Meet our staff: Jodi, Director of Content
This is the first in a series of occasional posts where staffers from behind-the-scenes at LIVESTRONG.COM will tell you about themselves and their roles here.
First up: Jodi Cararas!
My co-workers call me MOTS (Mouth of the South), because of my larger-than-life — and vocal —personality, which I display quite often as the Director of Content for LIVESTRONG.COM. Plus, I am Southern, so the moniker sort of fits. But when your main goal, like mine, is to hopefully inspire and empower people to help themselves and then to help others, there is no room for wallflowers. Hence why I proudly embrace the nickname and inject a little bit of “MOTS” in everything I do.
At LIVESTRONG.COM, my days are mostly filled with managing our Experts, deciding on the most relevant health-, fitness- and lifestyle-related articles and videos to feature on the site and ensuring that you get the latest news and information about Lance and his initiatives. I also get to highlight great stories about people like you, create contests and interact with amazing people who just want to improve their quality of life and the lives of others.
It’s a lot of work and long hours, but is also loads of fun. I collaborate with a great group of individuals at LIVESTRONG.COM, who are inspiring in their own right. They have become like family, if your family includes being together 14-hours straight in a bright-yellow room for 90 days building a website that could potentially change the lives of millions. There was lots of love going around.
My other family still resides in my hometown of New Orleans, which means we live life by the three Fs: Family, Food and Football. Though I am in Los Angeles now, I still live by all three. I am a dedicated, die-hard New Orleans Saints fan, love my family and can’t live without New Orleans cuisine. Thank goodness, I am a decent cook.
But, too much of a good thing, especially New Orleans cookin’, can take its toll. So I try to live my life in moderation and my LIVESTRONG.COM goals are in line with those priorities. I try to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle that includes exercising, watching what I eat (though I still enjoy all of my favorite foods), family-bonding and some “me” time.
My favorite LIVESTRONG.COM feature: The Daily Plate
Tags: Jodi Cararas, Meet our staff
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Post a pic of MOTS!
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:24 am
Nice to meet you, MOTS. Killer name.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
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