Rise to Great Challenges. Drive Good Change.

Lisa Bennett helps values-driven individuals develop the inner capacity and narrative leadership skills to address today’s complex challenges with presence, purpose, and impact.

She is a speaker, facilitator, award-winning journalist, co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence pioneer Daniel Goleman, and editor of Women Amplified. She also has extensive first-hand experience as a values-driven leader advancing education, equality and the environment.

Blending insights about leadership, storytelling, social change, and human potential, Lisa’s programs and partnerships help:

  • Sustain leaders and teams working under extreme pressure

  • Regenerate teams struggling with emotional exhaustion and disillusionment

  • Advance the narrative leadership that tough times demand

  • Strengthen personal, team, and organizational resilience

  • Transform overwhelm into reconnection with purpose

  • Lessen burnout and disengagement by reinforcing staying power.

    A former Harvard University fellow and Ashoka Changemakers Thought Leader, Lisa earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia University.

“Powerful and persuasive.”
— SIR KEN ROBINSON, #1 TED speaker and author of The Element, on Ecoliterate
“A gifted speaker & writer.”
— ELIZABETH BIRCH, former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign
“A great collaborator.”
— DANIEL GOLEMAN, NYT bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

  • The Better Now Shift™

    The Better Now Shift™
    Programs to help teams stabilize, realign, and lead with clarity.

  • Narrative Strategy for Changemakers

    Story development and messaging rooted in purpose and impact.

  • Wonder Workshops & Keynotes

    Experiential talks and retreats to spark resilience and presence.

  • Advisory Partnerships

    Ongoing strategic support for values-driven organizations and teams— navigating transition, growing capacity, refining messaging, and more.

MEET LISA BENNETT
Author. Facilitator. Leader. Strategist.

Lisa Bennett is an author, facilitator, leader, and strategist who helps people and organizations rise to great challenges and drive good change.

She is the co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman, editor of Women Amplified, and author of the forthcoming The Better Now Shift: How to Get Grounded in Unsettled Times.

Lisa brings decades of experience working with leaders and teams in business, sustainability, health, women’s issues, and education. A former Harvard fellow, her life’s work is shaped by a lifelong fascination with what helps people rise to challenges. Learn more.

What Others Say

  • “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.

  • “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

  • “Highly recommended!”

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

  • "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 is a great collaborator."

    DANIEL GOLEMAN, NYT bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

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

    CAROLIE SLY, Executive Director at Refugee Education and Learning International

  • "Powerful and persuasive."

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

  • "Lisa is a gifted speaker and writer."

    ELIZABETH BIRCH, Former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign

Clients

The American Psychological Association, Brown University, California Academy of Sciences, Chambers for Clean Energy, Cornell University, Conferences for Women, FrameWorks Institute, Human Rights Campaign, Institute at the Golden Gate, Packard Foundation, Protect Our Winters, San Francisco Zen Center, Southern Poverty Law Center, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Teleos Institute, Woodwell Climate Research Center, and more.

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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.