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S2E3: Stanford DCI Exec Director Katie Connor on Mentoring
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- Lizness School
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- Sep 11, 2025
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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 Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union . To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness 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…