Keynote Speaker
Lisa Lisson
President, FedEx Express Canada
Lisa Lisson is president of FedEx Express Canada based in Toronto, ON. She leads a growing business of domestic and international express delivery services, which employs 6000 people across 60 locations coast-to-coast.
Lisson joined FedEx Express as a junior marketing specialist in 1992. She quickly progressed and in 2003 was appointed vice president of sales, marketing and corporate communications. In 2006 Lisson gained responsibility for improving the FedEx customer experience in Canada. She was appointed to her current role in October 2010 and is the first Canadian to hold the post.
Under her leadership, FedEx Canada has implemented critical improvements to the operation of the sales team, resulting in significant revenue growth for the company. She also drove the introduction of fedex.ca, shipping and tracking software and led initiatives to increase brand awareness and market share for FedEx Canada.
Our Survivor
Marla Kuba
My name is Marla Kuba. I am 56 and employed as an accountant. About 5 years ago, I began experiencing occasional numbing or pain in my left arm, nausea, and intense sweating. These symptoms would sometimes occur weeks apart. Sometimes the symptoms happened independently of one another, and other times occurred all at once. The episodes would last only a minute or two. Because I had always exercised and watched my weight, I thought I was in great shape, so I believed it was probably nothing. When it started happening more frequently and more intensely - even when I was lounging on the sofa - I knew I had better see a doctor.
Marla Kuba
My name is Marla Kuba. I am 56 and employed as an accountant. About 5 years ago, I began experiencing occasional numbing or pain in my left arm, nausea, and intense sweating. These symptoms would sometimes occur weeks apart. Sometimes the symptoms happened independently of one another, and other times occurred all at once. The episodes would last only a minute or two. Because I had always exercised and watched my weight, I thought I was in great shape, so I believed it was probably nothing. When it started happening more frequently and more intensely - even when I was lounging on the sofa - I knew I had better see a doctor.
My doctor sent me for a stress test, and when my cardiologist reviewed the results he recommended I be admitted to the hospital from his office to have a heart catheterization at Summa Health System the next day! The heart cath revealed two blocked arteries and I was scheduled for open heart surgery.
If you ever think something is not right the sooner you seek medical advice the better. It saved me from an actual heart attack which could have caused irreversible damage to my heart. I now maintain a healthier lifestyle that incorporates a heart healthy diet, still plenty of exercise and no more smoking. I also make sure I routinely go to my heart check-up every year to monitor my blood pressure and cholesterol and keep them within safe limits. Adopting changes like these could prevent heart disease in all of us.
Since it is so important for women to know the risk factors and warning signs of heart disease and ways to prevent it, I whole heartedly support the mission of Go Red For Women.
