Laura Lewis

President, World Education Council

As president of the World Education Council, Laura Lewis drives the organisation’s efforts to bring together the people, the resources, and the knowledge capital that can harness the power of education to improve the well-being of people around the world.

Ms. Lewis has been a pioneer and leader in the realm of personal instruction, print, broadcast, and Web content for more than two decades, reaching millions of people with her acclaimed messages on health, wellness, and lifestyle issues.

She is the founder and CEO of Laura Lewis Enterprises, LLC, a publishing, production and media service. The company is comprised of industry-renowned experts who create products and content via various forms of media in order to facilitate positive change in peoples lives across the globe. Laura Lewis Enterprises also assists other organisations in developing instructive media and web sites as part of strategic communications programmes. The quality and effectiveness of the company’s work have been recognized with Worldfest Platinum and Telly awards.

Ms. Lewis’s background in health and wellness, coupled with her expertise in communications, has built a reputation for excellence in both the production and the presentation of messages in all forms of media. In addition to authoring two health-oriented books, she has hosted numerous television and radio programmes as well as popular destination web sites.

In appearances as the host of several natural health and life-enhancement programmes on the Talk Radio Network, Success Talk Radio, and the Talk America Network, Ms. Lewis has interviewed more than 500 renowned experts including notable authors, health professionals, and researchers.

Ms. Lewis developed a cutting-edge Internet-oriented talk radio show which grew to become a television show reaching a network of more than 700 TV stations with viewers in over 100 different countries, including the Middle East and China. She was responsible for all aspects of production including research, writing, directing, hosting, and marketing. In a triumph of technology to deliver informative content, this show became the first syndicated program in the world to be “tri-cast”—simultaneously broadcast via television, radio, and the Internet.

On the web, Ms. Lewis was selected as the “Life Fit Expert” on AOL’s That’s Fit.com. She is a guest expert on the Crest toothpaste website’s “Best Possible You” series; a panelist with the International Health and Fitness Symposium; an advisory board member of The Fit Advocate; and a nutrition expert for the Global Health and Fitness website.

Ms. Lewis is the host of the popular healthy-living programme “Empty Nesters” on the green-friendly Veria TV Network; she additionally hosts a segment entitled “To a Healthy You” on the network. She has been a popular guest on numerous television shows, appearing as a featured natural health expert on the TV Food Network, the Discovery Channel, the Healthy Living Channel, the WB, and the Montel Williams Show.

In addition, Ms. Lewis is a sought-after public speaker, having appeared before Women of Visionary Influence, American Business Women’s Assocation, Southern Methodist University, American Heart Association, and American Women in Radio and Television

Ms. Lewis measures the success of her extraordinary career not merely by the financial performance or popularity of a venture, but also by the personal benefits imparted to recipients of the message. She deeply believes, and has demonstrated, that education and motivation can bring powerful results in individual lives and in the world community.

Her continual emphasis on health, fitness, and lifestyle enhancement have led naturally to concern for issues the will affect the quality of life for all peoples of the planet. Perhaps the most meaningful challenge for this dynamic leader will be the World Education Council’s recognition of the universal need for sustainability, environmental responsibility, and the establishment of meaningful benchmarks and guidelines from a transparent international partner.

“In a rapidly changing world, the World Education Council represents a trustworthy source of reliable information and forward-thinking resources.” ~Laura Lewis