Ep. 103 When Passion Meets Practicality: Motherhood, Acting, and Building a Global Business w/ Lisa Peers

In this episode, I talk with Lisa Peers, the founder of Peers & Players. She spent decades acting in Australia before completely shifting gears to build a global communications company. Now she works with major tech companies, law firms, and financial institutions, helping their leaders communicate better.Lisa's story is pretty cool. She wanted to be around more for her kids, so instead of stepping back from work entirely, she created something new. She took what she knew from acting….role play, reading emotions, connecting with people, and turned it into a business that teaches executives how to handle tough conversations and lead with confidence.Here's the thing: her approach isn't about making people "perform" or put on a show. It's about helping them show up as themselves, just clearer and stronger.We talk about leadership, empathy, starting a business while raising a family, and how sometimes your biggest career move comes from wanting to solve a personal problem.This one's great if you're leading a team, running your own thing, balancing work and family, or just interested in why some people communicate so much better than others.Lisa is a successful actor in Australia for decades, starring in numerous films, tv shows and plays, as well as producing and directing theatre, Lisa founded her global business, Peers and Players, in 1998. Now based in San Francisco, she works with top tech companies like Cisco and Splunk, law firms, financial institutions and more...She is also a mother of 2 accomplished and talented musicians (Jesse Redwing in Sydney and Rainee Blake in LA), and she started the business when they were young, as a way juggle her commitment to being present as a mother, while contributing financially to her young family.As a Senior Leader for Tony Robbins, she has attended and/or supported numerous events since 2014, being adept in many of Tony's coaching modalities. And she studied NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) while in India. Her approach combines her work as an actor, director, producer as well as her personal and professional experience in coaching and facilitation of communications skills programs globally.Her team of around 300 people provide experiential learning: focused on courageous conversations, powerful presentation skills and interactive peer support… They provide practical and lasting feedback and coaching which is tailored to acknowledge and improve people’s innate strengths and development needs.Their international reach means clients have consistent communication skills training across regions, with Actor/coaches based in more than 28 cities worldwide, bringing cultural diversity and a consistent and powerful approach to learning."Most staff training doesn't bring lasting change to how people communicate, so they feel disengaged. Our proven drama-based training helps people be confident when tackling challenging presentations and conversations; to be happier and more motivated." Lisa PeersTo connect with our guest, click on the links below:Website: http://www.peersandplayers.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisapeers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peersandplayers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peersandplayers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisapeers/ Connect with me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidischalkcoachingFB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/femaleentrepreneursandleaders