Mentorship and Intergenerational Exchange: On this episode, Liz Dolan interviews Katie Connor, Executive Director of Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute, to hear about her career, what it's like to mentor people at various ages and how she almost flunked mindfulness. Season 1 of Lizness School is all about Liz's experience as a Fellow in this program last year.

Katie Connor bio on Stanford website. https://dci.stanford.edu/katie-connor-executive-director/

Katie Connor bio on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieconnor/

For more information on The Magic Boost, the mentorship and professional development program Liz co-founded and helps run for young content creators in sports media, view this video: https://www.themagicboost.com/

For a list of the Magic Boosters and links to their work, go here: https://www.themagicboost.com/boosters

During 2025 World Athletics Championship from Tokyo, follow these feeds from Boosters.

Anderson Emerole for @citiusmag on Instagram and The Final Leg on YouTube

Tiara Williams on Real Talk with Tee on Instagram

Jillian Michales for On Her Turf/NBC Sports @instagram

Demitra Carter on Instagram

Serenity Douglas on YouTube and Instagram

Johnny Zhang photography on Instagram and for @citiusmag

Alex Andrei videography and photography for Team USA and on @alexandtrack on Instagram

Homework:

For more thoughts on mentorship, check out these curated lists of TED Talks on the subject:

1. GrowthMentor's "10 Best TED Talks on Mentorship"

This comprehensive list covers talks from 2014-2019, featuring speakers like Austin Stanford, Kenneth Ortiz, Kimberly Griffin, and others who approach mentorship from diverse angles including entrepreneurship, workplace dynamics, and personal development 10 Best TED Talks on Mentorship - GrowthMentor

2. TED's Official "How to be a Good Mentor" Playlist

TED has created an official curated playlist specifically focused on helping people "bring out the best in people" and guide others to succeed How to be a good mentor | TED Talks

3. Motivation Matter's List

Features Kenneth Ortiz's talk on providing meaningful mentorship, emphasizing that mentorship requires significant time, investment, and thorough planning Best Mentorship TED Talks to Motivate Your Team - Get a Dose of Inspiration | Motivation Matter

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.

To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1, go to our FINALE here.

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