Lisa J. Whaley is the Founder and President of Life Work Synergy, an organization dedicated to helping women and men find realistic solutions to achieving synergy and harmony between their personal and professional lives. She uses personal experiences she encountered managing her life as an executive with IBM while raising a family, to motivate clients and teach them how to apply disciplined practices to their hectic lives. She is a frequent motivational speaker and is a member of The International Coach Federation. Ms. Whaley mentors young women and men at risk. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Hampton University and resides in New Fairfield, Connecticut, with her husband, Jim, and their two daughters.