Lisa Holton

Lisa Holton is a former business writer for the Chicago Sun-Times and currently writes about business history and other topics at her own firm, The Lisa Company. A prolific corporate writer and ghostwriter, she is the author of Are You Ready to Incorporate?, Buying a Franchise, The Encyclopedia of Finanacial Planning, The Everything Guide to Mortgages, and Rental Property Investing. Lisa Holton began her career as a business writer at the Chicago Sun-Times and today writes about business history and other topics at her own firm, The Lisa Company. A prolific corporate writer, ghostwriter, and author, For Members Only is her eleventh book. Holton has written for a variety of national magazines and newspapers including Corporate Board Member, American Bar Association Journal, Parents, American Demographics, Latina, Working Mother, the Boston Globe, and the Chicago Tribune. She also writes for associations and universities worldwide. A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a former national board member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), Holton is a member of the Authors Guild, the International Association of Business Communicators, and the Society of Midland Authors. In her spare time, Holton writes short stories and screenplays. Her feature screenplay The Plant was a quarterfinalist for the 2002 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting offered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She has attended the film program at Chicago's Columbia College and completed film production courses at Chicago Filmmakers Workshop. A native of Moline, Illinois, Holton grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and now considers the Windy City her home. She lives in suburban Evanston.