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\n Related: <\/span>Dave Portnoy to Appear in \u2018Call Her Daddy\u2019 Host Alex Cooper\u2019s Docuseries<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tGary Gershoff\/Getty Images; Stephane Cardinale\/Getty Images Alex Cooper isn\u2019t holding back when it comes to detailing her whirlwind success in the upcoming Call Her Alex docuseries. Cooper, 30, launched the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast in 2018 under the Barstool Sports umbrella. After some major drama (more on that in a second), Cooper parted ways with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt feels really good when people I have met and had really positive experiences with are doing really well,\u201d Schnitt explained. \u201cLike, I met Hannah Berner<\/strong> in 2018 [and] she\u2019s a grinder and a hard worker. Watching her put in that work and see success out of it, it just feels really good because there are people where I\u2019m like, \u2018I don\u2019t know if you deserve what you have.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Ellie-Schnitt-4290248\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ellie-Schnitt-4290248.jpeg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Ellie Schnitt.<\/span> Courtesy of Ellie Schnitt\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSchnitt, who now hosts her own \u201cLate Night Drive\u201d podcast, was hired to work at Barstool Sports, the media company<\/a> founded by Dave Portnoy<\/strong>, shortly after she graduated from college.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019d never been a person who thought very much about my career,\u201d Schnitt said on Friday. \u201cI never did [have a life plan]. Part of it, of course, was knowing that at some point I was going to have to take six months off because I [would need] a kidney transplant.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cI took it, and then [there] was a moment where I was like, \u2018OK, I could do this. I\u2019m good at this.\u2019 I didn\u2019t really stop to consider, and, of course, you don\u2019t when you\u2019re 22, [whether] I like this. Is this what will longterm make me happy or is this just what I\u2019m doing at 22? In that moment, you\u2019re, like, \u2018Of course this is going to make me happy forever,\u2019 but then you learn a lot of valuable skills, and I learned a lot about the industry and I learned about myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Schnitt, working at Barstool<\/a> was, generally, a \u201cgood first job to have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
<\/div>\n Ellie Schnitt.<\/span> Courtesy of Ellie Schnitt\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Schnitt, who now hosts her own \u201cLate Night Drive\u201d podcast, was hired to work at Barstool Sports, the media company<\/a> founded by Dave Portnoy<\/strong>, shortly after she graduated from college.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d never been a person who thought very much about my career,\u201d Schnitt said on Friday. \u201cI never did [have a life plan]. Part of it, of course, was knowing that at some point I was going to have to take six months off because I [would need] a kidney transplant.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cI took it, and then [there] was a moment where I was like, \u2018OK, I could do this. I\u2019m good at this.\u2019 I didn\u2019t really stop to consider, and, of course, you don\u2019t when you\u2019re 22, [whether] I like this. Is this what will longterm make me happy or is this just what I\u2019m doing at 22? In that moment, you\u2019re, like, \u2018Of course this is going to make me happy forever,\u2019 but then you learn a lot of valuable skills, and I learned a lot about the industry and I learned about myself.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Schnitt, working at Barstool<\/a> was, generally, a \u201cgood first job to have.\u201d<\/p>\n