Lisa M. Bennett is a transformation specialist, an international speaker and award-winning author.  She is known for turning around underperforming organizations – blending interpersonal savvy and on-the-ground visibility to ensure employee buy-in and high morale. A collaborative, yet decisive leader who builds, leads and empowers cohesive, high performing teams that rally around a common vision and repeatedly outperform expectations.

She left a high-powered consulting firm and turned her passion for people into a major enterprise.   Fearless Coaching LLC  helps everyday dreamers seeking to find their path and maximize their potential.    She is also a partner and executive coach with C-Crets Podcast, a coaching and corporate training platform and podcast focused on providing career advice to underrepresented employees seeking to reach the C-Suite.

In February 2022, she authored her first book, “Just Keep Living: Conversations with Granny”.  A book filled with  life-changing, and in her case, life-saving conversations and wisdom-filled anecdotes her grandmother shared.  Bennett wrote the book as part of her therapy during her recovery from depression and a suicide attempt.  The book has garnered industry endorsements from influencers like former Burberry CEO and SVP of Apple Retail,  Angela Ahrendts.  OWN Network actors, Timon Kyle Durrett (Queen Sugar) and William Bryant Jr (Greenleaf) have also endorsed the book and have appeared with Bennett for book signings.  The book has won several awards in the Inspirational Book category and was considered for a 2023 NAACP Image Award.

In October 2022, Bennett was deemed a “Sister with Super Powers” by Rolling Out Magazine and Chevrolet.  Bennett has appeared on several celebrity podcasts including the Michael Colyar Morning Show, The AC Green Show (local Chicago Radio) and is a guest host on DopeliveinTV: LIVE (stream).