Because we save
what we savor.

Leadership for changemakers under pressure. Reconnecting mission, people, and resources.

Today’s conditions are relentless. Economic strain. Constant change. Multiple crises. Severe setbacks. Extreme uncertainty.

Leaders feel it—and see it— in their people, their culture, their mission, their finances.

Savor the World helps you renew the story and lead with staying power.

Helping good people rise to great challenges in tough times.

Hi. I’m Lisa. Author. Speaker. Facilitator. Communications leader. Award-winning journalist. Also, unofficially Chief Inspiration Officer—because I’m on a mission to support people and organizations doing the good work of creating a better world in tough times.

I’ve learned firsthand by collaborating with extraordinary leaders, including CEOs, executive directors, and university presidents; reporting on global and local changemakers; and interviewing hundreds of experts in psychology, neuroscience, education, leadership, and other fields.

From decades of chasing an answer to my burning question—How do we rise to times like these without them flattening us?—what has emerged is a framework designed to help you and your team meet today’s challenges with greater clarity, presence, and agency.

What People Say

  • "Lisa is a great collaborator."

    DANIEL GOLEMAN, NYT bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

  • "Powerful and persuasive."

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

  • "Lisa is the calm in every cultural storm."

    ELIZABETH BIRCH, Former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign

  • Lisa has an incredible talent for guiding conversations in a positive, forward-looking direction while ensuring everyone feels heard.

    ANACRON ALLEN, People and Culture, California Academy of Sciences

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

    LISA RENSTROM, Cofounder of Values Advisor. Former Confluence Philanthropy board chair and Sierra Club president.

  • “Highly recommended!”

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

  • “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 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

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

    KAREN BRESLAU, Bloomberg News California Bureau Chief

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

    JEREMY SMITH, Editor, Greater Good Magazine at UC Berkeley

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

    CAROLIE SLY, Executive Director at Refugee Education and Learning International

Selected Clients & Partners

The American Psychological Association
Brown University
California Academy of Sciences
Conferences for Women
Cornell University
Earth Knowledge
The FrameWorks Institute
Human Rights Campaign
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Southern Poverty Law Center
Woodwell Climate Research Center

About Lisa

Lisa Bennett is the author of the forthcoming Savor the World: How Good People Rise to Great Challenges in Tough Times and co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence pioneer Daniel Goleman.

A speaker, facilitator, advisor, and award-winning journalist, she helps mission-driven people and organizations strengthen the staying power to keep advancing vital missions against significant headwinds.

A former fellow at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, award-winning journalist, and longtime communications leader, she has written for The New York Times, Forbes, Big Think, Vox, and numerous other publications.

Ways to Work Together

Savor the World Talk
An uplifting talk on how good people rise to great challenges in tough times.

A Day of Inspiration

A highly experiential day that helps depleted teams restore energy, rediscover possibility, and build skills for meeting tough times.

Staying Power Workshops
A highly interactive series that helps teams rebuild the clarity, presence, and agency these times demand.

Finding Your Throughline: Connecting Mission, People, and Resources

A generative small-group workshop where leaders build the story connecting their own mission, people, and resources.

Advisory Relationships
An embedded, ongoing relationship with a small number of select organizations.

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