Lisa Orrell Profile
Lisa Orrell, CPC, is globally recognized as "The Employee Dynamics Expert". She is an in-demand Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Author, Consultant, Certified Leadership Coach, and Thought Leader. Lisa is hired by organizations to inspire their employees, of all generations, to better understand themselves and others to create a more positive and productive workforce.
Her four popular books on Amazon include: Millennials Incorporated; Millennials into Leadership; and Boomers into Business. Her fourth book, Your Employee Brand is in Your Hands, was named a finalist in ForeWord Magazine's Annual Book Awards competition (in the highly competitive Leadership books category). And Lisa's books are often ordered in bulk by organizations to use in their Employee Learning & Development training programs.
As a respected expert and speaker, Lisa's client list includes many well-known corporations and professional associations, including: Pfizer, Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson, Grant Thornton, Oracle, Juniper Networks, Pepsi, Chico's, Applied Materials, ERA Real Estate, Paul Mitchell, eBay, Cisco, Gartner, PayPal, USC, Blue Cross/BlueShield, State University of New York, SHRM, PBWC, NCHRA, National Diversity Council, and Monster.com. Lisa was even hired by the Government of Brunei to speak IN Brunei!
Aside from her fun, candid, motivating, and engaging presentation style, audiences benefit from Lisa's interesting, useful content and fresh perspectives.
She offers a variety of popular keynotes and workshops that: Improve generational and (other) diversity dynamics at work; educate Leadership Teams on workforce trends; improve the recruitment, management and retention of Millennial (aka: Gen Y) Talent; and that educate Millennial employees and college students on how to be effective young leaders in the workforce. She also conducts Personal Branding keynotes and workshops for employees to support their career growth and leadership development, with audiences often ranging in career-levels and ages from 21 – 60+ years old.
In addition to being a speaker and author, Lisa is a Certified Leadership Coach who works with individual employees and/or employee groups. She received her Leadership Coach certification through an intensive training program accredited by the International Coach Federation.
Prior to her current career, Lisa owned a full-service Marketing Agency in the San Francisco Bay Area for 20 years. Her company received over 75 national and international awards for Marketing & Branding excellence, and in 2013, 2014, 2016 AND 2017 she was voted one of the "Most Influential Branding Gurus in the World" by over 22,000 industry professionals (each year). Lisa holds a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising with a Minor in Marketing from San Jose State University.
Based on her topic expertise and notoriety, Lisa has been interviewed by, or written articles for, countless media and research firms, including (partial list): ABC, NPR, MSNBC, CBS, The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, Human Resource Executive, The Business Journals (throughout the U.S.), Recruitment & Retention, Universum's Trainee Guides for Norway, Sweden and Denmark, China's HerWorld Magazine, Diversity Business, HR.com, Monster.com, Recruiter.com, and CareerBuilder.com.