Founder, The Great Exhale™ | Award-Winning Activist | Entrepreneur & Speaker | Top 10 LinkedIn Creator in Inclusion & Diversity | Judge, The Anthem Awards | Forbes Featured | #ActuallyAutistic | INFJ | 🇧🇧🇯🇲🇹🇹🇺🇸

Lisa Hurley is a five-time Anthem Award-winning author, activist, podcaster, second-generation Reiki Master, and rest advocate. Her work centers Black women, and converges at the nexus of self care, community care, joy, and rest. Through her writing, speaking, and community-building, Lisa champions soft living for Black women. 

Hurley is the author of Space To Exhale, a transformational book created to help people beat burnout, embrace rest, and curate a soft life. Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation guide, Space To Exhale is a self-help book that inspires readers to practice the pause and take time to exhale.

As a champion of rest for Black women, Lisa is the founder of The Great Exhale, a global virtual community dedicated to sisterhood, serenity, and soft living. TGE offers curated rituals, inspiring affirmations, and healing conversations for those ready to say no to hustle culture and yes to a life of ease. It is a healing hub where Black women can relax, lay their burdens down—and exhale.

An Executive Member IADAS, Lisa is also a board member of Yuvoice, and a Juror for the Anthem Awards. A respected figure, she has been honored as one of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs to follow on LinkedIn, voted as one of LinkedIn’s Top 50 Black Creators, and recognized as one of the Top 10 Anti-Discrimination Activists in the world. In addition, Lisa has been honored by Hush Loudly as an Introvert to Watch, and as one of pocstock's Future of Black America Top 50 Leaders. As a result of her activism, her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Adweek, and more. 

With a passion for speaking out that belies her natural introversion, Lisa is a prolific podcaster. In addition to being the Host and Executive producer of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, a five star-rated show that focuses on self care for Black women, she is also the Co-Founder & Co-Host of The Introvert Sisters Podcast, and a former Co-Host of The Tea on Tap podcast. 

With a strong belief in good vibes, Lisa is known for her inspiring affirmations on TikTok. In her free time, she enjoys bonding with her family, reading a good book, and expressing her creativity through fashion.

Of Caribbean heritage (Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica), Lisa is a world traveler with an understandable preference for warmer climes. Her love languages are sunshine, laughter, and naps.

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Lisa Hurley

Oak View Group

Overall responsibilities for Talent Acquistion, Talent Management Performance Management and Internships program development.  Realignment of Talent systems to centralize the employee hire and development experience.

SVP, People & Culture - Talent Management & Organizational Development

Vice President People & Culture - Talent Management & Organizational Development

Chief

Chief is a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and effect change from the top down.

Chief Member

KDB Couture Consulting, LLC

Leveraging Co-Active Coaching style to witness the power of clients' awakening and transformation; Consulting on a variety of L&D/ OD and Human Resources needs within not-for-profit and for-profit organizations; Creating bespoke training content that leaves participants with an action plan for success.
Assisted organizations on their DEI journeys and aligned with strategic goals.

Other activities include:
* "NYU Guest Lecturer" The course is Critical Business Skills for Corporate Communication in the M.S. in Public Relations and Corporate Communication Program.
* Jersey Cares- Project Coordinator Leadership Series  - Topic: "Managing Time When There is No Time"
* Executive Coach to high-level for-profit and not-for-profit leaders

Email | KDB.Couture.Consulting@gmail.com
Website | www.KDBCConsulting.com
Mobile | 201.747.1420
Twitter | kdbcc
FB | @kdbcc

CEO and Owner

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Courses Taught:
UNIV 1001: Transitioning to University Life (Core Department)
UNIV 1002: Preparing for Professional Life (Core Department)
UNIV 2001: Cross Cultural Perspectives (Core Department)
UNIV 2002: Global Issues (Core Department)
CARR 3000: Career Strategies (Silberman College of Business)
MGMT 3720: Training, Development & Performance Management (Silberman College of Business)
MGMT 6621: Human Resources Management, graduate level (Silberman College of Business)

Also represented FDU by facilitating a number of courses via FDU's Continuing Educational Corporate program, including:
Diversity and Inclusion Training - Lakeland Bank
Accountability Training - Access Self Storage

Adjunct Faculty Instructor

Taproot Foundation

Human Resources Business Consultant

Michael Kors

Responsible for establishing and executing a development strategy that enhances the skills, knowledge and abilities of all corporate and retail employees, facilitates the achievement of business goals and builds the Company's culture.
Additionally, responsible for facilitating training programs for all Michael Kors' employees and collaborating with senior management to understand the long-term vision of the company and proactively plan and design programs that support global and regional training initiatives.

Director, Learning & Development

Care Plus Solutions Inc.

Developed and facilitated seminars on interpersonal communication, team member recognition and relationship management.
One to One coaching for organizational effectiveness, team-building and improved collaboration.

Contract Learning & Development Professional

The Madison Square Garden Company

Responsible for development and execution of management, development and organizational leadership programs for MSG, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon and Chicago Theatre employees, including: Coaching, talent assessment and process improvement.
Facilitated topics include: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Conflict Resolution, Interview Skills, Millennial and Workplace Dynamics
Certified Talent Plus - Supervisor Interview Analyst

Director, Learning & Organizational Development

Stuart Levine & Associates LLC

Developed and  facilitated Customer Service and Management Training, as well as developed and managed process improvement plans to enhance employee and management performance for multiple hospital organizations.

Program Coordinator - Consultant

St. John Knits

Also responsible for all Human Resource functions in the building.

Asst Flagship Store Manager/ Sales Manager

Results focused Executive Coach and Human Resources professional with over 20 years experience in the luxury retail and entertainment industries, specializing in: Organizational and Leadership Development, Coaching and Counseling, Process Improvement and Strategic Operations, and Management Recruiting, Staffing.

Specific experience including: Coaching, Training and Organizational Development, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Application and Process Improvement, Group Facilitation, Change Management, Leadership Development, Franklin Covey (4 Disciplines of Execution), Six Sigma Black Belt

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