From housewife to the co-founder of a billion-dollar company | Lisa Bilyeu | TEDxTrinityUniversity

Lisa Bilyeu is currently the president of Impact Theory and a co-founder of Quest Nutrition, one of the fastest growing companies ever, and now a billion dollar brand. Seem like a badass? She totally is, but she wasn't always that way. Lisa grew up in a time and place that made her think her only role was to get married and be a good wife. In this talk, she tells the tale of her journey from her roots to the kick-ass serial entrepreneur she is today. Lisa Bilyeu is the President of Impact Theory, a studio that is dedicated to expand people’s vision of wellness to a 360-degree view that encompasses body and mind, Lisa, with her husband Tom, created Impact Theory to help people develop the skills they will need to improve themselves and the world. Within the company, Lisa hosts the Women of Impact and Sheroic Podcasts. Lisa was also a Co-founder of Quest Nutrition, a billion-dollar nutrition company. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@LittleMissHoop]

"Our perspective IS a choice." is what I took from this... good

[@Irene_Jennifer_Krucker]

Amazing speech. At the end I had tears running down, because I realized that I have a choice. Thank you Lisa for being a such powerful role model! 🙏💕✊

[@kavyashreek7642]

WHY TF ISNT THIS VIRAL YET!? WE LOVE YOU LISAAA!

[@marcusanderson140]

Fantastic job Lisa! 👏🏻 This is a powerful message that will help millions! 🙌🏻 congratulations on your TEDx Talk!!

[@lisabilyeu8103]

Marcus Anderson thanks so much Marcus!!!

[@hemapentakota]

You nailed your talk! Bravo!! Very inspiring Lisa and I can relate to my family's & my limiting beliefs, my beginning as a homemaker abroad, then doing a Master's, learning a foreign language from scratch, climbing the banking corporate ladder and now stepping back to plan for a new independent entrepreneurial journey for a much deserved work-life balance. Women of Impact rock and I admire Tom for his genuine support. All the best!

[@sharleanmahabir6936]

You are a woman of impact yourself.

[@loryicegirl6472]

Love this woman .. brilliant .. I loved this tedx .. it made me almost cry

[@jessieclouds]

Beautiful Presentation Lisa! Congrats on your appearance on TED x, well done!👏🏼👏🏼You are changing the worlds perspective ❤️

[@lisabilyeu8103]

jessieclouds thanks sweetie!

[@MrApplewine]

The vast majority of mother's don't take their work seriously. They are mother's only part way. Whatever you do, do it all the way. A real mother has to do a ton of research in many fields to do everything possible to foster the development of their children to the fullest.

[@Ana_Cecilia615]

I agree. I'm home with my baby and am constantly listening to podcasts while we play. I read when she's sleeping. I'm always keeping myself learning.

[@aneikagriffiths787]

Great speech Lisa!!! Don't know you personally but know you from impact theory and I'm just so proud of you!!! You keep going!!!

[@blackbeltbeauty]

So proud of you Lisa! This is such a powerful talk and YOU are such a powerful and inspiring woman!!

[@lisabilyeu8103]

blackbeltbeauty ahhhh backatcha woman!!!

[@TheUnforgivenVII]

Thanks Lisa, you are not just, you are a inspiring woman in my life.

[@NehaVerma-hi2nc]

Fantastic...I always look up to you and love your energy and love this talk...u r strong women💓

[@linaissa4479]

Loved it!!! So true and I totally felt identified since my parents are arabs and they have similar perspectives on life and marriage...But I believe it doesn't mean that I have to think the same way, it is all about understanding what I want.

[@merlinazz]

Congrats Lisa!!! Thanks for being such an inspiration Solarixx

[@pamyaninska1841]

A true Woman of Impact! I was looking forward to watching your TED talk. You did an amazing job. Passion & Enthusiasm, as always! Thank you for helping me to become the Best Version of myself. Be blessed!

[@lisabilyeu8103]

Pam Yaninska thanks sweetie!!!

