Lisa Shaughnessy

About Lisa Shaughnessy

Lisa is a motivated dynamic manager with more than 15 years of professional experience in multiple areas of live entertainment, operations, and strategy. Her experience includes work with a key supplier of concert logistics, one of the world’s most beloved artists, and a producer of diverse touring shows. She has consistently demonstrated the ability to create and sustain relationships, to manage numerous projects from concept to delivery, and to creatively achieve targeted results through innovative problem solving. Lisa started her career in the entertainment industry at Truck \'N Roll, a key player providing entertainment logistics to the world’s biggest concert tours, Cirque du Soleil shows, museum installations, and more. Lisa was quickly named the Director of Operations, which was effectively a chief-of-staff position, overseeing 60 people and preparing multi-million-dollar RFPs. Her time at Truck \'N Roll helped her build knowledge of live entertainment and develop relationships in a team-oriented business. In 2010 Lisa gained a new perspective on live entertainment when she joined Celine Dion\'s team at her Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace. Working closely with the executive team, Lisa learned about many aspects of the music business, including touring, ticketing, merchandising, recording, and social media marketing, in addition to experiencing life on the road with a touring team that becomes family. Lisa joined 45Degrees, the special events division of Cirque du Soleil, as the Operations Manager of the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games. She served as the link between the Pan Am Games Organizing Committee and 45Degrees. Lisa was then promoted to Associate Line Producer at Cirque du Soleil for projects such as Cirque’s first show to tour in India and a more than 10-year partnership with MSC Cruises that covered 8 shows on 4 cruise ships. In this role, Lisa carried out all phases of development and handled project management for live entertainment touring shows—assessing them for viability, cost effectiveness, quality, and alignment with Cirque’s business strategy. More recently, Lisa joined L.E.K. Consulting in the Technology, Media, and Telecom practice where she uses her experience in live entertainment to execute buy- and sell-side corporate strategic planning, and provide M&A diligence projects for Private Equity and corporate clients, which include analysis of markets, customer and competitor dynamics, and growth opportunities

Experience

1. Consultant

   L.E.K. Consulting

   Oct 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Led a team in the development of a strategic plan for location-based entertainment (e.g, theme parks, events, touring shows) for a global IP holder, which resulted in identification of prioritized categories for entry into the market.• Conducted market research, analyzed competitive data, developed financial models, and performed extensive research to support corporate strategic growth initiatives and buy- and sell-side diligence of media, entertainment, and technology companies (e.g, digital billboards, television streaming services, creator economy, freelancer management SaaS)

Education

• Trafalgar School for Girls

  High School Diploma

• McGill University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting, Geography

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2022

• Phillips Academy

  High School Diploma