Lis Best

Commander
DISC Type : D

Founder, Facilitator, and Executive Coach at Girls Club Collective

Oakland, California, United States

Overview

Lis Best is the founder of Girls Club Collective and an ESG advisor at qb. consulting, focusing on sustainability and storytelling. She has worked with leaders from Google, Adobe, and PwC. Colleagues describe her as collaborative, clear, and knowledgeable, with a talent for project management.

Outside of her primary roles, Lis is passionate about fostering connections and community. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) and believes deeply in art as a form of resistance, aiming to incorporate more creativity and expression into her life and work.

She was recently featured in Business Insider for her innovative use of AI to enhance her solopreneur and community-focused business.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Strong-Willed

Decisive

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Feminine Leadership
Her work is centered on powering a future that works for everyone through feminine leadership, as demonstrated by her founding of Girls Club Collective for "feminist change agents. "
ESG & Reporting
She has extensive experience developing sustainability reports, defining CSR strategy, and training professionals on emerging ESG best practices with qb. consulting and BSR.
Community Building
She actively fosters connections, hosting events like "After Glow" at the GreenBiz conference and emphasizing the importance of relationships and collaboration in her work.

Media Appearances

An Interview with Lis Best, Founder and CEO of Girls Club Collective. Featured in Apple Podcasts

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Work History

1-2020
Founder, Facilitator, and Executive Coach at Girls Club Collective
2-2020
Director, ESG Reporting + Strategy at qb. consulting
7-2019 - 1-2020
Director of Social Impact at JUUL Labs
12-2018 - 7-2019
Reporting Practice Lead and Sustainability Management Consultant at BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)
7-2017 - 12-2018
Editor-in-Chief and Manager, Communications and Marketing at BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)

Education

Executive Coaching Institute from University of California, Berkeley
Master of Pacific International Affairs from UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

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Exp : 17 Location : Oakland, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder, Facilitator, and Executive Coach at Girls Club Collective
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Insights For Selling To Lis

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lis is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lis

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lis move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Lis take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Lis

Personality Compatibility


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