founder lisa is a native chicagoan with permanent residency in mexico, living between asia and the americas. rooted in a global perspective and a deep belief in cross-cultural connection, she believes that love, loss, and the pain of grief have the power to unify humanity.

throughout her life, lisa has focused on social entrepreneurship, championing protections and deeper respect for artisans across indonesia, mexico, and beyond. she has also mentored emerging entrepreneurs and mission-driven projects, while working as an artist, creative director, designer, and writer. lisa’s creative offerings have been embraced by some of the world’s most respected names in film, music, and design, including oscar-winning actors and grammy-winning musicians. her work has been featured in lifestyle publications such as the new york times and vogue magazine, and she is the recipient of several grants, residencies, and awards.

alongside her professional life, and as a result of being immersed in many cultures and traditions, lisa has studied with healers, energy workers, and spiritual guides around the world. her journey includes years of personal study with a village priest in indonesia and an apprenticeship with an indigenous teacher from cuernavaca, mexico, who guided her through ancestral rituals, elemental wisdom, and the power of earth-based ceremony. she is also a certified yoga teacher in the lineage of pattabhi jois, and has over 300 hours of immersion with eckhart tolle’s new earth workshops.

lisa has received teachings of native american animal wisdom from a lakota elder and is several years into deepening her intuitive abilities and exploration of the afterlife. a devoted student of spiritual and cultural traditions, she has deep familiarity with zen buddhism, hinduism, yogic, and taoist principles, and continues to awaken to the power of human consciousness and the interconnected nature of all beings.

pals is where lisa’s creative and spiritual paths converge. a culmination of experience and compassion, it’s a bridge between between sorrow and appreciation, despair and remembrance, silence and the soulful conversation that begins when we say goodbye.

lisa’s animals: tickles, janey, juji, and her balinese cockatoo, henry, have been her greatest teachers, companions, and children. this work is a tribute to them, and to the extraordinary bond between humans and animals.