ABOUT OUR FOUNDER - LISA ELIA
MEDIA TRAINER, PRESENTATION TRAINER, INVESTOR PITCH COACH & SPEAKER
Lisa Elia understands what it’s like to step into the spotlight and how much is at stake when you do. That’s why, for more than 25 years, she’s helped clients not only prepare for it, but thrive in it.
She has trained thousands of professionals for keynote speeches, investor pitches, media interviews, and high-stakes presentations. Her clients have appeared on outlets like Good Morning America, The Today Show, ESPN, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, and many more.
Lisa began her career after earning a bachelor’s degree in communication (public relations focus) from the University of Delaware. Even early on, clients turned to her not just for media prep but for strategic guidance — drawn to her ability to see the bigger picture and connect it to their communication goals.
By the mid-1990s, demand for her coaching expanded beyond the media to include presentations and investor pitches. That shift became her full-time focus: helping people articulate their message clearly, confidently, and authentically in the moments that matter most.
Lisa’s perspective is shaped by personal experience — from years speaking on stages and in studios herself, to appearances on Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, and E! News. She understands how nerve-wracking these situations can be, and she teaches clients what she wishes someone had taught her when she was starting out. She loves research and backs up her teachings with studies from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and business.
She works with clients from all over the world and is especially skilled in helping people with strong accents or culturally influenced communication styles. This sensitivity was shaped in her childhood, living and traveling across Europe — especially her time in Geneva, Switzerland — which gave her early exposure to global perspectives.
Educating and empowering others to shine in high-stakes situations isn’t just Lisa’s work. It’s her passion. In addition to her professional coaching, she supports nonprofits including the Selfless Love Foundation and Women Founders Network.
To speak with Lisa about your communication needs, call our office at 310-479-0217.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe that people learn best when they are encouraged and in a safe environment.
We are sensitive to how vulnerable some people may feel during training, so our approach is encouraging, proactive and positive. However, we continue to provide refinements and feedback to help training participants reach their personal best in terms of message delivery, nonverbal behavior and energy, and staying on point with the strategy behind their responses to even the toughest questions.
We are kind but we will challenge you to be your best.
OUR APPROACH - STRATEGY IS KEY
The best media trainers and presentation trainers do far more than just improve performance and delivery; they also help clients create strategies and messaging that will move them toward the achievement of their goals.
All of the clients we train, whether actors, athletes, executives, or thought leaders, are in business in one form or another. Even if they don’t think of themselves as business people, we know that there is a business aspect at the core of almost any public figure’s interviews and presentations.
We work with each client, and sometimes the client’s staff or publicity or management team, to gain a clear understanding of specific goals, overall goals and desired positioning. This ensures that when we train and provide corrections and messaging direction, the client’s responses to questions, key message points and behavior is in sync with the direction of the client’s career, company or endeavor.
Our media training and presentation training sessions go far beyond correcting the style of one’s delivery and creating good sound bites, ensuring that our clients deliver the messages that will help them to attract the opportunities they desire and the positions they seek to hold in their respective markets.
We believe that this is what good media trainers and presentation trainers do.
