Lisa Harris & Company

What Lisa Harris & Company does

Lisa Harris & Company is a personal development business founded in 2016 by Lisa Harris in Minneapolis, Minnesota, focused on serving women through narrative coaching, storytelling, and signature live events. The company has built a portfolio of themed sub-brands — including Unveiled Beauty, Fashion Meets Poetry, Uncover Your Truth, and The Word Society — that segment its offerings within the women-focused personal development category and enable audience-specific programming rather than a single monolithic service line.

The business model is built on founder-led services and community engagement: in-person events (40+ hosted since 2016), narrative and coaching engagements, and a growing media footprint that includes 40+ podcast episodes and recurring Midwest TV and radio appearances. In 2020 the company extended its programming online, broadening access beyond the Minneapolis market. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, consistent with a micro/solopreneur operating model in which the founder's personal brand is the primary commercial asset.

Over a seven-year operating history the company states it has served 4,000+ participants. No revenue, pricing, or funding disclosures are available, and the company operates without external investment. The competitive position rests on intangible brand equity, an established local event cadence, and a multi-label ecosystem around women's personal development rather than on technology, scale economics, or regulatory differentiation.

Name

Lisa Harris & Company

Legal name

Lisa Harris & Company

Website

https://lisaharrisandco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lisa Harris & Company is a Minneapolis-based personal development firm founded in 2016 that serves women through narrative coaching, storytelling, and themed live events under multiple sub-brands, supported by a growing online channel and local media presence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Development Coaching Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellness Program Design & Accountability Coaching (HSADAGAC)

Keywords

• Narrative coaching
• Personal development
• Women's leadership training
• Life coaching services
• Storytelling workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Narrative Coaching Programs: Revenue generated from coaching programs including Uncover Your Truth (6-week group program) and private 1:1 narrative coaching sessions. Programs follow a progression model where clients start with Uncover Your Truth and may continue to private coaching.
2. The Word Society Membership: Monthly online membership exploring words and stories as gateways to personal understanding. Open to all women, providing recurring monthly subscription revenue.
3. Events and Experiences: Revenue from Unveiled Beauty events featuring storytelling, poetry, and fashion. The company has produced over 40 events since 2016.
4. Creative Projects: Fashion Meets Poetry creative division generates revenue through fashion shows and artistic performances. Future plans include merchandise line development.
5. Speaking and Workshop Facilitation: Lisa Harris generates revenue as a public speaker, expert panelist, workshop facilitator, and performance storyteller.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lisa Harris & Company is a personal development company that provides narrative coaching programs, inspirational storytelling events, leadership training, and community/creative projects for women. Core paid offerings include the 6-week group coaching program "Uncover Your Truth," private 1:1 narrative coaching, the "Word Society" monthly online membership, and Unveiled Beauty events featuring storytelling, poetry, and fashion shows (Fashion Meets Poetry division).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unveiled Beauty: Narrative coaching programs and services offering guidance, tools and coaching for high-achieving women to lead empowered lives by shifting their narratives, giving voice to their stories, and building heart connections.
• Fashion Meets Poetry
• Uncover Your Truth
• The Word Society

Products and services

• Uncover Your Truth
• Private Narrative Coaching
• The Word Society
• Unveiled Beauty Events
• Fashion Meets Poetry
• Speaking and Workshop Facilitation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 people welcomed to community events and programs in 7 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Local ArtistsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Lisa collaborates with artists to bring poetry to the forefront and create artistic performances. The company finds new and artistic ways to collaborate with designers, artists, and organizations.
• Local DesignersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Local designers collaborate with Fashion Meets Poetry creative division to create custom-designed looks inspired by the Unveiled Beauty book. Women showcase these designs during fashion shows, creating a collaborative creative ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cheryl Strayed: Cheryl Strayed is an author, podcast host (Sugar Calling, Dear Sugars), and writing/storytelling workshop facilitator. Comparable blend of personal narrative authorship, paid writing workshops, and live event-based community engagement for women.
• Tara Brach: Tara Brach offers mindfulness, meditation, and emotional healing programs with paid workshops, retreats, and online content. Comparable structure of paid group programs plus premium retreats/events for women seeking personal growth.
• Rachel Hollis: Rachel Hollis built a women's personal development brand around books, conferences (Rise), and online courses aimed at high-achieving women. Comparable audience, similar GTM through media appearances and community events.
• Marie Forleo: Marie Forleo runs paid online coaching programs (MarieTV, B-School) targeting ambitious women seeking personal and professional growth. Closely comparable business model with group programs, premium memberships, and content-driven funnels serving a similar persona.
• Iyanla Vanzant: Iyanla Vanzant is an author, speaker, and personal development teacher focused on women's healing, empowerment, and narrative transformation. Comparable methodology, audience, and media-driven GTM in the women's personal development space.
• Martha Beck: Martha Beck is a life coach and author offering coaching programs, online courses, and workshops focused on personal transformation. Comparable methodology blending therapeutic principles with structured coaching, and similar premium individual coaching offering.
• The Life Coach School: The Life Coach School (Brooke Castillo) offers paid certification and group coaching programs with a methodology-driven curriculum and recurring membership. Comparable business model of structured multi-week group programs plus private coaching tier.
• Esther Perel: Esther Perel is a therapist, podcast host, and educator offering paid workshops, courses, and training programs in relational and personal growth. Comparable combination of therapeutic credentials, premium content library, and paid live/online learning experiences.
• Brené Brown: Brené Brown offers research-backed personal development, workshops, and leadership training focused on vulnerability and storytelling—directly comparable methodology to Lisa Harris & Company's narrative coaching for women. Operates at significantly larger scale but targets the same growth-oriented professional women audience.

Broad incumbents

• BetterUp: BetterUp is a scaled enterprise coaching and mental wellness platform serving corporate buyers. Comparable end-product (1:1 coaching with structured methodology) but distributes through enterprise sales rather than direct-to-consumer women-focused community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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