Lisa Quast’s (www.careerwomaninc.com) passion in life is making a difference in the lives of women by helping them achieve their dreams. Lisa is a career coach, author, business consultant, and the founder and president of Career Woman Inc., a Seattle-based international career development consulting company dedicated to helping women achieve career success. She's an accomplished speaker and coach, inspiring audiences with her charismatic approach, actionable recommendations, and proven methodology. From the lowest rung of the career ladder, to executive positions at multi-billion dollar companies, Lisa has succeeded in areas that have been traditionally male dominated and garnered much praise, including being the youngest winner of the President’s Award at Toshiba America Medical Systems, the first female Service Director at Medtronic Physio-Control, and the first female Service Vice President and the first female Executive Vice President of Strategy Planning at Philips Healthcare. Lisa was also honored by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" business leaders in the greater Seattle area in 2005. The author of the book "Your Career, Your Way! Personal Strategies to Achieve Your Career Aspirations", Lisa maintains a career blog at her website and is a frequent contributor of articles to a variety of publications and online resources, including MoneyWise Women, HR Now, and Working Woman, and has been quoted in related articles for The Wall Street Journal, eHow and others. Throughout her career, Lisa has dedicated much of her time to mentoring other women and helping them realize their career potential. She has donated hundreds of volunteer hours to Dress for Success and other organizations that help women in the workplace. Lisa enjoys cooking theme dinners with her daughters, gardening and traveling with her husband, writing, reading, and engaging in sports of all kinds - especially running, hiking, biking, and weightlifting.