S12 Ep4 From Editor-in-Chief, OK Magazine to PR Consultant & Screenwriter: Lisa Byrne

What is it really like in the world of celebrity? Lisa has always loved learning about people  - she has been, in her own words ‘nosy’ since she was a child. It was this curiosity which took her to journalism and eventually to be the Editor-in-Chief at OK magazine for ten years. She has partied with the Beckhams, she was also with Katie Price when she married Peter Andre. She’s been on a boat with George Clooney & Brad Pitt and has spent time with Prince William. She has in other words, been behind the scenes and seen it all. But when the world of celebrity began to change (and not in a good way, she explains), Lisa began to feel it was time to do something else. She also suffered personal heartbreak and then had her own diagnosis to deal with – so she moved from London back to her roots in York. Lisa now runs her own PR consultancy looking after high-end brands like The Ivy restaurants. But she’s also a screenwriter and is bringing the stories of inspiring, historical women we’ve hardly heard of, back to life. Her love of learning about people continues. Lisa is also writing a series on one of the greatest historical mysteries of all time, what happened to the Princes in the Tower? The project - called The Cold King - will be based on the theory that King Edward V was secretly sent to Coldridge in Devon. Lisa is very open, honest and brave in this conversation – we cover all sides of life - and do be warned we touch on some very difficult parts too. But Lisa believes we have to take these tough times and use them to help drive us into our Next Chapters. She believes we are all capable of creating our dreams and the only person standing in our way is us. To learn more about Lisa's work you can find her here: https://www.lisabyrnepr.com/ To learn more about our charitable partners Empire Fighting Chance you can find them here: https://empirefightingchance.org/ And to sign up to my weekly-ish notes (and I'd love that) you can find me and my books here: https://www.elliebarkerwrites.com/