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101. Jeannie Klisiewicz of The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 11:57 p.m.

"You can have success and you can have money and you can have the best job in the world, but you\u2019re only going to sleep well at night if you\u2019re happy with who you are." \u2014Jeannie Klisiewicz

You probably know Jeannie Klisiewicz as the bubbly, always super excited receptionist and often-on-camera star of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (She even has her own show now:\xa0Life's First-Evers with Jeannie!) Jeannie just may be the happiest person on the planet, and she's on the Ali on the Run Show today sharing the amazing (and gutsy!) story of how she got her job working with Ellen, and how her role has evolved over the past 10 years. Jeannie, who grew up outside Chicago, talks about confidence and the power of staying true to yourself and, of course, about how she got into running and what it's done for her physically and mentally. Warning: This episode will make you smile so hard your cheeks hurt.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • How Jeannie got her job on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3:00)
  • Why Jeannie says that, in spite of going out and asking Ellen DeGeneres for a job live on air, she\u2019s actually not confident (14:15)
  • How Jeannie \u2014 a small-town girl from outside Chicago \u2014\xa0has adapted to life in Los Angeles, and a lifestyle that has her up-close-and-personal with celebrities every day (19:30)
  • What Jeannie\u2019s job was like when she started working with Ellen, and how it\u2019s evolved over the past decade (22:00)
  • Whether being put on camera changed Jeannie\u2019s relationship with her body and appearance (27:00)
  • What Jeannie\u2019s new show, Life\u2019s First Evers, entails (37:00)
  • What Jeannie\u2019s relationship with Ellen is like off-camera (40:15)
  • Jeannie\u2019s advice for people who want to get into the TV industry (49:30)
  • How Jeannie got into running, and how she fits it into her busy schedule (52:00)
  • What\u2019s next for Jeannie? (58:00)

What we mention on this episode:

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Ellen surprising Jeannie

Life\u2019s First-Evers with Jeannie

\u201cDennis Quaid is here!\u201d

Adele at Jamba Juice

Ellen\u2019s New York to L.A.\xa0

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