Meet Liz Dolan: From Nike to Satellite Sisters & Lizness School!

Host Helen Jonsen welcomes marketing executive and radio/podcasting pioneer Liz Dolan, known for co-creating Satellite Sisters and for CMO roles at Nike, the Oprah Winfrey Network, and National Geographic. Liz describes her current multi-project life in Santa Monica, including work with Oregon Sports Angels, an investment group, a nonprofit program training young people for sports journalism, and her podcast The Lizness School. As a working woman throughout her career, she has made her home in New York, Oregon and Los Angeles.

01:56 Liz Today

06:11 Brown to NYC

08:30 Nike Leap

11:28 Satellite Sisters Origin Story

20:44 Community Legacy

24:09 From Oprah to Nat Geo

27:43 Sexism and Workplace Dynamics

29:50 Early Podcast Sponsorship Lessons

31:49 Stanford 3rd/Third Reset

34:36 Cohort Community Reflections

35:57 Launching Lizness School podcast

39:10 Health Habits and Speed Round

44:16 Olympics Gigs and Career Advice

Resources & Stuff We talked about:

Liz on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-dolan-1b90584/

Satellite Sisters https://satellitesisters.com/

LIZNESS SCHOOL podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/17EfCHxnfXRLVEQ97tGLQv

The Magic Boost (nonprofit) https://www.themagicboost.com/

Oregon Sports Angels (Investing) https://oregonsportsangels.org/

Co-Author:  You’re the Best 

https://bookshop.org/shop/liandolan

Satellite Sisters' Uncommon Senses

What’s Liz reading: Flesh by David Szalay

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