Impact that moves at the speed of trust
Our Team
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Jo Jensen
Jo Jensen is the co-founder of Little Lion, where she oversees powerful social change campaigns and amplifies our partners' impact through storytelling. Jo is an award-winning producer, holds a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening, and has raised over $100 million for the issues featured in her films.
A thought leader on the power of storytelling and social change, she has been invited to speak at the White House, United Nations, Google, Facebook, Congress, and C-SPAN. She has been featured in national news outlets, including The LA Times, Washington Post, NPR, and CNN. Her work shaping the conversation of the 2008 presidential election for Millennial voters was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal.
Jo studied politics and economics at Mount Holyoke College and served as student body president. Jo is a proud graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies and a current Aspen Institute and ADL Civil Society Fellow.
Co-Founder and CEO
Liz Stiff
Elizabeth Stiff is Co-Founder of Little Lion Impact where she is responsible for building innovative strategies and effective teams.
Previously, Elizabeth founded an EMMY award-winning marketing firm, where her communications and marketing success spanned the world of public policy, sports, entertainment, and nonprofits.
She has extensive experience forming partnerships with industry leaders like NASCAR, Virgin Atlantic, Billboard Music, Virginia is for Lovers, and Destination Canadian.
Her work has been featured in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Good Morning America, Newsweek, and Politico.
Elizabeth studied political science and communications at the College of Charleston and is a proud Cougar. Originally from North Carolina, she now resides with her family in Virginia.
Operations Team Lead
Emily Soper
Emily Soper is the operations team lead at Little Lion Impact where she works closely with partners to ensure that every project has the staff support and resources needed to succeed. She previously served as the vice president of operations at Common Sense Society, supporting the organization’s various teams to meet operational goals efficiently and effectively. Prior to joining CSS, she worked in press and communications at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. She received her B.A. in international studies from Baylor University, and studied human rights and East Asian political affairs at Yonsei University in South Korea and American University in Washington, D.C.