I was the one everyone relied on.

Maybe you know the feeling. For 20 years, I was the go-to person, first as an entrepreneur, then as the youngest VP at Brookfield, running businesses in Canada and Mexico.

And I was fiercely protective of my team. Extra work? I’ll take it. Criticism from another department? Send it my way. The hard thing nobody wanted to face? Leave it with me. I thought that’s what a good leader did. It took me a while to see that by carrying everything, I was taking away my team’s chance to grow as leaders themselves.

By my late thirties, I had the promotions, the results and the recognition. And yet everything I thought I wanted had stopped being enough. So I did something big: I left, to figure out what I actually wanted my leadership, and my life, to be about.

Here’s what I learned, and what I now share with every leader I work with: most of what weighs on us isn’t the work. It’s all the noise in our heads about the work. When that settles, the clarity you need is already there.

So if you’re the one everyone relies on, I get it. I’ve been there. And there’s a lighter way to lead.

What clients say

“I worked with Lisa for over a year when I was at a really challenging point in my career. I was struggling with finding my own voice while facing enormous pressure and expectations from a system that was not supporting me. Having her in my corner kept me accountable, helped me strategize, and grow into the person I wanted to show up as, fully within my integrity.”

Sarah Lindstone, MD, PhD, Director, Integrated Movement Disorders Program

“Though I never had the pleasure of meeting Lisa in person, our calls always left me feeling inspired and better about myself as a business owner. She had a wonderful quality of listening to my challenges and experiences, and somehow could tell how I was feeling just by the sound of my voice. With Lisa I learned the things I truly value, how to appreciate my strengths, and that I didn’t need to fit into the ‘typical entrepreneur’ mould I had built in my mind. I also loved how much insight she gave me into my inner critic and how to bring awareness to my negative self-talk. I highly recommend Lisa. She is wonderful to work and connect with and really cares about her job.”

Amanda Brindley, Entrepreneur

“Thanks to the work I have done with [Lisa] over the years, I have been able to get very clear on my purpose and the value I bring. I’m happy to say that I’ve never been more fulfilled in my work.”

Kim Pettersen, Chief Brand and Communications Officer

My training

I’ve taken countless leadership programs and read hundreds of books, but my best teacher was the 20 years I spent in the seat. Along the way, I also earned a Bachelor of Science and an MBA, and trained as a coach:

• ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Co-Active Training Institute

• Leadership Circle Profile and Leadership Culture Survey

• iEQ9 Accredited Enneagram Practitioner

• Team coaching: Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC)

• Certified Neuro-Transformational Coach

• Brief Coaching, University of Toronto

• Collective Leadership Assessment and Genius Catalyst certifications

Curious to learn more?

Let’s book a time to talk. We can discuss your goals, and how we might get started.