Passionate about life, home, community, and the power of effective stories that bring strategy to life, Lisa’s a trusted communicator who’s worked on the narratives of global brands for more than 20 years. Lisa has shared the stories of world class brands both inside and outside of their organizations, collaborating with teammates and business leads to nurture affinity, navigate crises, and inspire transformational change. She’s woven amazing stories into franchisee training and marketing communications at The Body Shop Canada and helped to establish SKECHERS as one of the country’s favourite footwear brands. Lisa’s applied her strategic communications expertise to both the marketing and retail operations at Indigo Books & Music Inc, and as the Managing Director at A&C, where she applied years of expertise to communication strategies for start-ups, national brands, and arts organizations. Lisa holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Film and Semiotics from the University of Toronto and a certificate in Design Thinking from IDEO. Gatherings around the table combine many of her favourite things - food, family, stories and laughing out loud.