Lisa graduated from the University of North Texas in 1983 with a BA in Marketing and started her career in the fashion industry working customer service for a clothing manufacturer for 5 years. In 1995 she re-entered the workforce and started out at a staffing agency where she was promoted from temporary assignments to inside sales and eventually to outside sales. In 1998, She began her career in furniture starting out as a showroom manager and working her way up to outside sales. She joined the J Fyffe Company in 2009.