Speaking · Workshops · Bespoke experiences
Bring the Funky Diva Vibes® movement to your audience
The most memorable events don't just inform people. They help them remember themselves.
Keynotes, workshops and bespoke experiences · Audiences of 20 to 200
The best events aren't the ones with the slickest slides or the
biggest celebrity speaker.
They're the ones
People are still talking about on the journey home.
Where someone says, ‘I never thought about it like that.’
That spark conversations, laughter, tears and tiny moments of recognition — long after the chairs have been stacked away.
That's what I love creating
Keynote, interactive workshop or completely bespoke experience — every event is designed to help people spot the invisible rules they've been living by, reconnect with who they really are, and leave with practical ways to bring more of themselves into everyday life.
Because when people remember themselves, everything else starts to change.
This is more than a talk
I don't arrive with a one-size-fits-all presentation and disappear as soon as the applause finishes. Every event is built around your audience, your objectives and the conversations you want people having afterwards.
Keynote
A room full of folk nodding in recognition.
Workshop
Interactive, and strangers become each other's biggest cheerleaders.
Creative Experience
Card decks, reflection, laughter and even a pair of metallic foiled shoes.
The format changes. The purpose never does.
Built around one simple idea
Life quietly squishes us in the Sausage Machine
Not through one dramatic moment. Through hundreds of tiny, ordinary ones.
Tiny squishes become ordinary.
Ordinary becomes identity.
That's why, together, we
Spot the Squish
Spot the Squish
Learning to notice those invisible moments, question where they came from, and choose something different.
Not because we're trying to become somebody else. Because we're remembering who we've been all along.
Experiences can include
Sparkle is a personalised one-to-one experience, completely tailored to you.
Inspiring keynote talks
Women's networking events
Bespoke Funky Diva Vibes® sessions
Inspiring keynote talks
Women's networking events
Bespoke Funky Diva Vibes® sessions
Interactive Workshops
Leadership and team development days
The Sassy Shoes Experience
Interactive Workshops
Leadership and team development days
The Sassy Shoes Experience
Conference Sessions
Creative wellbeing experiences
Retreat facilitation
Conference Sessions
Creative wellbeing experiences
Retreat facilitation
Every experience is tailored. If you have something different in mind, I'd love to explore it with you.
Popular experiences
Spot the Squish
A funny, thought-provoking keynote that helps people recognise the invisible rules they've been living by, and discover how small everyday choices reconnect them with who they really are.
It might involve my Sausage Machine.
Perfect for conferences, networking events and wellbeing programmes.
Workshop
Far more than a craft workshop. Participants use metallic foil to transform a pair of shoes while exploring identity, self-expression and the tiny ways we start choosing ourselves again.
The foil goes on the shoes.
The sparkle comes back to you.
Creative Experience
No two audiences are the same. Away day, leadership event, community programme or conference — I'll work with you to create something that fits your audience and your objectives.
Perfect for away days, leadership events and community programmes.
Spot the Squish
A funny, thought-provoking keynote that helps people recognise the invisible rules they've been living by, and discover how small everyday choices reconnect them with who they really are.
It might involve my Sausage Machine.
Perfect for conferences, networking events and wellbeing programmes.
Workshop
Far more than a craft workshop. Participants use metallic foil to transform a pair of shoes while exploring identity, self-expression and the tiny ways we start choosing ourselves again.
The foil goes on the shoes.
The sparkle comes back to you.
Creative Experience
No two audiences are the same. Away day, leadership event, community programme or conference — I'll work with you to create something that fits your audience and your objectives.
Perfect for away days, leadership events and community programmes.
What people say
I've heard her speak at two very different events, and both times she held the audience so well with a mix of humour, visuals and, most importantly, a feeling of understanding and relatability. Her energy is infectious — if you're looking for someone to light up a room on your stage, she is the obvious choice.
Alice Potter
Lisa is a gripping speaker who manages to surprise and delight you in equal measure. I love how she takes you on a journey full of twists and turns, with jaw-dropping to heart-warming moments and lots of laughs mixed in.
Caroline Eddins
Lisa has a brilliant style of delivering her message. The audience is completely mesmerised by her story, and then she quickly has everyone laughing with her sense of humour.
Jacqui McPeake
I've heard her speak twice now, and on both occasions I've taken away something new. She is incredible.
Carol Hickson
Lisa has a natural presence on the stage. She has a way of delivering her subject that is mesmerising, clear and humorous when appropriate.
Nina Ketel
Her talk was funny, honest and deeply relatable — and the sausage machine metaphor really stayed with me.
Joanne Gibson
Through the power of storytelling and stage presence, Lisa delivers her message in a way that keeps the audience engaged.
Alisa Barcan
Lisa is an engaging storyteller whose persona sits naturally on the stage.
Derek Crosson
Her workshops are engaging, enjoyable and interactive.
Laurie Morgen
She was entertaining, educational, and the talk she gave was most enjoyable.
Rachel Moore
And from the people in the room
This is the start of getting myself back.
I would talk about the experience of becoming more shiny — and that's not just about shoes.
Maybe this is the start of the unravelling. Actually being me, and enough as I am.
You'll leave here feeling completely different. Energised.
Why work with me?
Before creating Funky Diva Vibes, I spent more than thirty years designing learning experiences that genuinely engaged people.
Textile designer · Lecturer · Education manager · Workshop facilitator · Speaker · Author
That means I understand both sides of the room.
On the stage
I know what it's like to be the person standing up there, responsible for whether a room stays with you.
In your seat
And I know what it's like to be the organiser, hoping your audience leaves feeling it was worth giving up a day of their lives.
On the stage
I know what it's like to be the person standing up there, responsible for whether a room stays with you.
In your seat
And I know what it's like to be the organiser, hoping your audience leaves feeling it was worth giving up a day of their lives.
Every experience combines creativity, humour, storytelling and practical reflection — to create something memorable for all the right reasons.
Let's create something your audience will remember
Twenty people or two hundred — tell me about your event and let's have a conversation.
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