Dr. Bisa Batten Lewis is a dynamic portfolio entrepreneur, international speaker, bestselling author, workforce development strategist, and philanthropist who is redefining what it means to build a purpose-driven career. With over three decades of experience spanning education, entrepreneurship, leadership development, nonprofit management, and business strategy, Dr. Bisa has become a nationally respected voice on professional reinvention, wealth-building, and leveraging expertise to create multiple streams of impact and income.

Known for her energy, authenticity, and empowering messages, Dr. Bisa is widely recognized for helping professionals — especially educators, women leaders, and entrepreneurs — transform their knowledge, skills, and lived experiences into profitable opportunities and lasting legacies. Her work centers on one powerful belief: people should be fairly compensated for the value they bring to the world.

Often described as an “educational powerhouse,” Dr. Bisa’s career journey includes leadership roles from classroom teacher to university instructor to Dean, giving her firsthand insight into the challenges professionals face in rapidly evolving industries. Rather than allowing limitations to define her trajectory, she embraced innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic diversification — becoming a successful portfolio entrepreneur with ventures in education, consulting, publishing, curriculum development, speaking, philanthropy, and media.

She is the bestselling author of The P-A-I-D Educator: 10 Professional Ways to Supplement Your Teaching Salary, a transformative guide that has inspired countless educators and professionals to rethink how they monetize their expertise. Through her signature P-A-I-D Method™, Dr. Bisa teaches audiences how to leverage their gifts, build sustainable income streams, increase visibility, and create opportunities aligned with both purpose and profitability.

Dr. Bisa is also the Founder and Managing Partner of an education company and a beauty company, as well as the President of a foundation, where she continues her commitment to educational equity, leadership development, and community empowerment. Her work has helped organizations, entrepreneurs, and emerging scholars and leaders develop strategies for growth, innovation, and long-term impact.

A highly sought-after keynote speaker, Dr. Bisa has captivated audiences at conferences, universities, corporations, nonprofits, school districts, women’s leadership events, and entrepreneurial summits across the country. Her keynote topics include portfolio entrepreneurship, wealth-building, leadership, personal branding, women in business, educator empowerment, philanthropy, and creating generational impact. Audiences appreciate her ability to blend practical business strategies with inspiration, humor, and real-world experience.

Her expertise and thought leadership have been featured in major media outlets including Essence Magazine, MadameNoire, Authority Magazine, Business News Daily, Exchange Magazine, CanvasRebel, Speakers Magazine, Fayette Woman, Authority Magazine, VoyageATL, The Boss Network, and numerous podcasts, radio programs, and digital platforms.

Dr. Bisa earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in Early Childhood Education from Albany State University and Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees in Adult Education with a concentration in College Leadership from University of Georgia.

Today, Dr. Bisa continues to inspire audiences and organizations to think bigger, lead boldly, diversify strategically, and create lives and businesses reflecting both passion and purpose. Through every stage, platform, and partnership, she remains committed to helping others get P-A-I-D — professionally, personally, and powerfully.