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Eliza Mills

Producer, special projects

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Eliza Mills produced broadcast, podcast, video and digital projects at Marketplace.

In your next life, what would your career be?

I'd want to be a traveling pop-up restaurateur … but not the chef. Or maybe a film location scout.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A very soft sweater.

What’s something that you thought you knew but later found out you were wrong about?

There's no “n” in restaurateur!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My teapot. It adds a real sense of home to my desk.

 

Latest Stories (197)

Can retail handle changing consumer trends?

Jun 10, 2016
Businesses are fighting for foot-traffic and clicks in the ever-morphing retail landscape.
Shoppers walk along Lexington Avenue in the eastern Midtown section of Manhattan on April 29, 2015 in New York City. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, growth of the U.S. gross domestic product - the value of goods and services produced in the U.S. - has slowed for the first quarter of 2015.  
Kevin Hagen/Getty Images

How communications tools change the workplace

Jun 3, 2016
What makes email, Slack or other communication apps successful?
A worker at the telegraph office receives a telegram over the phone and transcribes it on a typewriter in 1932.
Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

LA's expanding Metro system is part of a nationwide transit overhaul

May 27, 2016
Can cities adapt, expand, and maintain their public transit systems for a new era?
Trains arrive at the Downtown Santa Monica station. 
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'Uncanny Valley': Anna Wiener on her story from Silicon Valley

May 20, 2016
The writer tells a story from her time working at a San Francisco startup.
A view of San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses on February 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Weighing the potential of Universal Basic Income

May 6, 2016
Bloomberg's Paula Dwyer discusses what would happen if the government gave people money.

The Conversation: Paid family leave

Apr 29, 2016
Marketplace Weekend listeners weigh in on what paid family leave means to them.
Who should decide who gets paid family leave?
Joe Klamar/Getty Images

Chef Michael Voltaggio takes the Marketplace Quiz

Apr 22, 2016
The' Top Chef' winner, host of 'Breaking Borders,' and owner of L.A. restaurants ink. and ink.sack, talks about his experiences with money.
Chef Michael Voltaggio visits Marketplace in Los Angeles.
Eliza Mills for Marketplace

Butterbeer and branding at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Apr 4, 2016
The Harry Potter brew is raking in the Galleons at Universal
Hogwarts castle lit up at night. 
David Sprague/Universal Studios Hollywood

Online consignment changes the game for used goods

Dec 2, 2015
Selling used luxury clothes online is disrupting fashion and consignment.
Designer clothes line the racks at The RealReal, an online consignment shop that brings in millions in revenue.
Molly Wood/Marketplace

Tech is changing the kitchen for chefs and home cooks alike

Nov 26, 2015
Plus, a former Top Chef finalist and Co+Lab chef dishes on her favorite holiday recipes.