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)
The Transaction: The Bar Tab
by
Eliza Mills
and Tommy Andres
Oct 9, 2015
Two strangers, a bathroom emergency and an unpaid bar tab.
Rideshares for kids take on the after-school pickup
by
Molly Wood
and Eliza Mills
Sep 8, 2015
Bay Area company Shuddle wants to be the Uber for children.
Shake Shack's rise from burger stand to billions
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Tommy Andres
and Eliza Mills
Jul 30, 2015
CEO Randy Garutti talks about how the burger giant started and how it plans to expand.
The skydiving destination that sells adventure
by
Eliza Mills
Jul 17, 2015
Risk your life for $199 per jump.
Exploring Picasso's sculptural legacy
by
Eliza Mills
Jul 10, 2015
Curators will display a lesser-known side of the artist at MoMA in New York.
What it's like to start a business on Instagram
by
Eliza Mills
Jul 7, 2015
Max Dower turned his goofy doodles into a successful clothing line.
Five years after BP spill, financial problems persist
by
Eliza Mills
Jul 2, 2015
How the oil spill changed businesses on the Gulf Coast.
The price of the American wedding
by
Eliza Mills
Jun 19, 2015
Florists, caterers, venues and dressmakers have big days, too.
Migrating whales bring migrating tourists
by
Eliza Mills
Jun 12, 2015
The mammals bring a multi billion-dollar industry with them as they travel.
Foreign worker applications outnumber available slots
by
Eliza Mills
Jun 12, 2015
H-1B visas will be distributed by lottery and will help fill in-demand tech jobs.