Waldron Career Conversation with Liz Ott '00: President of Threespot
Release Date: 11/17/2022
Beyond Academia in Earth, Environmental, & Planetary Sciences
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info_outlineThis episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Liz Ott’ 00, who is currently the President of Threespot after Graduating from Northwestern with a Psychology Major and an Economics Minor.
Liz shares stories about her student experience, Learning and Developing Skills Through Work-Study, Her First Job and Career Path, Growing Within a Company, Finding the Right Space in an Industry, Advice for Getting into a Similar Field, the Value of her Northwestern Network, and the Value of Arts & Sciences Education!
Timestamps:
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- 00:45: Student Experience and Work-Study
- 4:10: Previous Jobs
- 8:45: Working at Threespot and Growing Your Career
- 15:00: Finding Threespot and the Company Vision
- 19:00: Advice for Students looking for Activist Work
- 21:00: Liz’s Northwestern Network
- 24:35: The Value of Arts & Sciences Education