Elizabeth Milano on Digital News, Stepping Stones, and Comeback Stories

Elizabeth Milano is the Queen of the comeback story. She’s a journalist, a fighter, and an epic storyteller. Raised by a single mother in Atlanta, Elizabeth shares how growing up as an only child forced her to make new connections and friendships all throughout her life, as well as instilling grit in her from a young age. I call her the queen of the comeback story because in this episode, she details how she went from having a 0.0 GPA her freshman year of college, to packing up, transferring, earning a 4.0 GPA the next semester and achieving her Associate’s Degree, and eventually transferring to and graduating from the University of Georgia. All of this happened as her mother battled breast cancer, so it was a challenging time for her, but she speaks on what helped her through those times and what that experience was like. Later in the episode, we go deep into her career in journalism, how she got into digital news, working at places like USA Today and Access Hollywood, and using the things she’s learned along the way as stepping stones to the path that she’s carved out for herself. We definitely nerd out journalist to journalist for a bit when talking about favorite stories she’s covered, the rush of breaking news, journalism best practices, and storytelling’s importance in society, before wrapping up with her dishing her realest talk. This was a fun episode and gets heavy at times and I’m glad to call this woman a friend and definitely respect her game when it comes to pursuing her own path. You can follow her on Instagram @elizabeth_milano_lipke, and if you enjoy this episode, please drop a rating and a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and share it with two other people. Put ‘em on. Help me grow this show and keep building up this community.