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72. Liz Plosser, Women's Health Editor in Chief

Published: May 10, 2018, 12:38 a.m.

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\\u201cThis notion of balance is this unrealistic thing we\\u2019re all striving toward. If you allow yourself to know that and believe that, it takes some of the pressure off.\\u201d \\u2014Liz Plosser

When you picture an editor in chief of a major women\\u2019s magazine, your mind probably goes right to Miranda Priestly of The Devil Wears Prada fame. Now picture the opposite \\u2014 someone brilliant, kind, caring, and passionate in the most upbeat, positive way \\u2014\\xa0and you have Women\\u2019s Health editor in chief Liz Plosser. Liz was named EIC of Women\\u2019s Health at the beginning of 2018, and her rise to the role wasn\\u2019t fueled by fate. Liz, who grew up in Kansas City, MO, worked her marathoning booty off to get to where she is today. After starting out as an investment banking analyst, Liz followed her dreams (literally) and moved into publishing. She started out at Self, and rose through the ranks at Time Out Chicago, Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, Canyon Ranch, SoulCycle, and more. On this episode, Liz discusses the challenges and perks of her job, talks about being a busy mom of three, and shares why she\\u2019s proud to be a \\u201cnice girl.\\u201d Enjoy, and wish Liz luck before she lines up at the start of the Popular Brooklyn Half next weekend!

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Liz answers: Was being the editor in chief of a women\\u2019s magazine always the goal? (2:45)
  • Why Liz traded investment banking for publishing, and what that transition was like (8:25)
  • The career moves Liz made that led her to her current role as editor in chief of Women\\u2019s Health \\u2014 including the decision to leave New York City for a while (11:30)
  • Liz\\u2019s take on whether the publishing industry is a catty, cutthroat one or a place where mentors and nice girls are easy to come by (20:55)
  • What it was like getting the call (22:25)
  • What Liz says makes Women\\u2019s Health so special, and whether she was nervous about stepping into the EIC role (24:45)
  • The words, phrases, stories, and topics Liz and her team are avoiding, and the changes Liz has started implementing at WH (26:30)
  • What Liz is doing to make Women\\u2019s Health different (29:20)
  • The types of stories that get Liz most excited (33:40)
  • The types of people Liz wants to hire, plus more career advice (43:20)
  • Liz talks about meeting her husband, having three kids, and becoming a runner, plus where her relationship with running is at right now (44:45)

What we mention on this episode:

Women\\u2019s Health

University of Chicago

Time Out Chicago

Seventeen

Cosmopolitan

Team in Training

Lucy Danziger

Self

Princeton University

ASME

Canyon Ranch

Joanna Coles

Hearst

Marie Claire

Joyce Chang

Conde Nast

SoulCycle

Well+Good

Rodale

Amy Keller Laird

How Not to Get Pregnant via Cosmopolitan

SLT

Popular Brooklyn Half

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