[@JakeSimmer]

@@lisabilyeu8103 Hi Lisa, big fan here. You were talking about going to filmschool but is that the next chapter? Or making great sets and finding great people to interview is indeed the thing you want to do... Greets and another big hugg from Holland! Jake.

[@socuteboom]

One of the best TED talks I’ve watched. Amazing story and moving message ❤️

[@jamief8836]

Lisa😍😍😍😍 You did awesome!!!! Thank you. We love you!!

[@sharleanmahabir6936]

Lisa is such a remarkable woman. I was looking forward to this Ted talk ever since you announced your appearance on insta a weeks ago. Thank you for inspiring us all. Perspective is indeed everything.

[@KarmaGirlDreams]

Very well done Lisa!!!! You go girl 🔥🔥🔥

[@palomasimoes2731]

You did an awesome job Lisaa !!! Your talk was inspirational, beautiful and outstanding!

[@elenaroussou4192]

Lisa, even though you thought of your speech as just OK..it's realistic and inspiring and you get your message right! I loved it all the way & it really moved me to play some serious questions in my mind! I have loved you and Tom through your shows and i'm more than grateful to you for making them come to life. Women of Impact and Impact Theory are a gift to the people who value education, self development and who want to learn how to help other people. God bless you and your team to always keep up your high quality of product and continue to inspire us. We need more people like you. Καλό Πάσχα, Έλενα, Αθήνα, Έλλάδα.

[@anitadai6143]

I love your authenticity and sincerity of you words !

[@zeyism3981]

Way to go Lisa 💜

[@anastasialiatos103]

Truly inspirational tedx!

[@BrittanyBurgunder]

💜Love you more than words can say. I’m beyond proud of you and grateful for your influential impact on my life including so many others.

[@lisabilyeu8103]

Brittany Burgunder thanks Brit!!!! 😘😘😘

[@acee8959]

AMAZING LISA! Great job and loved every word!

[@OllieSmiless]

Great job, Lisa! 👏👏👏

[@rosacv4095]

Love you so much Lisa!

[@lisakruger86]

Way to go Lisa!!! 👏🏼

[@maimohamed3590]

damn, lisa u did it !!! , wow proud of u girl =)) thank you for inspiration

[@TheZGALa]

Nicely done, Lisa! Inspiring talk.

[@ewtwetrwerwteet]

What a boss! Good on you Lisa.

[@mahamo92]

This is so good :) Thanks Lisa for this talk

[@sheer.creative]

Awesome! I was looking forward to this TED talk for a while now! Congrats Lisa!! ☺️☺️

[@graham6895]

Great video Lisa, thought provoking and inspiring 😊

[@lisabilyeu8103]

Ahhhhh thanks so so much!!!!

[@onlyhooman588]

Lisa you are Aamaaazingg!💜

[@nany81616]

Loved it! 💛

[@sallybilly1]

Love this! Thank you

[@browngirl2096]

She s great

[@AndrewTanielian]

Great story!

[@NaveenKolambage]

Are we gonna see bilyeu junior soon ? Good one ☝️

[@Adrianamountainview]

Fantastic speech Lisa!! Greetings from Cyprus 💞 What village was that btw? 😊

[@JTChi]

Love you Lisa !!!

[@valentinletelier1494]

love it!

[@Puglifemama101]

She should definitely respect her hubby he’s got her to where she is . She is great tho so is Tom! What a power couple !

[@JaswinderKaur-ch5dl]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@cynthiawagstaff7458]

housewife?!! not quite!! no kids and dynamic husband, a full filling endeavor, a business, a focus, not home with 3 kids scrubbing floors in the suburbs

[@lenaeggler6304]

Can we stop using the job „housewife“ as a degrading term, as if caretaking isn‘t a worthy or respectable job? There is always this toxic narrative around how housewives and stay-at-home-moms are somehow unambitious and have yet to reach their full potential, when perhaps they actually like prioritizing their family. Every woman should have the choice to do what she wants to do, yet somehow only women that act traditionally masculine are receiving public accolades for being „bosses“, being tough, being ambitious in the corporate world etc. Maybe if we valued skills such as empathy and caretaking more over financial success, we would be raising better human beings than we currently are today.