Lisa Unwin

LinkedIn Top Voice | Writer of The Reinvention Years | Debut novel Shelf Life. Formerly founder and CEO of the Reignite Academy, Co-Author of She’s Back: Your Guide to Returning to Work

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Lisa is the author of She's Back: Your Guide to Returning to Work which draws on her experience of helping hundreds of "career break" women resume their professional careers. After seven years as CEO of the Reignite Academy, Lisa is now working on her debut novel, Shelf Life. A former partner with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and Director of Brand and Communication at Deloitte, Lisa had a 20 year career in professional services before taking a career break. She set up She's Back in 2014 to highlight the potential in women ready to return to work. Latterly, she co-founded the Reignite Academy to help female lawyers navigate successful long term careers.

Experience

  • Co-Founder at https://reigniteacademy.co.uk/
    Dec 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

    The mission of the Reignite Academy is to help lawyers navigate successful long term careers. We help people find new roles and we offer a wide range of career development training, coaching and advice.

  • LinkedIn Top Voice at Reignite Academy
    Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

    In my role as LinkedIn Top Voice, I have been dedicated to empowering women in the workforce by sharing insights on achieving work-life balance, career advancement, and financial stability. Through thought-provoking articles and engaging interviews with industry leaders, I have inspired others to pursue their passions while maintaining a healthy balance in their lives.

  • SHE'S BACK LIMITED (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • LinkedIn Top Voice
      2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

      Thrilled to have been selected by the LinkedIn editors as one of the LinkedIn Top Voices for 2018. I write and speak about women in the workplace. I'm a big believer that women's careers are often not linear. They twist and turn. I help women navigate the ups and downs during that messy middle phase and support women who want to return after a career break.

    • Book Author
      Apr 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

      Author of She's Back: Your guide to returning to work

  • Careers Expert for Noon at Noon
    Mar 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Delighted to be joining Noon's panel of experts to give advice and guidance on careers in mid life. At Noon, we believe midlife is only the beginning. By coming together as a group and sharing our experiences, we hope to raise each other up, to build a purposeful and rewarding future. We know midlife is not easy. Career, family, divorce, dating, caring, bereavement, health, parenting, sex - it certainly doesn’t get any less complicated. We're here to help.

  • Contributor at The Centre for Legal Leadership
    Apr 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    I am working with the Centre for Legal Leadership to create education and training materials to help people return to law and specifically to pivot into an in house commercial legal role