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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

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Director of Strategic Pricing

Giant Food

I am accountable for analysis, insights and pricing recommendations for items on the Dairy and Frozen category desks. Experienced in all center store and fresh pricing analysis.

I work with portfolio teams to provide business intelligence (margin analysis and management, category to SKU elasticities, competitive indices, etc.), using analytics tools, Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL, R Statistics, among others.

I function as an in-house Subject Matter Expert (SME) and instructor on Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft SQL. I also use IRI with reasonable proficiency.

I ensure that all data regarding regular and promotional costing, regular, ELDP and promotional retails are correct, and accurately executed on a timely basis.

I contribute to the creation and execution of category business plans and pricing strategies through the delivery of pertinent pricing data.

Pricing Analyst II

Natural Markets Food Group

I was accountable for the analysis of competitive intelligence and its impact on regular and promotional retail pricing for 15+ stores US and 2 stores in Canada.

I was also accountable for item, vendor and supplier data entry and maintenance.

Pricing Manager

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

I was accountable for the pricing of roughly 4.5 million price records over just under 50 pricing zones. I reviewed competitive price data, analyze the landscape, and, using Bayesian Linear Regression, logarithmic or polynomial regression (whichever lends itself to the greatest predictability), and recommended price changes accordingly. I used Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) to forecast an item's price change impact in terms of sales and margin effects.

I worked with the Category Teams to ensure that our base and promotional pricing structures were optimized for best profit, without sacrificing gross and billing margin.

I provided ad hoc reporting to various individuals and groups in the organization to assist with their understanding of the company's overall pricing strategy.

I teamed up with other groups in the organization to ensure that the overall vision of the company is carried out from a strategic sense.

Pricing Analyst

The Vitamin Shoppe

Oversaw all pricing strategies, including the setting and maintenance of MSRP, Regular Retail Pricing, Promotional Pricing, Zone Pricing and Competitive Pricing. Continuously reviewed competitors' pricing to maintain competitive advantage with a minimal effect on gross margin. Promoted from Product Data Manager in March 2005.

Manager, Pricing

Tiffany & Company

Accountable for the training and adminstration of over 110 inbound and outbound distribution personnel, to include distribution coordinators, receivers, putaway persons, order pickers, order packers and shipping personnel.

Distribution Supervisor

Herman's World of Sporting Goods

Accountable for the training and administration of all store personnel, to include Assistant Store Managers, Bookkeepers, Sales Associates and Special Services personnel (Bowling Ball Drillers, Racket Stringers, Ski Mechanics, etc.). Accountable for the development of training programs to ensure that sales plans were met or exceeded on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis.

Store Manager

I am an experienced leader with experience as a Store Manager, Operations Manager, Data Analyst, Product Data Manager, Pricing Analyst and Strategic Pricing Manager, which blends customer-facing experience with analytics. I utilize my team-building and leadership skills in varied capacities to improve processes and procedures, with the goal of creating, training, and promoting high-functioning workgroups.

Specialties: Competitive Analysis, SQL Server 2008, Oracle11g SQL, MicroStrategy, 1010 Data, ODBC, AS400, Personnel Training & Administration, Database Creation and Maintenance, Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint,  MarketWorks, AuditWorks, Report Generation, Purchasing. Currently studying R Statistics and Python.

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