About Lisa

I’m More Than You Think I Am…

That’s the core idea that’s been driving me since I was a toddler. Always trying to do more, be more, achieve more than people around me thought was possible. Not because I was chasing some crazy, elusive dream, but because I believed my Mom and Dad when they said I could do anything if I put my mind to it.

I was a studious reader by age three. “Charlotte’s Web” was on my Kindergarten reading list – much to my teacher’s chagrin (that book was in the fourth grade reader section of our school library). She didn’t think I could read it. So she cracked it open to a random page, and I not only read it, I performed it: every character with their own unique voice.

That’s you: a character with a unique voice that deserves to be heard.

From multi-millionaire, best-selling authors to retail shop owners, from direct sellers to screen printers, from theater owners to “starving artist” actors, I’m here to help you uncover your voice and share it with the world.

You’re More Than You Think You Are…

Think you’ve got an “impossible” goal? Think again. I’m here to tell you that most of what you think is impossible has probably already been done – maybe more than once. You just need to know how you can make it happen for yourself.

I’ve never been one to back down from a challenge, and can often “find a way” to do the impossible. As a teenager, I served for six years as a member of The Governor’s Problem Solving Institute – a think-tank  for finding creative solutions to issues like green living, counterfeiting and pandemic outbreaks.

At 19, I chucked my full-ride National Merit/Achievement Scholarship (I earned both), and moved cross-country when I met a guy on the Internet. That started what I now call “my young and stupid days”, during which I became kind of a “Dread Pirate Roberts” – learning anything anyone would teach me, including how to code and design websites. My first business was one of the first-ever e-commerce websites (back when pictures were a new-fangled thing on the Internet), selling exotic art and reproductions of ancient artifacts.

It was a roller coaster time in my life, where I did a lot of concentrated living.  Eventually, I became one of those “statistics” – an unwed mother of a special needs child. As he grew, it became clear I needed to come back to Michigan and raise my kid where my family support network was strongest.  I managed to complete my degree in Music just before he stared Kindergarten, while working 40 hours a week as an administrative assistant in the automotive machine that eventually collapsed the economy of my home town. Since then, I’ve married, had another child, and done a lot more concentrated living.

And I wouldn’t trade a minute of it.

Sometimes, Your Eggs Don’t All Belong In The Same Basket

For years, people have asked me how I can be involved in so many different things. I’ve recorded a couple of albums, won awards for my writing, my music, my performances, and even my design work, which still boggles my mind. I’ve been blessed to perform on numerous stages, been interviewed for local and national programs, and even wrote a book that continues to bless the lives of those who read it.

I believe in the possibilities of people – that we can do a lot more than we give ourselves credit for, and that we are so much more valuable than we believe ourselves to be. That’s become my mission. I find that once people embrace their true value in the world, it becomes almost a no-brainer to accomplish whatever they truly desire.

It’s not about the Law of Attraction, per se. It’s more about being willing to give yourself permission to be amazing.

When we see how amazing we really are, we can do so much more with this world.

Faith And Success Are Spiritual Things

After several years working primarily with direct sellers, I noticed a shift. My training was resonating with men and women well beyond the direct sales spectrum. In 2011, I launched Business Action Hero, a site for DIY entrepreneurs looking to grow a profitable business. My exploits as a “super hero in training” inspire leaders in a variety of business sectors to look for creative ways of making the impossible probable. My quest to chart the hero’s journey for entrepreneurs led me to discover my own “faith crisis” – and the unfolding of an entirely new direction for my life and business.

In my world, faith and science peacefully co-exist and are not mutually exclusive. God and evolution don’t have to be at opposite ends of the spectrum. Faith has a deeper connotation than ‘just religion’. There’s an entirely scientific formula for faith, and one day, I may just reveal it to the world.

Media And Beyond

Now, my business pursuits have turned to my performance roots. With a web-based series in the works, as well as a book, and a new CD, it appears that I’m building some kind of media empire. But it’s not like that to me. This is just one more pursuit where I want to see what’s possible, see how far I can take it, and hopefully along the way, inspire others to do the truly “impossible” things they want to do in the world.

“When You See How Amazing You Really Are, You Can Do So Much More With This World.”