# On Being a Professional Problem Solver | Lizzy Livne

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Podcast: [The TrailBLAZER Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trailblazer-pod-7056782)
Published: 2026-05-26T10:13:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thetrailblazerpod.com/on-being-a-professional-problem-solver-lizzy-livne
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## Resource

She built the company she wished existed: real humans, real problems. Not a task app. Not a chatbot. A partner. Lizzy's parents used to ask her: "did you try?" instead of "what'd you get?", the kind of message that builds a kid who finishes a degree in two and a half years against everyone telling her not to risk it. At twelve, she saw an Israeli soldier and decided she was going to be one. She fought her way into combat command course as an Jewish American: Hebrew not great, shoes not the right size, mental block on the three-meter rope. She passed at the last possible second. Twice she's been active duty in war. After October 7, she fought her way back in as a reservist. Now she runs Quiet Lux, a personal life management service where real humans handle everything quietly piling up in the background, from school forms to sold-out Chanel bags to MRIs that didn't reach your doctor. This episode goes deep on the conversation every founder needs to have with their spouse before they start, the framework for knowing when to quit, and how most people aren't thinking about you as much as you think they are. New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss one. Connect with Lizzy: 🌐 Quietlux: https://www.thequietlux.com/ 📸 Instagram: @ ⁠ thequietlux ⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lizzy-livne-93792b45?skipRedirect=true Connect with Faye: 🌐 https://thetrailblazerpod.com/ 📸 @thetrailblazerpod

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