Lisa clark biography

Lisa Clark, age 59, is one of the increasing numbers of female racers, known for racing with Scuderia Corsa in the Ferrari Challenge, and in the EXR racing.
Professional gardener, horticulture expert, and successful business owner.
Lisa Clark is the chief people officer at Packard Foundation.

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lisa valentine clark

Lisa Valentine Clark graduated with a B.S. in English from Brigham Young University. At BYU, she was part of the sketch comedy/ improv troupe The Garrens, and has been featured in a variety of films and commercials, including the “real mom” in the viral videos for Chatbooks, as well as starring in “Stalking Santa.” Lisa works as a freelance writer for commercials and web-series. She wrote the book Real Moms Making It Up As We Go, and currently hosts the weekly podcast The Lisa Show (www.thelisashowpodcast.com) on BYUradio. Lisa co-founded the theater-as-improv troupe The Thrillionaires, which performs original, improvised plays and musicals in a variety of genres. She also headlines the musical improv tv show "Show Offs" on byuTV. She co-produced and starred in "Once I Was a Beehive" and "Once I Was Engaged." Lisa and her late husband Christopher have five children.

Watch Lisa’s presentation with Hailey Smith at Gather Conference 2023 here

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Pursuing Her Passion

A double major in English and art at Wittenberg, Lisa Clark O'Neill did not initially set out on a path to become a writer. Instead, she pursued a career in the world of art, starting as an interior designer then moving to a decorative artist and then a Montessori art teacher before becoming a stay-at-home mom of two.

Soon after, she started writing with a focus on the genre she loved – romance. She had read dozens of romance novels in her lifetime, but now she wanted to make her own mark in the romance literary world.

Her passion paid off, and today O'Neill is the author of 10 romantic suspense novels, including the Southern Comfort and Sweetwater series. Romantic suspense with strong comedic undertones is how O’Neill describes her work. She originally penned six manuscripts, which later turned into some of her books.

“English professors Robin Inboden and Kevin Nevers were instrumental in me adding an English major.” O’Neill said. “They also helped instill confidence in me about my writing.”

O’Neill has several upcoming novels in the works. Her pub

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Professional gardener, horticulture expert, and successful business owner. Since a very young age, Lisa has been passionate about animals and nature. During her childhood and teenage years, she spent most of her summers and holidays at her grandparent’s village in Ojai, Ventura County. She just loved spending time with her grandmother and taking care of her plants – fruits, vegetables, berries. At about 16 years old, Lisa already knew that her life and career would be very much related to nature and gardening. Once she finished high school, she went on to study horticulture at Mt. San Antonio College. After graduation, she worked with multiple farms and horticulture companies in California for several years, helping them grow and expand their businesses nationally and internationally. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a life Lisa has imagined herself living, and after about 5 years of intensive work, she decided to leave and start her own little family gardening business. This was also the time when she met her husband, Joe, who helped to turn her vision into reality. To create and nurtu