Elizabeth Sweet is a Chicago-based journalist who explores how space shapes wellbeing, confidence, and personal growth. She reports on architecture, interiors, and athletics, covering environments from contemporary cabins and urban homes to locker rooms, arenas, and training facilities.
Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal,Dwell, and Milwaukee Magazine, spanning architecture, interiors, and collegiate and professional sports—including the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and the NFL.
Sweet holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an M.A. in Interior Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Sports Leadership from UW-Madison. Her experience as a designer, reporter, and coach informs both her journalism and her nonprofit initiatives.
In 2025, she founded Fill The Stands, a Midwest nonprofit increasing attendance, visibility, and investment in girls’ and women’s sports. Sweet was named a Chicago Stars“She Inspires Me” Nominee for the 2025 season.
Across disciplines, her work explores the quiet forces that foster growth—thoughtful spaces, self-leadership, presence, and connection. She welcomes opportunities to connect or collaborate.
