Lindsay Fitz spent 20 years crushing it in TV, won an Emmy at the Beijing Olympics, and now gets to do her dream job running celebrity partnerships at Best Friends Animal Society.
She grew up in Oklahoma, went to Oklahoma State, and chased the New York dream right after graduation. She landed the legendary NBC Page Program, hung with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, covered politics during one of NBC News' biggest eras, and spent 10 incredible years at NBC Sports helping launch Sunday Night Football. From there she jumped to Discovery for the Alaska shows, then built something amazing at A&E for 8.5 years.
Two years ago a single phone call opened the door to Best Friends Animal Society, and she hasn't looked back. She now connects huge names like Sabrina Carpenter, Myles Turner, Trisha Yearwood, and Warner Brothers to the save them all mission. She shares the Sabrina Carpenter tour that brought puppies backstage at every stop, the Superman partnership that drove a wild 500% spike in adoption interest, Myles Turner holding cats at the sanctuary, and the NYC Gala in October honoring Trisha Yearwood for quietly giving to a shelter in every single state for five years running.
FAQs 1. What is the NBC Page Program and why does it matter for a career in TV? I
t's the legendary 80+ year old NBC program that gets you in the building and sets you up to work on shows like SNL, The Today Show, or The Daily Show, which is exactly how Lindsay's whole career started.
2. How does celebrity partnership actually work for a nonprofit?
You start with no agenda, find out what the celebrity actually cares about, and build something custom around their passion that also moves the mission forward.
3. What is Best Friends Animal Society and what does no-kill mean?
Best Friends is a 41 year old national nonprofit with 5 lifesaving centers, a huge sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, and 6,000 network partners working to get every shelter in America to a 90% save rate.
4. How do you pivot from corporate TV to nonprofit work?
Lindsay leaned into the cause work at every job she ever had, and when the right phone call came, she said yes.
5. What's the easiest way to support rescue if I can't adopt right now?
Foster, volunteer at a local shelter, donate to a Best Friends network partner, or just share rescue stories on your own platforms.
Best Friends Animal Society: bestfriends.org
Go follow Best Friends Animal Society and check out the Supergirl partnership campaign launching this June.
