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About Me (Lise, Head Goblin)

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As the founder of a platform that emphasizes authentic connection, it feels important to formally introduce myself and give you a glimpse into who I am.


So hello, hi, howdy! I’m Lise (pronounced like "new lease on life") and...


  • I was a horse girl growing up, and frogs were my favorite animal

  • It took two tries to get my driver's license

  • I set a morning alarm a little earlier than I have to actually wake up– it makes me so happy seeing I have more time to sleep. <- I realize it’s absolutely unhinged but I stand behind it

  • Nostalgic tech is one of my favorite things to bond with people over. AIM, Encarta CDs, Day of the Tentacle, Chex Quest, Furbys, Tamagotchis, etc.

  • I used to Venmo request friends $.75 for Art. When they accepted, they got a photo of themselves riding a possum


Little me, playing Math Blaster
Little me, playing Math Blaster

When I was 15, I took a Seventeen Magazine quiz on the back of my dad’s car- it was titled something like What Should You Be When You Grow Up. Based on my results, the recommendations were zookeeper, event planner, or PR exec. And the rest, as they say, was history:


  • In my PR agency days, I was Hinge’s first publicist and eventually snagged them coverage in The New York Times, TIME, and Glamour.

  • I worked with Mashable on Bill Nye explaining evolution using emoji for a GE project. The video got half a billion media impressions and was later referenced as an answer in the New York Times’ crossword.

  • My absolute favorite job was as the head of PR for Shapeways. I fell in love with the intersection of tech and all-things community after delving deeply into the Warhammer space.


A decade into my career, my dad passed away and I found myself grappling with the existential crisis of life, love and purpose. Practically comatose with grief, I quit my job to figure out what should come next– personally and professionally.


It took a while but after ideating Goblins, I started waking up feeling inspired again. At the intersection of my personal and professional strengths and passions, Goblins also feels like something that could make the world a little better for a lot of people. And so, I've been pet sitting around the country while (mostly) bootstrapping bringing the platform to life.

My team's and my goal? Be able to pay ourselves to work on Goblins full-time while building for and with our community. It's no secret I have feelings about the Match Group and other dating apps out there, so we're also carefully architecting the platform to avoid enshittification– more on that later, I promise.


I'm always in our Discord (@LadybugLise) so please feel free to jump into our server and say hello, ask questions, or share some quality memes with the team and I!


Me, riding a giant possum. Popular photo on dating apps (=gets a lot of questions).
Me, riding a giant possum. Popular photo on dating apps (=gets a lot of questions).




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