Lisa Blakely

Lisa Blakely has over 20 years of experience in product management and has held various roles in different companies. Lisa started their career as a Production Supervisor for Alyce Designs Inc and later worked for Spiegel Catalog as an Associate Product/Sourcing Manager. Lisa then became a Product Manager for Spilsbury Puzzle Company, where they sourced toys, games, gifts, and puzzles. Lisa worked for Follett School Solutions as a Sr. Product Manager, responsible for P&L of $18M software product line category and supervising the planning, development, and releases of new products and services. Lisa then joined Ascend Learning, where they held the position of Director of Product Management and later became a Product Manager. Lisa managed the launch of several large projects, including a nursing education industry's first video capture case study product, designed to encourage collaboration using a video capture response system. Lisa is currently a Vice President of Product Management at Follett, where they have worked since 2021. Lisa will soon be a VP of Product Management at TrueLearn starting in June 2023.

Lisa Blakely received an AA in Fashion Merchandising & Design from Harper College in 1995. Lisa then went on to receive a BS in Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising, Marketing from Northern Illinois University in 1997. Lisa has also obtained several certifications from Pragmatic Marketing, including PMC-VI and PMC-III. No information is provided on when Lisa obtained these certifications.