Dr. Lisa Summerour’s eclectic background includes more than 30-years in direct sales, leadership, and entrepreneurship. She is intimately familiar with the challenges associated with growing a business, growing teams, and growing self. Dr. Summerour was trained in the International Association of Coaching (IAC) masteries. She completed Train the Trainer and Harvard’s Manage Mentor programs and is a certified NBI WholeBrain Practitioner. In addition to running her own company, Summerour and Associates, Dr. Summerour is the Vice President of Consulting Services with The Learner’s Group (TLG). She works closely with the CEO on strategy, workshop design, managing the social media, research and co-facilitating presentations for boards and executive leaders. Dr. Summerour is also an accomplished actress. She appeared opposite Denzel Washington in the Academy Award-winning film “Philadelphia,” Forrest Whitaker in “The Enemy Within,” and Bruce Willis in “Mercury Rising” and “The Sixth Sense.”
Dr. Summerour holds a B. A. in Sociology from Trenton State University, a Master’s in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Master’s in Christian Studies with a concentration in Leadership from Grand Canyon University. She earned her Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Ethical Leadership from Olivet Nazarene University.