Carlisha Williams Bradley is an award-winning executive, best-selling author and high-performance women's leadership coach. Carlisha lends her spirit, expertise, and voice as an advocate for women and girls worldwide as the founder of Women Empowering Nations and Amplify for Women.

Under Carlisha’s direction, Women Empowering Nations has already had a transformative effect on the globe, having created measurable leadership development opportunities for over 9,000 girls in 23 countries. Carlisha’s groundbreaking work with Women Empowering Nations has made her one of the most sought-after social enterprise and international education programming experts in the country.

With her business, Amplify for Women, she accelerates the path of women to executive leadership. Through executive coaching, public speaking training, and professional branding, her work is a catalyst for a new era of inclusive leadership by cultivating a generation of women of color who fearlessly break barriers as influential executives.

Additionally, Carlisha served as the Congressional District 1 representative on the Oklahoma State Board of Education from 2019 to January 2023. As a State Board member, she was responsible for determining policies and supervising the PK-12 public school system of Oklahoma impacting over 700,000 students and over 500 school districts.

Carlisha has served as a trusted voice and advisor to various international aid organizations, non-profit agencies, schools, businesses, and diplomats around the globe. She has been recognized for her work and continuous commitment to change with numerous awards, including the 2024 Charles V. Willie Advocate Award from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, BMe 2024 Vanguard, 2021 Dan Allen Social Justice Award, 2020 Tulsan of the Year, 2020 Journal Record Woman of the Year, 2020 City Year Champion of Student Success, 2017 Oklahoma Magazine 40 Under 40, and more.

Carlisha received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Venture Management and a Bachelor of Arts in African and African American Studies from the University of Oklahoma. She also received a Master's degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She and her husband, Adrian, reside in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, raising their three children.