Be Your Own CEO: Courage, Career Risk, and Leading Beyond Your Comfort Zone

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
3:55 pm - 4:20 pm

Drawing on lessons from leading businesses throughout her career, Lisa explores why successful leaders proactively chart their own careers, communicate their ambitions, and embrace opportunities outside their comfort zones. She will share practical approaches to understanding your value, taking calculated risks, building sponsorship networks, and positioning yourself to capitalize on unexpected opportunities, while building a career strategy that evolves with changing market opportunities. Attendees will leave with a framework for becoming the CEO of their own careers.

Over the course of a career spanning multiple global leadership positions, Lisa McGeough has learned that the most defining moments rarely come from the safest choices. In this candid keynote, she shares the pivotal decisions that shaped her path, from pursuing international opportunities and taking on challenging leadership assignments to navigating career progression while balancing competing personal and professional priorities.

Introduction: Mary Ellen Egan, Senior Director, Strategy and Content, American Banker Live Media