Lisa Bodell is a renowned futurist and expert on innovation and simplicity who has served as CEO of FutureThink for over 20 years. An author with numerous award-winning books to her name, Lisa is also a Global Advisory Council Member at the World Economic Forum. She is now available to speak at events on simplicity and innovation.
Lisa completed her BBA in Marketing from the University of Michigan and since then began her distinguished career. She has worked as an Account Executive at Leo Burnett and Account Supervisor at BBDO Worldwide, before she became Founder and President of Harvest Consulting Group. She then assumed her role as CEO of FutureThink where she eliminates complexities at work so that meaningful work that matters can be conducted.
Author of books such as “Kill the Company”, “Why Simple Works” and “Killing Complexity Toolkit”, Lisa is also a Columnist for Forbes. In addition to her exemplary writing, Lisa is also an excellent speaker. In 2015 she delivered her TEDx Talk “How Simplification is the Key to Change” which has garnered nearly 400,000 views. She is also regarded as one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World several times.
An Advisory Board Member at the National Security Agency, Lisa’s prominence as a futurist is substantiated by her inclusion in the 50 Leading Female Futurists list by Forbes in 2020. Her work is often discussed by CNN, Fox News, Forbes, Wired, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and several other notable media outlets. Lisa Bodell is one of the best speakers you could hire for your next futurism event. Book her today!
Books
Kill the Company
Why Simple Works
How to hire Lisa Bodell
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- 2020 – Named one of 50 Leading Female Futurists list by Forbes
- 2017 – Columnist for Forbes
- 2017 – Advisory Board Member at National Security Agency
- 2017 – Course Instructor for LinkedIn
- 2016 – Author of “Why Simple Wins”
- 2014 – Global Advisory Council Member at World Economic Forum
- 2012 – Board Member, Novartis
- 2012 – Author of “Kill the Company”
- 2003 – CEO of FutureThink
- 1997 – Founder and President of Harvest Consulting Group
