Lisa Ling Speaker Biography
Women’s Activist, Investigative Journalist, CBS News Contributor, and Former Executive Producer of CNN’s This is Life and Max’s Take Out
Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Lisa Ling has spent more than two decades focused on groundbreaking storytelling. Lisa is a contributor for CBS and previously served as the host and executive producer of the acclaimed series This is Life on CNN and Take Out on Max.
Correspondent
For five seasons prior, Lisa EP’d and hosted Our America on OWN. She was also a field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and contributor to ABC News’ Nightline. For these shows she reported from dozens of countries; covering stories about gang rape in the Congo, bride burning in India and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, among other issues that are too often ignored.
Host
Lisa was the first female host of National Geographic’s flagship show Explorer which sent her to cover the phenomenon of female suicide bombing, the spread of the MS-13 gang—considered the world’s most dangerous gang, and the humanitarian crisis inside North Korea.
The View
She got her start in journalism as a correspondent for Channel One News where she covered the civil war in Afghanistan at 21 years of age. She later went to become a co-host of ABC Daytime’s hit show The View, which won its first daytime Emmy during her time at the show.
Books
Lisa is the co-author of Mother, Sister, Daughter, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood, and Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and The Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home, which she penned with her sister Laura.
Clients
She is an advisory board member for Fostering Media Connections, The Amani Project, and a Baby2Baby angel. Lisa has spoken for groups including American Express, the AARP Purpose Prize, Capital One, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Independent Schools, and American Express.
Lisa Ling Speaking Topics
Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood
In this lecture, Lisa Ling explores the roles and rituals of womanhood based on the ideas in her recent book, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride, which she co-authored with anthropologist Joanne B. Eicher. Ling explains the forces that attach a woman to herself, other women, her family, and her community, revealing the implications of female rituals on an emotional, cultural, and historical level.
Open Heart, Open Mind
In this keynote address, international motivational speaker Lisa Ling promotes social progress through her experience and insights from her many years as a journalist. She explores the vital role that journalism plays through stories and examples from her own career. Ling explains how journalism acts as a force for good in the world though the turbulence and confusion of change.
Tomorrow’s Wellness
Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author LISA LING has reported on all topics wellness. In both her journalistic and personal explorations of wellness products, practices and technologies, Ling has formed a nuanced perspective on what it means to live well across the facets of personhood. Discussing the latest stories in wellness, Ling empowers audiences with new tools and ideas applicable to all walks of life.
Human Connection in a Digital World
Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author LISA LING reflects on the evolution of interpersonal communication in an increasingly digital world, as told through her experiences as an interviewer. Providing a refreshing, optimistic perspective, Ling shares the importance of human connection as we become more engulfed in a digital world, providing actionable tools to foster real-world connection points.
Moderation
Emmy Award-winning journalist LISA LING brings her skill as a journalistic interviewer to moderate events ranging from fireside chats to industry panels to political debates. For a well-paced, focused program, Ling brings the best in moderation.
Lisa Ling Books
Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home
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Lisa Ling Speaker Testimonials
Lisa Ling is a national treasure and the ultimate professional. She is true journalist who researches her subjects and brings her own style to any event. As a moderator, Lisa knows how to get the best interview out of any personality and pivots gracefully from question to question, topic to topic. She’s a dream, and the perfect addition to any event. I’d hire her for my funeral if I was around.
- Intuit |
Lisa was fantastic! She is now one of my top favorites who has presented at AMS.
- American Montessori Society |
