Lisa Blanton brings over 30 years of experience in corporate leadership positions such as COO, CFO, and CHRO, and 13 years as a business owner of an Architectural Engineering firm before founding Austin Alliance Group in 2018.
Lisa has a proven track record of helping leaders drive for high-achieving results through strategy, integration, and people relationships with a focus on financial, people service, and enterprising aspects of a business.
Lisa’s career is filled with success stories of assisting leaders in building the business functions of operations, finance, accounting, and human resources. While at the same time, they concentrate on the development of their product or service. She is passionate about guiding leadership teams to successfully build their organizations and provide their employees with the best environment and culture.
Lisa guides leadership teams to get what they want from their businesses. She does this by providing a complete system with simple tools to help teams achieve alignment in their vision, get traction to execute to achieve every part of their vision, and help the leaders become a healthy, functional, cohesive leadership team.
Dedicated to giving back to the HR profession, Lisa serves as Co-Director of Certification for her state-wide HR association, SHRM Texas. Lisa is also an active member of SHRM Austin, the local affiliate of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and has served on the Board of Directors of the 800+ member association in the roles of Treasurer, Co-VP of Conference, President-Elect, President, and most recently as Immediate Past President to provide advisory guidance to other volunteer leaders in the HR profession.
Lisa holds a Senior Certified HR Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification, a Training and Facilitation certification from the Association for Talent Development (ATD), and an MBA in Organizational Studies. Outside of her professional endeavors, Lisa enjoys cheering on Texas A&M sports, traveling, and solving true crime stories from her recliner.
Guided by her core values – help first, do the right thing, keep promises, grow or die, and be humbly confident – Lisa specializes in Strategic Planning, Ownership Transition, Change Management, Operations Management, Human Resources Management, Professional Development, and Management Advising.
Lisa Blanton – Featured speaker of the NSA-Austin
Lisa Blanton is a featured speaker of the National Speaker Association (Austin), recognized for her expertise in leadership, communication, and team building. With over 30 years of corporate experience and 13 years as a business owner, Lisa delivers transformative group learning experiences that foster psychological safety, build connections, and empower teams to achieve their goals.
Signature Speaking Programs Include:
- Communication in the Workplace – What’s Your Style?
- Strategic Work of Leaders – Master What’s Critical
- Unlocking Team Potential: From Dysfunction to Cohesion
Discover more about Lisa’s speaker profile and how to book her for your next event on the NSA-Austin website.
