Lisa Van Wyk

Lisa Van Wyk is our visionary.  In the summer of 2013, she founded Blaze with a heartfelt desire in mind: to see others reach their maximum potential by living for God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength (Mark 12:30).  Her studies show that a sound mind, body, and spirit are the key to successful living.  She is passionate about encouraging others to use their God-given talents for the Kingdom and helping them lead a life of abandonment and no regrets.

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Her vision for Blaze is to be the leading sports management agency changing the world one athlete at a time by training champions for life!

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Lisa's vision spans far and wide. Her calling is to provide an integrative fitness facility in the community that taps into the best in sports, fitness, music, and education, provides a center for athletic success and builds personal healing and strength that breeds champions and leaders in all walks of life.  This is where Leaders are Bred.

Blaze transforms the world through professional coaches who use Blaze's proprietary playbook to guide athletes on an exciting adventure of personal mentorship, comprehensive training, competitive experiences, and strategic positioning that transforms motivated athletes into professional lifelong champions. Lisa helps athletes raise their game, make the team, earn scholarships, contracts, and endorsements, and be the next leader in our community!

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Lisa and her team of over 85 coaches, trainers, and business staff have supported and guided 1,000's of youth to professional athletes with strength and conditioning, skill training, and education.  With their development, these athletes have gone on to pursue higher academic degrees and most competed in basketball and volleyball at all levels of play and in top conferences including the Power 5, Big 12, RMAC, NSIC, Horizon League, OVC, Sunshine Conference, and overseas professionally in Germany, Luxembourg, and Asia.

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Lisa uses her collegiate and amateur athletic experience as well as her more than 25 years of coaching and over 20 years of business experience, as a Chief Information Officer, and business owner to bring a needed change to the community. Lisa knows how to help others smash their goals!  Lisa is a 16 time All American in Track n Field, 2-time 400m defending National Champion, UWO Hall of Fame Inductee, and a WIAC Top 100 Athlete.   As a Freshman in college, Lisa played Division I basketball with the University of Miami Hurricanes, receiving her first strength training experience under the leadership of  the U of M football team's trainers. Lisa helped her Division I women's basketball team finish their season 32-2, and beat out Virginia's Dawn Staley and Tami Reiss, as well as Connecticut's Geno Auriemma and Rebecca Lobo twice to win the 1992 Big East Conference and NCAA Sweet 16 championships.  Lisa knows how to succeed.

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Lisa has always been fearless about exploring the topic of God’s sovereignty in a broken world, and passionate about applying the science of human performance to help others succeed in life personally and professionally.  A former high school, Biology and Chemistry teacher, she holds a B.S. in Biology, Chemistry, and Health, and a Master’s degree in Microbiology.

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Yet a quiet, studious type she is not.  Spunky, fun-loving, genuine and spontaneous, Lisa is a people magnet in any crowd.  She loves to laugh, especially at herself.

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Lisa is a kaleidoscope of talents and skills. She is a teacher, dancer, scientist, singer, athlete, loving wife and mom.

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She is excited to be raise her level of connection as a John Maxwell Certified Speaker. She is fearless about critically exploring the topic of God’s sovereignty in a troubled world, and passionate about helping others realize their God-given potential.

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Lisa is a loyal wife to Tim, her husband, and an affectionate mom to Peter and Nicole.  Together the Van Wyk family humors Lisa’s compulsion to explore new ideas and to organize everything, from books to lives worth saving.

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See Lisa's Vitae on LinkedIn.