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As an adventurous and energetic speaker, Lisa helps her audiences reframe challenges as opportunities and embrace leadership as the ultimate adventure. She equips audiences with clarity, courage, and confidence to show up powerfully, communicate with impact, and build thriving, people-first cultures. More than inspiration, Lisa delivers practical tools and actionable strategies that participants can apply immediately to spark meaningful, lasting change.
Here are some of her most requested speaking engagements:
Beyond the Job Title:
What Real Leadership Requires Today
True leadership isn’t defined by a job title, it’s revealed in how we show up under pressure, when clarity is missing, and when others are looking to us for direction. In this transformational keynote, Lisa introduces the C.O.R.E. blueprint, a practical and powerful framework designed to help individuals lead themselves and others from the inside out. Drawing from her personal story of navigating burnout, realizing she wasn’t the kind of leader she wanted to be and redefining success, Lisa empowers audiences to stop chasing external validation and start anchoring their leadership in clarity, communication, and aligned action.
Choose Your Adventure: Thriving with Clarity, Courage and Confidence.
Life and leadership are full of crossroads, moments where you either stay on the familiar path or step boldly into the unknown. Drawing on adventurous stories from surfing in Ecuador to bungee jumping in New Zealand, Lisa shows that success isn’t about avoiding risk, but about equipping yourself with the right “gear” to navigate it. With her trademark energy and practical tools, Lisa teaches her C.O.R.E. blueprint to help audiences embrace clarity, courage, and confidence as their compass, trail markers, and strength for the climb.
Own Your ZONE: How To Lead From Your Genius, Not Your To-Do List
Often professionals feel like they’re navigating a mountain trail in fog with endless steps, shifting terrain, and no clear view of the summit. But what if the journey didn’t have to feel so exhausting? What if you could chart a more fulfilling path—one rooted in your strengths, aligned with your values, and paced with purpose? In this motivational and actionable keynote, Lisa Tarkington introduces the Z.O.N.E. Method, a practical framework to help individuals break free from burnout, reconnect with their strengths, and show up fully in the work and life that matter most. Through powerful stories, trail-tested leadership insights, and practical tools, Lisa teaches audiences how to reclaim energy, set aligned priorities, and take action with clarity and confidence.
Beyond The Map:
Turning Uncertainty Into Opportunity
Every great adventure has moments when the trail disappears, the map runs out, the weather changes, or the path looks nothing like what you expected. Leadership and life work the same way. In these moments, success isn’t about having every step planned, it’s about learning to trust your compass, adapt quickly, and keep moving forward with intention. Lisa uses her Z.O.N.E. method to show audiences how to reframe uncertainty as possibility, protect their energy for what matters most, and build momentum even when the path isn’t clear. Blending adventurous storytelling with practical strategies, Lisa equips participants to navigate challenges with confidence and turn unexpected detours into opportunities for growth.
Meet Lisa
Lisa Tarkington is an adventurer at heart and a guide by design. She’s surfed in Ecuador, bungee-jumped in New Zealand, skydived in Texas, and now steps on stages to equip leaders with clarity, courage, and confidence.
An Associate Certified Coach (ICF) and graduate of Michigan State University, Lisa also holds advanced training from UPenn, Co-Active, Applied Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness. She blends adventurous storytelling with practical frameworks to drive lasting impact.
Lisa has founded three companies, and brings more than a decade of corporate leadership experience. Notable partners include the Detroit Lions, Michigan State University, Hemlock Semiconductor, DuPont, and the American Cancer Society.
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