Lisa Marie Platske

President, CEO and Founder, Upside Thinking

Richmond, Kentucky | PathNorth member since 2023

An award-winning leadership expert, Lisa Marie Platske has received accolades from the United States Small Business Administration, and The International Alliance for Women, recognized as one of the top 100 women making a difference in the world. She left her Federal law enforcement career to be the CEO of an international leadership development company, Upside Thinking, Inc. Lisa Marie delivers presentations worldwide sharing research on leadership and how vulnerability and forgiveness are critical to exceptional leadership. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council, international best-selling author of 7 books, and regular contributor to Forbes.com, she coaches’ leaders around the globe to make a bigger positive impact on the planet. When she’s not traveling, she’s taking walks in the woods with her husband Jim on their farm in central Kentucky.