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Lisa Prior is CEO and founder of Prior Consulting, an advanced leadership and culture firm for executive teams.

Lisa Prior

September 2016 - TD Magazine

Good Managers Do More Than Manage

Lisa Sharapata is the chief marketing officer at The Arbinger Institute, the innovator of leadership development and culture transformation. At Arbinger, Lisa taps into her 20 years of marketing experience to create strategies that engage and inspire audiences across the buyer journey. Prior to Arbinger, Lisa served as CMO at BoostUp.ai, was the VP of Global Marketing at MindTickle, and held senior positions at 6sense and Aprimo. Lisa has been widely recognized for her contributions in marketing, including being named as one of CIOLook's 10 Most Influential CMOs to Follow in 2023. She was also awarded the 2021 B2B Vanguard and B2B Innovator, and was named a "Woman to Watch” by DMN. Lisa is passionate about making a difference. She serves as a GTM Partners Ambassador, lends her expertise as an advisor for Hushly, and plays a pivotal role as Co-Founder and board member of the PEAK Community. Outside of work, she thrives in the great outdoors, and enjoys watching soccer and spending time with her family and dog. 

Lisa Sharapata

Lisa Ann Cairns is vice president of L&D at Smith University where she oversees content creation and enhances talent development for all of Smith’s global offices, operations, and distribution hubs. Prior to that position, Cairns served in many roles for Smith and Smith-affiliated entities, including as chief strategy officer for ZettaWorks and vice president of EcoStrategy for ONTILITY. Before her tenure at Smith, Cairns was a professor of linguistic anthropology and taught at several higher education institutions, including Texas A&M University; the University of Michigan; Northwestern University; and her alma mater, the University of Chicago. Cairns earned her doctorate and master of arts degree in linguistics from the University of Chicago, during which time she received the prestigious National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University, where she was the institution’s first woman undergraduate to receive a Fulbright-Hayes Grant for independent research prior to attending graduate school.

Lisa Cairns

Lisa Fain is CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence and an expert in the intersection of cultural competency and mentoring. Her passion for diversity and inclusion work fuels her strong conviction that leveraging differences creates a better workplace and drives better business results.Fain brings her energy, enthusiasm, and engagement to any group, facilitating lively workshops and training and delivering interactive speeches with practical steps that can be implemented right away.As senior director of the Diversity and Inclusion function at Outerwall, Fain spearheaded the development, establishment, and implementation of its diversity initiative. Prior to assuming that position, she worked as Outerwall’s in-house counsel, coaching leaders and partnering with HR to establish fair and effective policies and practices that would sustain the organization as it grew in size, revenue, and renown.For almost a decade, Fain practiced law in the Chicago, Illinois, office of a major multinational firm, where she counseled employers on creating inclusive policies and practices. While in that role, she served as master trainer, training thousands of employees at a variety of companies large and small on how to create a better workplace.Fain is also an executive coach, specializing in individual and group coaching for professional women looking to design and live their best personal and professional lives. She is a certified mediator. She graduated with a BS in social policy from Northwestern University and holds a JD from Northwestern University School of Law.

Lisa Fain

Vice President—Marketing and Business Development, Qstream Lisa’s focus is on establishing Qstream’s acclaimed platform in fast-growth market sectors worldwide. She has 20 years of experience building high-value software companies, brands, and market share. Prior to Qstream, she led marketing for several successful early-stage startups, including Avid Technology and Centra Software, and was responsible for successful repositioning, product launches, and pipeline growth at Bottomline Technologies and the FeedRoom. She holds a journalism degree from American University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree in business communication from Simmons College in Boston.

Lisa Clark

Lisa Danzig is the associate director for Performance and Personnel Management (PPM) at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the President, where she leads the effort to drive mission-focused performance gains across the federal government. Prior to this role she served as the director for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management and Performance Improvement Officer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She can be reached at Lisa_E_Danzig@omb.eop.gov.

Lisa Danzig

Lisa Nagele-Piazza covers state and federal employment law developments for SHRM Online. Prior to joining SHRM, she was a reporter for Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report and also served as a human resources and legal consultant to small businesses. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in HR management from the University of Colorado. She also holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law and a master’s degree in international business law from Georgetown University Law Center.

Lisa Nagele-Piazza

Lisa Whealon is the chief people officer for GL group, a premier provider of literature and educational materials. Whealon has been with GL group for seven years and currently oversees the HR function, including talent development and acquisition, organizational design, and internal communications for the four-division company.  Culture is king at GL group, and Whealon leads the people initiatives, which includes creating a new WOW! benefit every year. She has helped launch GL group’s Emergent Leader Program and GL University and assists in the support of WOW! Benefits, such as Sandy Vacations, the Marcia Jaffe Scholarship, and Bring-Your-Baby-to-Work. Whealon serves on the Forbes HR Council and is a member of the local and national SHRM and ATD chapters.  Prior to her work at GL group, Whealon worked as an executive team leader for a big box retailer and was responsible for business operations and talent development and lead key people initiatives.

Lisa Whealon

Lisa Downs, ACC (Associate Certified Coach), CPLP (Certified Professional in Learning and Performance), is the owner of New Aspect Coaching, specializing in career transition and leadership coaching and consulting. She focuses on supporting those looking to transition into leadership roles, figuring out what’s next in their careers, and considering what potential retirement could look like. Lisa's worked as a learning professional for EMC² (now Dell Technologies), the Boeing Company, PEMCO Insurance, and T-Mobile and spent six years in the accounting industry prior to going independent in her work in 2015.An authorized partner of Everything DiSC, Lisa is certified to administer and interpret a variety of targeted assessment tools, including individual and team profiles as well as 360-degree leadership tools. She’s also a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) certified practitioner and a TotalSDI (Strengths Deployment Inventory) certified facilitator. Lisa is a certified physician development coach. She is the author of a series of books aimed at helping learning professionals design and facilitate courses on listening, time management, and negotiating.Lisa is the immediate past president of the Women Business Owners organization in Seattle, having served as its president in 2018 and membership chair in 2016-2017. She is also a former leadership coach with the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking within the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and a former board member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and designer of its ATD Expert Coach program. Lisa is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. She has a master’s degree in education. Based in Redmond, WA, Lisa works with coaching clients regardless of location.

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