Overcoming homelessness, abduction, intense abuse and human trafficking to achieving extraordinary success.Liza Pavlakos is a successful entrepreneur and a powerful speaker who has inspired over 100,000 audiences across six continents. Founder of Positive Breakthroughs, working with a team of experienced chartered psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches who are passionate about improving mental health and committed to offering therapy to all individuals regardless of their age, race, culture, disability, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.Liza is a qualified psychotherapist and transformational executive coach empowering others to succeed in the face of adversity.Having experienced enough trauma to last a lifetime, she draws from her own inspiring story of grit and resilience to influence thousands, to convince them that obstacles are not insurmountable. Her life story is a narrative of grit and gravitas, a tale of one woman's journey of overcoming the impossible adversities and triumphing against all odds to becoming a self-made entrepreneur, inspiring others to thrive.As an inspiring speaker and mentor, her life mission is to drive entrepreneurs and corporate teams to overcome adversities with steadfast determination. To show them that if they have the courage and a burning desire to succeed, nothing can stop them from reaching their goals.Liza is best known as an inspirational force for leadership,team building, and performance. Her heartfeltkeynotes have led Liza to be recognised as Top 10 FemaleSpeakers in the World for 2020 and Honouree of 2021 Toastmasters' most prestigious award, The Golden Gavel, in the field of leadership and communication. Having been featured as a thought leader in empowerment on CNN, BBC and other media outlets around the world, Liza inspires change.