Your desires are information about the future.
Systems Change · Relational Intelligence · Collaborative Leadership
You're here because you can feel what's emerging — and you want to build it with others who can, too.
30-minute conversation to discern if we're a fit
I am the secret weapon for leaders at the forefront of sustainability, social impact, and possibility. ✨
You're a woman whose vision is already shaping what comes next.
My work sits at the intersection of systems change, relational intelligence, and desire.
After 15+ years at the intersection of impact, facilitation, and embodied strategy, I've learned this: the future doesn't arrive fully formed. It emerges when the right people are in the right rooms, having the right conversations.
Here's how I create the conditions where that happens. ↓
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Trusted by Leaders from
Atlassian
Autodesk
Rivian
Bank of the West
Berkeley Haas
Bespoke ESG
Common Impact
EY
qb. consulting
Ross
Tesla
The CSO Shop
Upwork
Spoken At
BSR
GreenBiz
Women Investing in a Sustainable Economy
Grove Collaborative
Net Impact
Spring Fertility
Trellis Impact
Women in CSR
Une Femme
I BELIEVE
How we show up is just as important as where we're going.
— Your desire is intelligence about the future
— Meaningful transformation happens through relationship
— New systems are born in community, not isolation
I BELIEVE
What This Is
My work is about shaping your field and helping you create what comes next.
I design spaces where you clarify what you're here to build, step into larger influence, and make moves to create a future that works for all of us — together.
What This Is
It isn't about "fixing" you.
Because you're already whole exactly as you are.
HEY, I'M LIS
Your new
secret weapon.
EXECUTIVE COACH
FACILITATOR
GCC FOUNDER
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIST
PODCAST HOST
HYPE WOMAN
NEW MOM
BEACH LOVER
I've spent over a decade at the intersection of sustainability, communications, and strategy — working with organizations like BSR and Qualcomm and coaching hundreds of impact leaders and entrepreneurs.
I'm the founder of Girls Club Collective and the host of the Women Changing the World podcast. The life and business I've built is proof of what's possible when you stop waiting for permission.
Your new
secret weapon.
Permission granted to want what you want. (Not that you needed it.)
I design spaces to help you create what comes next.
OUR WORK
Coaching containers, communities, and conversations built for clarity, influence, and momentum toward something better.
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Clarify what you're here to build
Influence more effectively
Move the future forward, together
Get clear on your vision, your desires, and your next move — so you stop second-guessing and start creating.
Expand how you lead, communicate, and show up — so your work reaches the rooms and people it needs to reach.
Create alongside women who can see the same future you can — and who will open doors, share resources, and cheer you on.
High-touch, deeply personalized coaching for when you're ready to clarify, create, and show up for your next level.
The intentionally intimate community for women changing the world who don't want to do it alone. Connection, aligned momentum, open doors.
Keynotes, panels, and facilitation on feminine leadership, systems change, and relational intelligence.
Ways to Work Together
Find your entry point.
What emerges from our work together.
The Outcomes Are Tangible
Expanded leadership. Clearer direction. Sustained impact. And the kind of momentum that builds when you stop holding the dream alone.
ABUNDANCE
JOY
FUN
MOMENTUM
HOPE
AGENCY
STABILITY
MAGIC
EASE
Economist at Heart
At the end of the way, I believe people respond to incentives — and that’s a good thing. I want to help you make doing the right thing irresistible, whether it’s setting a greenhouse gas emissions goal, expanding your team, or getting you the promotion or role that was overdue yesterday.
My Clients Have...
A tiny peek at what becomes possible when you say yes to yourself.
Landed 5- and 6-figure contracts
Negotiated double promotions into new roles
Scaled a business to 8 figures in 3 years
Sold out brand-new offers
Received dream speakership opportunities on pinch-me stages
Gotten featured on the local news
What it's actually like.
In Their Words
Lis has been supportive of my goals since the first time we met. She has helped me be brave and dream about what's next in a BIG way. My inner critic can be loud, but Lis's cheerleading is louder and more powerful.
Melanie C. — Mindful Consumer Coach
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Working with Lis helped me take my business from the birth of an idea to a nearly sold out launch. Hiring Lis has been without a doubt one of the best investments I've made.
Kaley K. — Senior Consultant + Coach
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Lis has helped me tap into the best version of myself. Her thought-provoking questions helped me crystallize my personal brand. I am so grateful for her calm and positive presence.
Veronica W. — Social Impact Leader
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Real messages from real clients.
The Receipts
Real conversations with the real-life humans who are birthing the new.
Start Here
→ Reciprocal Relationship-Building
→ Putting We Over I: Collective Leadership
→ You Are Already an Amazing Climate Leader
Ready to see what's possible for you?
30-minute conversation to discern if we're a fit
🎧 The Podcast
WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD
Conversations to inspire you and expand your sense of what's possible.
Real conversations with the real-life humans who are birthing the new.
→ Ep. 1: [ Featured Episode Title ]
→ Ep. 2: [ Featured Episode Title ]
→ Ep. 3: [ Featured Episode Title ]
START HERE
Catch me on these podcasts.
As Heard On
Sustainability Simplified
Reciprocal Relationship-Building
The Social Situation
Putting We Over I: Collective Leadership and Community
Climify
You Are Already an Amazing Climate Leader
Reframing Perspectives
Lis Best on Climate Action, Emotional Resilience and Change-Making
Millennial Success Stories
Impactful Leadership with Lis Best
Branding with Friends
3 Tips for Leveraging Social Proof
Landed new dream jobs with double promotions
Tripled their income in a single year
Built ESG programs from the ground up
Sold out an inaugural group coaching program
4x-ed the size of their teams
Forsaken their apartments to live as digital nomads
Gotten CEO buy-in for 100% renewable energy sourcing
Eliminated thousands of plastics from the supply chain
Fallen in love
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The kind of thing you actually look forward to opening.
If you're ready to shape the future alongside other women who can see it too, you're in the right place.
Let's start with a conversation.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. If the timing is right, I'd love to hear from you.