Lizness School

S2E20: Side Quests from Listeners!

Side Quests are a key pillar of Lizness School. Today on Season 2 Episode 20, 3 listeners share their side quest stories with us. Thank you to Corey DuBrowa [https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-dubrowa-1330b520/], Mary Warwick [https://www.marywarwickcomedy.com] and Tara James [https://polisci.rutgers.edu/academics-ma/course-descriptions/1846-tara-james]. More on Corey's music writing: Corey's current book “An Ideal For Living” https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/ [https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/] Fast Company, Corey in “day gig” mode: https://www.fastcompany.com/user/coreydubrowa [https://www.fastcompany.com/user/coreydubrowa] Rolling Stone, the most clicked-upon thing he's written in the music world:https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-report-north-by-northwest-110891/ [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-report-north-by-northwest-110891/]  Corey's new book coming out Spring 2026 is "Twelve Tunes From Urban Bohemia: Portland's Musical History in Song" For more on Mary's stand-up comedy, go here: https://www.marywarwickcomedy.com/ [https://www.marywarwickcomedy.com/] More on Mary Warwick at Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop [https://udayton.edu/blogs/erma/2026/05/paying-it-forward.php] If you want to connect with Tara James about her vision to provide free college counseling to high school students who need it, email us at liznessschool@gmail.com [liznessschool@gmail.com] and we will forward. We are still interested in YOUR side quests, so email us with the deets! Voice memos are welcome, too. liznessschool@gmail.com [liznessschool@gmail.com] THANK YOU to our podcast sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union [http://sfcu.org/lizness].  To use their $625 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness [http://sfcu.org/lizness] If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1 [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b], go to our FINALE here [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b]. For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-dolan-1b90584/] For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://satellitesisters.com/liz-goes-to-stanford-and-starts-a-new-podcast/] Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17EfCHxnfXRLVEQ97tGLQv?si=c015b8eb05e34c62] On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/] and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/]. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd [https://www.instagram.com/leahhsutherlandd/?hl=en] on Instagram and Leah Sutherland on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsutherland/].  To email Lizness School with your own voice memos/questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com [liznessschool@gmail.com] The Distinguished Careers Institute [https://dci.stanford.edu/] is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dci.stanford.edu/] Email the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com [liznessschool@gmail.com] ⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E19: Moving Forward After Losing A Spouse

On today's Lizness School, we hear two stories from listeners whose big transitions were not by choice. First we talk to Kathy Douglass, who lost her husband Ron last fall. Since then, she's sold or packed or shipped everything and moved from Minnesota to a town in France she'd never even visited before. Then Liz reads from a message from Doris Matter, who shares what her life as a widow is like on what would have been her 50th wedding anniversary. There's no right way to adjust to losing a partner. There's only your way. Email us about your experience with a life-changing transition at liznessschool@gmail.com. Also today, update from Leah who ran her half marathon! Woo hoo! And an advance look at the next few episodes including our special Side Quests episode coming up next. Sponsor: THANK YOU to our podcast sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union [http://sfcu.org/lizness].  To use their $625 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness [http://sfcu.org/lizness] If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1 [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b], go to our FINALE here [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b]. For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-dolan-1b90584/] For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://satellitesisters.com/liz-goes-to-stanford-and-starts-a-new-podcast/] Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17EfCHxnfXRLVEQ97tGLQv?si=c015b8eb05e34c62] On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/] and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/]. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd [https://www.instagram.com/leahhsutherlandd/?hl=en] on Instagram and Leah Sutherland on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsutherland/].  To email Lizness School with your own voice memos/questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com The Distinguished Careers Institute [https://dci.stanford.edu/] is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dci.stanford.edu/] Email the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com ⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E18: Liz and Leah do some spring cleaning

Today Liz and Leah refresh the big themes of Season 2 and refire their specific goals for the Spring Quarter of Lizness School. Time to FINISH STRONG. Plus, another call-out for listeners who want to share their own Side Quests on the podcast. Email us at liznessschool@gmail.com. Send Voice Memos if you can! Today we discuss two big themes and the podcast guests who helped us develop them. Relisten to the episodes linked below. Refirement: Excavating your heart and mind for goals, desires, wishes, and then setting clear benchmarks as you work toward those goals, desires, wishes. REFIREMENT works for anyone coming out of a transition who needs to get fired up about your life. * Julie Dolan [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000728352828] * Lee Weinstein [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000758801357] * Katie Connor [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000726094998] * John Evans [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000744257595] * Kira Dales [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000739643230] * Gretchen Rubin [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000737559485] Intergenerational exchange: Learning and sharing across generational lines * Roberta Katz [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000756096987] * Jim Chi [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000753182534] * Phil Pizzo [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000748335696] * Lian Dolan [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173?i=1000750452644] Sponsor: THANK YOU to our podcast sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union [http://sfcu.org/lizness].  To use their $625 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness [http://sfcu.org/lizness] Special Bonus instead of Homework: A link to Leah's astrologer Chani [https://www.chani.com]. If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1 [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b], go to our FINALE here [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b]. For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-dolan-1b90584/] For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://satellitesisters.com/liz-goes-to-stanford-and-starts-a-new-podcast/] Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17EfCHxnfXRLVEQ97tGLQv?si=c015b8eb05e34c62] On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/] and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/]. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd [https://www.instagram.com/leahhsutherlandd/?hl=en] on Instagram and Leah Sutherland on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsutherland/].  To email Lizness School with your own voice memos/questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com The Distinguished Careers Institute [https://dci.stanford.edu/] is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dci.stanford.edu/] Email the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com ⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E17: Lee Weinstein's Intentional Life Plan asks the right questions

