From Service Dog to Doctorate: A Journey of Leadership with Dr. Lisa DeVore

In this episode of the Peak Experience Podcast, Robert Forto interviews Dr. Lisa DeVore, who shares her journey from training a service dog to pursuing a doctorate in strategic leadership. Lisa discusses her experiences living in South Korea, her work with the Space Force, and the challenges she faced during her academic journey, including a significant health scare. She reveals how her service dog, Bailey, inspired her research project on leadership lessons learned from their time together. The conversation also touches on her future aspirations, including community involvement and writing.

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Peak Experience explores the topics of what experiential learning is to teambuilding and organizational development, what its role is, where it is headed and why it is more important now, than ever. Business owners, teachers, camp counselors, adventure therapists, and anyone who is interested in the outdoors, place-based, or experiential learning cohort will find content useful to their teaching. Listeners can expect ideas for direct implementation, thought provoking dialogue, interviews, as well as an opportunity to communicate with the hosts and share their experiences in the field of outdoor leadership and strategic management.