Lisa Westgate

“Lisa is a rare combination of someone who is both an absolute professional with an SME-level knowledge in her field, and someone who is an outright joy to work with. Everyone is always thrilled to be on a meeting with Lisa because it meant that they were about to expand their understanding of the procurement, supply chain, and diversity spaces. Any team would be lucky to work with Lisa and the irrefutable value she adds to every conversation she is a part of.”

“Lisa is a strategic thinker and problem-solver who consistently delivers innovative solutions. Her ability to analyze complex procurement challenges from multiple angles allows her to identify opportunities and achieve strong results. Lisa successfully navigated and executed multiple projects with ease, keeping both short-term objectives and long-term goals in sight. Lisa's commitment to excellence, combined with her extensive knowledge and experience in procurement and supplier diversity, make her an invaluable partner in driving business success.”

“I have known Lisa for several years and have always been impressed by her drive, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit. I have had the pleasure of working with Lisa and have been impressed with her ability to deliver high-quality results. She has a strong work ethic and always goes above and beyond to ensure that her work is completed to the highest standard. Furthermore, Lisa is a trustworthy and reliable individual who takes pride in her work. She is always willing to lend a helping hand and is an excellent problem solver. Her ability to remain calm under pressure and think critically is a testament to her excellent decision-making skills. Lisa has a wealth of experience in Procurement, Supplier Diversity and DEI and has a keen understanding of the market and the needs of her target audience. Her passion for her work is evident in everything she does, and she has always been willing to go the extra mile to ensure that her clients/customers are satisfied. As Lisa starts her new business, I have no doubt that she will bring the same level of dedication, professionalism, and commitment that she has always demonstrated. She is a natural leader and has a talent for inspiring and motivating others, which will undoubtedly serve her well in building and growing her business. I wholeheartedly recommend Lisa and her new business to anyone seeking a reliable, dedicated, and talented professional, she would be an asset to any project, team or organization. I have no doubt that she will achieve great success, and I am excited to see where her entrepreneurial journey takes her.”

“Lisa is an immediately likeable colleague who has a unique ability to meet anyone where they are on any given day — especially when it comes to their knowledge of the procurement space! She quickly earns trust and respect by listening, distilling what she hears into bite-sized needs/ requirements, and addressing them in a highly logical building-blocks styled response. Lisa’s procurement knowledge is at the level of a principal/expert consultant and strategist and she is able to apply her experience to create value and deliver results, particularly impacting ESG and DEI programs/objectives. As an added bonus, she delivers a lot of laughs while she is at it! Thanks for the masterclass, Lisa!”

“Whether you want to set up a modest, ambition-driven, or world class Supplier Diversity program, Lisa will help you get there. Lisa is a highly-skilled, motivated, and educated consultant who is truly passionate about promoting equality in all aspects. Working alongside Lisa was an absolute joy - conversations with her are inspiring, energizing and motivating. Look no further, you've found THE asset you need to kickstart your Supplier Diversity journey.”

“I had the pleasure to work with Lisa throughout our time at TealBook. Lisa's knowledge of the procurement landscape and in-your-face passion about supplier diversity was instrumental in up-skilling our understanding of our customers and the challenges they were facing. She always made her self available to talk to potential solutions and really explore ways to get to the root of our customers' challenges. When Lisa moved to the Solutions Consulting space, I was fortunate enough to gain exposure to her Increasing Diversity training series as one of her speakers. Just seeing the way that she not only grasped the concepts being conveyed by customers but also pulled in from experiences across the broad group was truly impressive and also impactful. I think our customers got a lot more than they bargained for through these sessions! Lisa is a rare breed who takes ownership of EVERY Conversation and interaction she has. If you have the chance to talk to Lisa, I suggest you take it, because every conversation with Lisa is a learning opportunity.”

“I know Lisa to be intuitive, introspective, curious, creative, empathetic, and analytical. All these qualities make her a manager who really understand how to make things work. Lisa worked on several projects generating growth ideas, working on strategies, planning networking events, and project implementations. Lisa’s strong relationships with management, vendors and co-workers were key to offering the best possible statewide contracts and expanded product offerings to eligible entities in the Commonwealth, while at the same time minimizing costs. Lisa is a person who can turn the process of cooperation into an engaging win-win situation.”

“It was an absolute pleasure to work with Lisa. She is a powerhouse of knowledge when it comes to Procurement as a whole and was our go to person for anything Diversity, related. She was ready to get in the weeds with our customers to help them understand their own data! Her personable character and bubbly energy often left a room full of people smiling and energised. She is thoughtful and executes diligently with true passion of helping customers. She would be a fantastic person to have on your team. She will be your number one advocate.”

“Having worked with Lisa in procurement, I can say that there’s one metric above all others in which outdoes almost anyone else I’ve met in the industry: passion. Lisa loves what she does and it shines through in the work she performs. Beyond her passion is an incredible base of knowledge and experience, which I can tell you firsthand makes her an exceptional advisor, teacher and colleague.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Lisa the past year. Lisa’s depth of knowledge and experience in procurement space is very impressive. She knows the industry in and out; has been there done that. She is a wonderful listener that takes the time to truly understand her customers/clients needs, is able to come up with different options to solve their problems and work with them on the option that brings the most value to their business and stakeholders. And guess what, she does all this while never ever shying away from a difficult conversation, and with a smile on her face. She is such a pleasure to work with and her work ethics and attitude are refreshing. I cannot recommend Lisa more!”

“I worked with Lisa for several years at Tealbook and she was known on our team as the fixer. Anytime an account had an issue with adoption or success, Lisa was brought in to make sure our platform was deployed in such a way that it captures value towards the clients goals. She was our procurement strategy, supplier diversity, and category management specialist and our clients reaped a ton of benefit leveraging her knowledge. Clients working with Lisa always came out better on the other side and her value was realized very quickly each time she was deployed.”

“I had the great pleasure of working with Lisa over the course of the last year and was so impressed by her depth of procurement knowledge and ability to create value for our customers. During her diversity webinar series, Lisa provided best practices and practical steps companies can take to build or optimize their diversity program and identified the ways they could best leverage TealBook to drive increased diverse spend. Lisa is collaborative and supportive, helping to build expertise among our Customer Success team and I am so excited to work with her in her new role to continue expanding value for our customers!”

“I had the pleasure of working with Lisa at TealBook Inc in 2022 and 2023. Lisa is a compendium of all things procurement knowledge. There is no procurement business challenge that she has not solved and evolved. There are lots of smart people out there though. What differentiates Lisa is that she takes the time to thoroughly understand the specific nuances of your situation before she presents a solution. Lisa will often present several solutions that address emphasize subtly different outcomes while explaining the trade offs inherent in each course. That thoughtfulness and thoroughness combined with her encyclopedic knowledge of all things Spend results in every conversation with Lisa being extremely valuable every time. Lisa is always on everyone's "first call" list for any business question regarding Spend. Take a 30 minute conversation with Lisa and you will see what I mean.”

“We have been so fortunate to work with Lisa for two years! She joined us as a customer to expand our internal experience and services as an opportunity to increase value for our customers. She is incredible collaborative and knowledgeable. She helped wrap our customers with programs that enable them to expand the value of their investment in TealBook. In the process, she made us and our platform better, more relevant and competitive. I am so proud that she decided to launch her own business to offer her experience and passion for supplier diversity to the broader procurement community. We look forward to extend our partnership so she provides services and continues to leverage our data platform, foundational to kicking off a supplier diversity program and a key enabler to expanding the impact of diversity diversity beyond Tier 1. Looking forward to keep making a BIG impact together! ”