Helping good people
do hard things in tough times.

We face many complex and urgent challenges. How we navigate them, and who we become in the process, is up to us.

I help people trying to make the world a better place overcome overwhelm, reclaim hope, and grow their impact.

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Speaker | Award-winning journalist |
Co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman | Experienced leader in national organizations dedicated to advancing equality, education, and the environment.

Leadership & Team-Development
Coaching, Facilitation, and Training

  • Ordinary Heroism in Extraordinary Times

    Mission-driven leaders and teams face extraordinary challenges today.
    But we can develop more helpful strategies for navigating them by
    learning from the many ordinary heroes who have risen to extraordinary challenges before us.

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A lifelong student of how ordinary people rise to extraordinary challenges, Lisa Bennett has collaborated with CEOS, nonprofit executive directors, university presidents, extreme athletes, and other outstanding leaders.

In addition co-authoring Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman, she is the editor of Women Amplified. And she is a contributor to The Compassionate Instinct, Smart by Nature, and a Place at the Table. Her forthcoming book is Ordinary Heroism in Extraordinary Times.

She has been a leader in national organizations dedicated to advancing equality, education, and the environment.

How do ordinary people do extraordinary things?

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  • SPEAKER

    Lisa has been keynote speaker, national conference facilitator, and appeared on numerous media outlets.

  • AUTHOR

    Lisa is the co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional expert Daniel Goleman. She is the editor of Women Amplified and a contributor to The Compassionate Instinct.

  • LEADER

    Lisa has been a leader in national organizations advancing equality, education, and the environment.

  • COACH

    Lisa has been a coach and writing collaborator with university presidents, CEOs, and nonprofit leaders.

  • "Lisa is a great collaborator."

    DANIEL GOLEMAN, NYT bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

  • "Lisa is a gifted speaker and writer."

    ELIZABETH BIRCH, Former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign

  • "Powerful and persuasive."

    SIR KEN ROBINSON, Creativity expert and #1-watched speaker on TED. (On Ecoliterate)

  • “Facilitation is an art and science and Lisa has both elements in abundance.”

    CHRIS SPENCE, Former Executive Vice President of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

  • "Lisa is an excellent public speaker. And she is a pleasure to work with."

    KIM MILLS, Sr. Director, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs, American Psychological Association

  • "Lisa combines a sharp, analytical mind with passionate commitment."

    JEREMY SMITH, Editor, Greater Good Magazine at UC Berkeley

  • She is a talent - and a delight to work with.

    KAREN BRESLAU, Bloomberg News California Bureau Chief

  • “Lisa is able to create completely new ways to engage audiences such that they can listen, hear and then internalize.”

    LISA RENSTROM, Confluence Philanthropy board chair and former Sierra Club president

  • “Lisa understands that working with challenging topics requires meeting people where they are and helping them move forward in small, genuine steps.”

    ANDREW LEIDER, Managing Director, Potrero Group

  • "Lisa's thoughtful perspectives about climate change and future generations is cutting-edge."

    CAROLIE SLY, Executive Director at Refugee Education and Learning International

  • “Highly recommended!”

    JULIE SWEETLAND, Senior Advisor, the MacArthur Award-winning FrameWorks Institute

FEATURED IN

The Christian Science Monitor, Chronicle of Higher Education,The Daily Beast, More, Mothering, Lion’s Roar, Greater Good, Narratively, Grist, The Huffington Post, Thrive, and elsewhere.

Clients have included

The MacArthur Award-winning FrameWorks Institute, American Psychological Association, Brown University, Conferences for Women, Human Rights Campaign, Protect Our Winters, Southern Poverty Law Center, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Woods Hole Research Center, and more.