Super Woman of the Week – Dr. Lisa Wicker
In honor of Women’s History Month, each week, we’re celebrating a SUPERWOMAN!
This week, we’re celebrating Dr. Lisa Wicker!
Learn more about Dr. Wicker here:
Dr. Lisa J. Lindsay Wicker is an internationally recognized thought
leader, human resources and career strategist. She is an entrepreneur,
author, speaker, wife, mother and friend. With her dynamic approach to life
and her signature style, she connects people across the world and finds
her mission to be that of helping others to get the most out of their work
lives and companies to create value. She shares contemporary relevant
work life experiences and empowering principles with her clients as
demonstrated in her books, The Winning Spirit and Power Play! Following
prominent human resources careers with Fortune 50 Companies such as
General Motors Corporation, Chrysler LLC, MGM Grand and Lowe’s, Dr.
Lisa established her Detroit, MI & Charlotte, NC firm, Linwick &
Associates, LLC (LWA).
She is the founder, CEO and President of Linwick & Associates, LLC, a
global human resources firm dedicated to creating organizational value
through people. As a Human Resources executive, corporate officer and
board advisor she has spent has more than three decades developing and
executing talent management and human capital strategies for multibillion
dollar, big box retail, world-class, automobile manufacturers and global
hospitality organizations. Dr. Lisa has earned the reputation as a soughtafter
expert in the field of HR, change management, learning, leadership
development and career strategy. She was voted “Ace Recruiter” and
“One of the Most Successful Businesswomen in Detroit” by The Detroit
News.
She has been featured in JET Magazine and has been dubbed a
“trailblazer” by the Michigan Chronicle, recognized as one of “America’s
Top 100 Executives” by UPTOWN Professional Magazine and Black
Enterprise Magazine’s “Top Executives in Diversity.” Although the success
of her clients — spanning automotive, marketing, healthcare, government
& banking — gives Dr. Lisa fulfillment, she is also consumed with finding
ways to help individuals and companies realize and recognize true
employee potential. Dr. Lisa’s vision and can-do attitude resulted in the
first ever “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to
Work For” program. Having conducted extensive research, she
has learned that the companies who attract and retain talent are those
who make their employees feel valued by their great leaders.
A graduate of Michigan State University, Central Michigan University and
California Coast University, she is the visionary of the Career Mastered
Women’s History Leadership in Action Awards and Women’s Business
Collaborative Networks whose mission is to recognize Iconic, powerful
women who inspire and support one another while making a compelling
mark on business.
Her work can be viewed at www.careermastered.com and
www.drlisawicker.com. She was most recently nominated for the United
States Summit of Women held at the White House in June, 2016.
Dr. Lisa is positioned as a sought after speaker and business consultant
who can help you, your organization, and your company. She is
passionate about her work and supports individuals, business owners and
corporations to create strategy, build capacity and manage change.
