LeapFrog Solutions, Inc., is a strategic communications firm dedicated to solving complex communications challenges for the government, businesses and consumer markets. A certified woman-owned small business, we provide a comprehensive range of services — from branding to internal and external communications — that transform perceptions, inspire change and drive action. Celebrating our 20th anniversary, we deliver high-quality communications with strategic impact to Make Your Message Matter®.
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Lisa Martin is president and founder of LeapFrog Solutions, Inc. which she started in 1996. With more than 20 years' experience, Martin's approach is to help clients integrate traditional marketing methods with emerging …show more content…
While I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, I never really had a home town. The first place I remember living was Istanbul, Turkey. It was amazing to experience so many cultures, not only in different countries, but in all the states where we were stationed. I learned quickly that you could bring out the best or the worst in people depending on how you reacted to their beliefs and cultures. I also learned to observe each new place and the people in it, who was accepted, who wasn’t and why. By getting a better understanding of my surroundings, I was able to better relate to …show more content…
My family and my company are my life. Starting my own company was a dream I had just like the dream I had about meeting my husband when I was living in France. After four years of dating long distance–in France, in the U.S. and in Australia, I somehow managed to convince Jean-Paul to move to the states. I made a bet with him that if he gave the states two years, I would move anywhere with him because I had already lived on four continents. 28 years later we are still here in Northern Virginia, with two beautiful grown daughters. I made the same bet about starting a company–just see if I could start one and last for two years. Now we’re celebrating 20 years in business. Work/life balance was a struggle in the beginning until I stopped trying to live by other people’s definition of balance and created my own, with my husband, our daughters and my company. It’s not perfect, but it works for