Lisa

Get ready to be inspired and motivated by Lisa, a public speaker unlike any you've ever heard before. With a powerful message of overcoming adversity and unlocking potential, Lisa shares her personal story of survival from drug addiction, prostitution, mental health treatment center, and incarceration. Her journey from the depths of despair to the heights of achievement will change how you view your own life.

As a former drug addict and prostitute, Lisa has not only turned her life around but has become a leading authority on prisoner reentry. 

In 2005, Virginia Speaker of the House, Bill Howell, appointed her to the Senate Joint Subcommittee on Prisoner Reentry at the Virginia General Assembly and reappointed her in 2006. During her tenure on this committee, Lisa introduced three prisoner/re-entry legislative proposals that were accepted into law at the General Assembly in January 2006, and her story intrigues audiences around the U.S.

With her professional background as an inspirational radio talk show host, a veteran of Twelve-Step Recovery. and an executive of a successful 501(c)(3) transitional home for women sponsored by Doris Buffett, sister of Warren Buffett, she understands the struggles of addiction and recovery and uses her platform to give others the courage to change their lives.

Lisa recognizes that motivation is imperative to achieving success in the workplace, in relationships, and life, but why is it so difficult to maintain enthusiasm and inspiration? Why is it so difficult to take the steps necessary to achieve the goals we want?

Learn first-hand from an award-winning, self-motivated former offender who has become a seasoned expert in this area. 

As an author and speaker, Lisa's mission is to shatter the myth that some lives are disposable and others are not and show how we can elevate and empower one another to discover the strength and resilience that lies within each of us. She is a living testament that second chances are possible and will inspire you to believe it, too.