Lisa Brenninkmeyer is an author and speaker who would love to share her heart with women of any age at your conference or event. Speaking on topics from finding joy and overcoming anxiety to saving your marriage, Lisa will provide engaging, authentic, Catholic content to help make your next event a success. 

Lisa is the founder and CEO of Walking with Purpose. A convert to Catholicism, she wrote her first Bible study in 2002 out of a desire to see women come to know Christ personally. In 2008, WWP became a fully independent non-profit organization with 501c(3) status and a mission of enabling women to know Christ personally through Scripture. Today, more than 70,000 women and girls participate in WWP each year.

Lisa has been recognized by the Catholic Leadership Institute as a National Catholic Leader and was a presenter at the USCCB Convocation of Catholic Leaders. She has presented the unique model of WWP at national conferences throughout the country, and has been a guest on a number of radio, television, and podcast shows as well.

Lisa holds a bachelor's in psychology from St. Olaf College and is pursuing her master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. She and her husband Leo have seven children and five grandchildren and reside in St. Augustine, Florida.