Welcome to another episode of the Empower Her Podcast! I’m so excited to welcome Lisa Even, a corporate-culture junkie turned entrepreneur. She’s a speaker and coach on a mission to make a million meaningful connections.  She inspires us to pursue joy and connection in our daily lives Key Takeaways

• Lisa wanted to start a business teaching healthcare leaders how to lead people. Like a lot of us, Covid interrupted her plans, so she reflected on what the world needs: Connection. She reached out and had more than 200 Zoom virtual coffees.
• Lisa is a keynote speaker, leads workshops, coaches, and hosts conferences.
• A tip for connecting with people: Start with a question they know the answer to and followup with a preference question.
• Throw your elevator pitch out the window! Get someone to share about themselves and mirror the nuggets they give you.
• Be on the hunt for people’s heartburn and horizon, and ask how you can help. The heartburn is their challenge of the day and the horizon is what they are dreaming towards. How can you help?
• Lisa became a “joy connoisseur” when she and her husband, both high achievers, realized they were always chasing the next big thing. They hung a whiteboard in their bedroom and listed ways to bring more joy to their lives. She now intentionally schedules joy.
• Crappy to happy: When she has to do something she doesn’t want to, like dishes, she things of ways to make it better, like listening to music during or looking forward to something after.

Connect with Lisa Lisa has a book coming out: Joy is My Job. Sign up for her mailing list, read her blog, and find her social media links on her website.