People need different degrees of support for profiles, its a highly individual matter. Deborah Annetts I secured major profiles for in the Guardian (below, Exit Strategy) and the Metro newspaper (nearly one million circulation) and I drafted her answers to a Q&A profile in the Evening Standard.  At the NLC, I helped with profiles for three Chairmen, in the Business, the Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times. I also helped to profile staff for pieces, usually experts (see trade magazines category). I've been profiled myself too (see my personal profile) and I've written profiles of others (you can read these on my writing site, Writer's Block).