Lisa Holton
Lisa Holton heads The Lisa Company, an Evanston, IL-based writing, editing and research consulting firm founded in 1998. She is a former Business Editor and reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and a former editor with the Thomson Corporation. She is a busy writer for corporations, associations and universities nationwide. Her new book, For Members Only: A History and Guide to Chicago’s Oldest Private Clubs, was published in June 2008 by Chicago’s Lake Claremont Press. Holton has 26 years of experience writing about business, workplace, education and investment topics and has authored or co-written 11 books. Her titles include How to be a Value Investor [McGraw-Hill, June 1999], The Essential Dictionary of Real Estate [Barnes & Noble Books, November 2003] and the Encyclopedia of Financial Planning [FPA Press, November, 2006]. She also ghostwrites books for corporate professionals. In 2005, she became a contributing writer for the Financial Planning Association on consumer finance and retirement planning issues. She also writes on corporate governance and business planning issues for a variety of publications including Corporate Board Member magazine. Since starting her company, Holton has written for a variety of national magazines and newspapers including the American Bar Association Journal, Parents, American Demographics, Latina, Working Mother, the Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune. Lisa is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a former national board member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW.) She is a current member of the Authors Guild, the International Association of Business Communicators and the Society of Midland Authors. In her spare time, Holton writes short stories and screenplays. Her feature screenplay “The Plant” was a quarterfinalist for the 2002 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting offered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She has attended the film program at Chicago’s Columbia College and completed film production courses at Chicago Filmmakers Workshop. A native of Moline, IL, Holton grew up in downstate Illinois and Louisville, KY. She and now considers the Windy City her home. She lives in suburban Evanston. Visit Lisa on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MediaBistro, and Google+.
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