Our Team
LISA WILLIS CREATIVE is a PR and marketing agency that raises brand awareness through integrated media relations, social media influencer marketing, strategic partnerships, social impact and events. We believe every client deserves the best care and service. We custom tailor and personalize every communication and marketing strategy to match your goals and audience. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little bit. We look forward to meeting you!
We Offer
Strong communication: We are easy to reach, responsive, friendly and respectful.
Customer service : We are your go-to-team with deep knowledge, and comprehensive service with dedication to a job well done.
Deliverables: We work hard and smart until the job is done and done well.
Best Value: We use a virtual-style collective approach resulting in lower costs for you.
What Matters Most
People
Kindness and laughter
Hard work with soul, integrity, style & a smile
Surprise and delight
Generosity and positivity
Results and impact
Lisa Willis
Hello!
I founded Lisa Willis Creative in 2018 after more than two decades leading strategic communications, brand partnerships, and program development for a wide range of notable businesses — from iHeartMedia and NBC Sports Boston (home of the Boston Celtics) to national nonprofits such as The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Moyer Foundation (Eluna). With deep roots in the Northeast and 18 years in Seattle, I’ve built a boutique agency focused on collaboration, creativity, and impact. Today, Lisa Willis Creative operates as a trusted partner to companies and mission-driven teams, known for crafting thoughtful narratives, building strategic relationships, and delivering results that drive both visibility and value. We’ve been recognized for forging high-impact partnerships, earning meaningful media, and managing complex, cross-functional initiatives. At the core of my work is a deep belief in the power of connection — between people, sectors, and ideas — to generate momentum and create lasting change and success. As a storyteller, connector, and collaborator, I’m driven by the wins — big and small — that help individuals, brands, and communities grow, thrive, and genuinely feel good about the work they’re doing.
Our Partners
Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We bring you the right team to be sure your vision is executed. It’s always about great people. Please meet these incredible humans, PR warriors and our most frequent collaborating partners Michi Suzuki and Lesa Linster.
Michi Suzuki
Michi is a serial-entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of PR and Marketing experience in strategic plan development, partnership marketing, event marketing, and media relations. After owning/operating her own agency for nearly two decades, and working in the corporate world, she launched MichiMSuzukiPR, a full-service consulting agency providing PR & Marketing services to clients in a variety of industries including technology, food & beverage, hospitality, consumer product goods, non-profit and travel. By integrating PR, Social Media, Influencer Marketing and Events, she and her team deliver creative and compelling PR & Marketing strategies designed to successfully build brands, raise awareness among targeted consumers to deliver maximum results. She is passionate about storytelling, connecting people in an authentic manner, developing and executing ideas that have never been done before, and elevating the human experience. Adding dignity to a cause is pretty darn cool, too.
Lesa Linster
In 2010 Lesa founded Linster Creative, a full-spectrum marketing and public relations agency in Seattle. With more than 20 years experience in public and media relations, brand development, communications, strategic marketing, collaborations and events, her focus today is in the world of lifestyle and hospitality. She gained experience working for bedrock Seattle entities including The Seattle Mariners, MSNBC, The Seattle Times, University of Washington, and The Moyer Foundation. Lesa has spent her career helping clients in Seattle and 30 cities across the country expand their reach, develop brand partnerships, engage customers, share stories, and drive sales through new and creative paths. Her clients have been found in local, national, and international broadcasts and publications. Lesa works hand in hand with chefs and hospitality leaders and has helped open more than 25 restaurants along with a few award-winning hotels.
Emily Crawford
Emily Crawford is a creative leader and journalist with more than two decades in communications, PR and marketing roles at nonprofits and public agencies. She excels at crafting compelling stories across traditional and digital media. She founded Luminosity Public Relations in 2018 to serve organizations focused on arts and culture, environmental conservation and providing social services.
As a senior communications strategist, Emily provides arts-related organizations, nonprofits and treasured city assets with strategies that raise public awareness, defend brand reputations and drive stakeholder engagement. Prior to founding Luminosity, Emily served as the Director of Marketing for the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA), where she managed a multi-year communications strategy for a $74 million expansion of the historic market.
She is an active board member of SeaLife Response, Rehab and Research (SR3), a science-based organization and marine life hospital dedicated to improving the health of marine wildlife.
Account Manager
Pisa Leelapatana
Pisa is an account manager for Lisa Willis Creative and MichiMSuzukiPR. She has assisted in earning media for clients in a variety of industries, including food & beverage, hospitality and travel. Pisa entered the world of PR as an intern for Lisa Willis and Michi Suzuki while a senior at the University of Washington, and has since been working with the dynamic duo! She has gained valuable experience in PR through facilitating influencer marketing, compiling media lists, and doing lots and lots of research.
Previously, Pisa was the student coordinator for the University of Washington's Dawg Daze, a 10-day welcome program for new students. She helped facilitate over 500+ events, led student leader training, and organized a campus-wide scavenger hunt in partnership with Alaska Airlines. In addition, her passion for sports led her to become a marketing intern for the Athletic department, allowing her to plan and execute in-game promotional elements.