Lisa Nichols was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an author, businesswoman and motivational speaker best known for being the CEO of the company Motivating the Masses which focuses on training and development. She’s also the author of numerous best-sellers, and all her efforts have helped raise her net worth to where it today.
How rich is Lisa Nichols? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in business. She’s written a total of six books and often travels due to demand for her as a speaker. She’s also been featured in numerous television shows and as she continues to work her wealth will undoubtedly rise higher.
Lisa Nichols Net Worth $5 Million
Nichols started off as a single mom on public assistance having nothing to support her. She only had $12 in the bank at the age of 27 years old. She started working in a Family Resource Center and focused on helping teens. She started “Motivating the Teen Spirit” which has helped more than 200,000 teens. According to her, she’s helped prevent suicides and also helped drop-out teens get back to school. Around this time, she started attending conferences and lectures about branding and entrepreneurship, and would eventually discover a talent for life coaching and motivation. Nichols would then create Motivating the Masses and it would become one of the top companies of its type in the world, slowly profiting and becoming a million dollar company. Her net worth has risen dramatically just from her company alone, and she’s now sought after because of her transformational speaking skills.
Aside from her company, Lisa has authored books including “Unbreakable Spirit” and “No Matter What!: 9 Steps to Living the Life You Love”. She’s also been featured on various television shows such as the “Oprah Winfrey Show”, “Larry King Live”, and “Extra”. Lisa also has made the documentary film “The Secret” which is also based on a book she’s written. She starred in the NBC show “Starting Over” which won an Emmy Award. Her latest book is called “ABUNDANCE NOW!” which was published January 2016. One of her other works is the course “Creative Visualization” which consists of audio tapes and lectures she has given.
Nichols has travelled around the world and received some awards for her work, including the Humanitarian Award from South Africa, the LEGO Foundation’s Heart of Learning Award and The Ambassador Award. She’s also one of the founding members of the Transformational Leadership Council.
For her personal life, she admits to having five children, but otherwise keeps that part of her life private. It is known that Nichols loves to share her ideas on various things such as how she used to be scared of earning her first million. According to her, poor families have a concept of poverty that makes them believe that having more money can be harmful, when in fact it could become a productive force. That positivity is often taught within wealthy families. She resides in San Diego, California when she’s not travelling around.