On today's episode, Lee Weinstein [https://leeweinsteinauthor.com] talks to Liz and Leah about how to think about creating an Intentional Life Plan [https://intentionallifeplan.com]. It starts with some digging. Ask yourself the big questions. Get yourself some craft paper + sticky notes. Go! See more on the process in Lee + Melinda's Workbook here [https://intentionallifeplan.com/product/write-open-act-an-intentional-life-planning-workbook/]. Look at a Life Plan here [https://intentionallifeplan.com]. More on Lee here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeweinstein/]. Also on this week's episode, we put out a LIZNESS SCHOOL CASTING CALL. Lizness School is looking for listeners who are working on a SIDE QUEST. We want to talk to you about it. It can be anything that is engaging you - creative project, community effort, long term plan, one-off adventure. Solo or group. You name it. What is your quest? Tell us about it! Email us at liznessschool@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @liznessschool. Voice Memos encouraged! . Sponsor: Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union [http://sfcu.org/lizness].  To use their $625 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness [http://sfcu.org/lizness] HOMEWORK:  Step One: Uncover Your Life Wishes! Have a conversation about some of Lee's preliminary questions to kick off your own Intentional Life Planning. Lee also recommends you check out Bruce Feiler's book Life Is In The Transitions: Mastering Change At Any Age [https://www.amazon.com/Life-Transitions-Mastering-Change-Any/dp/1594206821]. If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1 [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b], go to our FINALE here [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b]. For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-dolan-1b90584/] For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://satellitesisters.com/liz-goes-to-stanford-and-starts-a-new-podcast/] Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17EfCHxnfXRLVEQ97tGLQv?si=c015b8eb05e34c62] On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/] and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/]. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd [https://www.instagram.com/leahhsutherlandd/?hl=en] on Instagram and Leah Sutherland on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsutherland/].  To email Lizness School with your own voice memos/questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com The Distinguished Careers Institute [https://dci.stanford.edu/] is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dci.stanford.edu/] Email the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com ⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E15: Jim Chi, Shark Tank + Oregon Sports Angels

Jim Chi is President of Oregon Sports Angels [https://oregonsportsangels.org]. This week, two of the company founders that he advises are on Shark Tank. So exciting for these two college seniors with a patent in materials science! Jim can't share the result yet (we had to bleep put him out at one point) but Tanvi and Madhav sent a great audio message describing the behind-the-scenes vibe at the Shark Tank taping. Congratulations to Tanvi Gadamsetti and Madhav Aggarwal of BRCE. More here on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brce-corp_neverquit-activity-7431429985032294400-2K6k/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAD4jHQYBTkWF13qbT7qdkSFU__D7J2W3Zv0]. More here on BRCE Shop [https://www.brce.shop]. WATCH SHARK TANK [https://abc.com/show/535e2b07-18a9-4d94-9803-9ed8257b9d23] March 4, 10PM ET on ABC. On the episode, Jim talks about how after years as a leader in Product Management and Global Sourcing, he had not intended to focus on advising/mentoring/investing in new founders. Liz Dolan is also a founding member of Oregon Sports Angel [https://oregonsportsangels.org]s and shares her perspective on advising young founders. Oregon Sports Angels is the only angel investing organization in the US devoted exclusively to sports. For HOMEWORK, Jim recommends Edge [https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Turning-Adversity-into-Advantage/dp/0525540814]: Turning Adversity into Advantage by Laura Huan [https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Turning-Adversity-into-Advantage/dp/0525540814]g. Sponsor: Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union [http://sfcu.org/lizness].  To use their $625 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness [http://sfcu.org/lizness] If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland. To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1 [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b], go to our FINALE here [https://art19.com/shows/lizness-school/episodes/6b73a2bc-2635-42d1-b4d1-8221f2596c0b]. For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-dolan-1b90584/] For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://satellitesisters.com/liz-goes-to-stanford-and-starts-a-new-podcast/] Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lizness-school/id1775855173] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17EfCHxnfXRLVEQ97tGLQv?si=c015b8eb05e34c62] On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/] and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/]. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd [https://www.instagram.com/leahhsutherlandd/?hl=en] on Instagram and Leah Sutherland on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsutherland/].  To email Lizness School with your own voice memos/questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com The Distinguished Careers Institute [https://dci.stanford.edu/] is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dci.stanford.edu/] Email the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com ⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].