁as ▁providing ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁an ▁unus ually ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁out look ▁as ▁a ▁magazine ▁editor . ▁Under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Val erie ▁K ho o ▁she ▁made ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁journal ism , ▁contrib uting ▁on ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁basis ▁to ▁titles ▁such ▁as ▁Cos m opol itan , ▁C LE O , ▁Women ' s ▁Health , ▁G Q , ▁Pre vention , ▁and ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Te legraph . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 3 ▁Rick ard ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁become ▁editor ▁of ▁Health y ▁Food ▁Guide ▁magazine , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁young est ▁Australian ▁editor ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁formal ▁role ▁in ▁publishing . ▁Despite ▁the ▁glob ally ▁decl ining ▁climate ▁of ▁magazine ▁sales , ▁the ▁title ▁began ▁to ▁post ▁consistent ▁growth , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁remain ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁fast est ▁growing ▁food ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁consecutive ▁aud its ▁of ▁her ▁ten ure . ▁Rick ard ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title , ▁was ▁twice ▁nominated ▁for ▁' Best ▁Health ▁Magazine ' ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Magazine ▁Awards ▁( 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁developed ▁an ▁impress ive ▁media ▁res ume , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁expert ▁on ▁Australian ▁television ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁Sun r ise , ▁M orn ings ▁with ▁Ker ri - An ne ,