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Lisa Ling

  • Emmy Award-Winning Journalist
  • Former Executive Producer and Host, CNN's 'This is Life with Lisa Ling' and Max's 'Take Out'
  • Former Executive Producer, OWN's 'Our America'

Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Lisa Ling has spent more than two decades focused on groundbreaking storytelling. Lisa is a former contributor for CBS and previously served as the host and executive producer of the acclaimed series This is Life on CNN and Take Out on Max. Throughout her career, Lisa has reported from dozens of countries around the world, covering issues and highlighting voices that are too often ignored. For her sought-after events, Lisa consistently receives rave reviews: "Lisa was absolutely outstanding! She was so interesting and provided such great commentary on our questions. Feedback from our attendees was outstanding and we had great engagement with 15+ questions from the audience. Definitely one of our favorite speakers for this series!" (SAP NS2)

Lisa is the co-author of Mother, Sister, Daughter, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood, and Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and The Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home, which she penned with her sister Laura. She is an advisory board member for Fostering Media Connections, The Amani Project, and a Baby2Baby angel. Lisa has spoken for groups including American Express, the AARP Purpose Prize, Capital One, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Independent Schools, and American Express, who said: “We had a great event with Lisa. She has such amazing energy and opened up in a very real and personal way. The feedback we received from colleagues was exceptional.”

 
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Past Hosts Include:
  • American Montessori Society
  • Matt Afflixio, President, Access Brand Communications
  • Paypal Inc.
  • American Express
  • SAP NS2
  • AARP Purpose Prize
  • Capital One
  • University of Vermont
  • National University
  • Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Ling is a national treasure and the ultimate professional. She is true journalist who researches her subjects and brings her own style to any event. As a moderator, Lisa knows how to get the best interview out of any personality and pivots gracefully from question to question, topic to topic. She’s a dream, and the perfect addition to any event. I’d hire her for my funeral if I was around.
More rave reviews

"Lisa was fantastic! She is now one of my top favorites who has presented at AMS."

-American Montessori Society

"Lisa was absolutely outstanding! She was so interesting and provided such great commentary on our questions. Feedback from our attendees was outstanding and we had great engagement with 15+ questions from the audience. Definitely one of our favorite speakers for this series!"

-SAP NS2

"Please convey to Lisa my thanks for hosting the AARP Purpose Prize event. She was absolutely spectacular! Warm, engaging, a great interviewer. We couldn’t have been more pleased. I hope Lisa will be willing and able to join us again next year. She was just awesome!"

-AARP Purpose Prize

"Lisa Ling was so well received by the graduates. They were really impressed by her!"

-National University

"She did a phenomenal job; the client was extremely happy. Her speech was thoughtful and touching, and I was really impressed. Besides that she was so down to earth and friendly with everyone."

-Dallas Chamber of Commerce

"She was fabulous! Of all the multi-talented speakers with whom you have helped us, she was the most passionate, humble, kind, easy, inspiring, and simply delightful. Her talk was flawless and she received a standing ovation. She was once again great this morning while meeting with the students; she was real and made a difference!"

-University of Louisiana-Monroe

"We had a great event with Lisa. She has such amazing energy and opened up in a very real and personal way. The feedback we received from colleagues was exceptional."

-American Express
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LIsa Ling - Finding our voice and harnessing our power, a panel discussion | The White House/Visible Together - Moderating - Get Sharable Link
Talks & Conversations with Lisa Ling
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Moderation

Emmy Award-winning journalist LISA LING brings her skill as a journalistic interviewer to moderated events ranging from fireside chats to industry panels to political debates. For a well-paced, focused program, Ling brings the best in moderation.

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Tomorrow’s Wellness

Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author LISA LING has reported on all topics wellness. In both her journalistic and personal explorations of wellness products, practices and technologies, Ling has formed a nuanced perspective on what it means to live well across the facets of personhood. Discussing the latest stories in wellness, Ling empowers audiences with new tools and ideas applicable to all walks of life.

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Human Connection in a Digital World

Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author LISA LING reflects on the evolution of interpersonal communication in an increasingly digital world, as told through her experiences as an interviewer. Providing a refreshing, optimistic perspective, Ling shares the importance of human connection as we become more engulfed in a digital world, providing actionable tools to foster real-world connection points.

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Open Heart, Open Mind

In today’s culture of “sound bite news,” many important issues get overlooked, if they get covered at all. LISA LING has dedicated herself to shedding light on stories impacting the world in which we life. In her presentations, complete with a lively Q&A session, Lisa shares a collection of stories from her over 20 year career in media that have profoundly affected her outlook on life. Her hope is that through her experiences people may be provoked to think about things differently and allow themselves to expand their horizons.

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The Importance of a Global Perspective

LISA LING recounts stories that profoundly changed her life and talks about how travel and going beyond one’s comfort zone is wholly transformative, making one smarter, more well-rounded and more marketable.

Books by Lisa Ling
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Biography
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