Lisa Baker

CEO and Founder

Lisa L. Baker shows high performing professionals how to Level Up – get connected, get promoted, get wealth – and Live the Life of Their Dreams!
Lisa has over two decades of extraordinary success in a series of leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies that include Synchrony, Microsoft and Citigroup and Bank One. At Synchrony, a company with over 16,000 employees, Lisa was one of only nine Black female executives. She was Senior Vice President and General Manager in charge of growing the $2.5B eBay credit portfolio.
Lisa lived through bankruptcy, divorce and career setbacks but with prayer, perseverance and God’s promises, she not only survived but achieved record-breaking results!
Lisa retired at age 54 to pursue her dream of helping others to reach their peak. Her greatest passions are faith, family and financial freedom. Lisa is the Founder of Ascentim LLC, a coaching practice that guides its clients to live more meaningful and abundant lives.
Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Saint Louis University. She is a certified Personal and Executive Coach (The CaPP Institute), a certified Master Financial Coach (Ramsey Solutions), and a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She also holds a certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida Muma College of Business.
Lisa has two children, 5 grandchildren and lives in Baltimore with her husband Clarence Baker, Jr.