ACHIEVE - Key Persons
Andrea emigrated from Jamaica with the sole purpose of completing her Engineering degree and getting an MBA, as she thought this was the path to her success. After years of climbing the corporate ladder, working twice as hard as everyone else just to fit in which resulted in several health challenges, she was restructured out of her job. With this experience, she wanted to inspire others to not let society or others define their success or their ability to achieve their dreams.
Shortly after losing her job, Andrea founded Achieve as she wanted to help people, like herself, get a clear vision of what success looks like to them, create a path to this success and ultimately have the impact they desire.
Andrea is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, and in addition to her work with Achieve, she is a Professor in the Business School at Humber Institute of Technology. Andrea has an Electrical Engineering Bachelor degree and a Master of Business Administration, however, what she is most proud of, is being the mother of 3 amazing daughters.
Lisa enjoyed great success as a portrait photographer earning accolades for her photography & entrepreneurial skills. Regardless of her success, after almost 3 decades, she felt miserable, finally realizing her values no longer aligned with her business or industry. Somewhere she forgot her dreams. Focusing on her values and desire to impact others, Lisa found joy in helping people live their purpose and in doing so, found hers. Today, she enjoys her location-independent life, teaching and coaching while living and travelling in Europe. Lisa's passion to help young leaders began while teaching at college and university. Watching her own children struggle to prepare for life away from home, made her realize the need for the Achieve™ program. Following her dream to travel, Lisa recently relocated back to Canada after 2 years living in Europe with her husband and 3 children.