Episode 47 From a 25-Foot Fall to Building an AI Business: Lisa Howell’s Journey Through The Self Made Accelerator
Some stories stop you in your tracks. Others remind you just how much strength a person can hold.
Episode 47 of The Digital Shift™ brings both — in the form of Lisa Howell’s extraordinary journey from trauma, recovery, and reinvention to launching an AI-driven storytelling brand inside The Self Made Accelerator.
Lisa survived a 25-foot fall off a zip line that turned her world upside down. Instead of giving up, she anchored herself in hope and rebuilt her life with intention, faith, and an unshakeable commitment to her future. Today, she’s using that same resilience to build an AI-powered business designed to help people tell the stories they never captured.
This episode is proof that even the hardest chapters can become the foundation for a powerful brand — with the right support, the right tools, and the right people in your corner.
A Fall That Could Have Ended Everything — But Didn’t
Lisa opens up about the moment everything changed: the fall, the trauma, and the physical and emotional journey that followed.
From a wheelchair…
to walking again…
to running…
It didn’t happen overnight. It happened through hope, discipline, journaling, and the daily decision to believe in what was possible rather than what was broken.
As Lisa says:
“I chose hope. And I chose family. Those two anchors changed everything for me.”
That mindset didn’t just rebuild her health — it rewired her future.
Why Lisa Joined the Tech Savy School (Before Even Starting in the Hub!)
Most members begin inside the Hub before upgrading into Accelerator. Lisa? She dove straight into Tech Savy School before ever setting foot in the Hub.
Why?
Because she wanted clarity. She wanted direction. And she wanted a roadmap she could trust while rebuilding her life and business from the ground up.
Inside Accelerator, she found:
Structure
Accountability
Mentorship
A community that showed up for her
A step-by-step system she could follow
And with that foundation, she started creating again.
The Breakthrough: AI-Powered Imagery That Told Her Story
One of Lisa’s biggest creative breakthroughs came from AI artistry — using cinematic imagery to visually capture her journey out of the wheelchair and into strength.
These projects helped her:
Reclaim her voice
Express her story
Build a new vision for the brand she wanted to launch
Connect her personal resilience to her professional purpose
Today, she’s inside Accelerator 2.0 building her full program: The Story You Never Filmed, an AI-powered experience designed to help others tell the stories they never captured during their own defining chapters.
Her journey isn’t just inspiring — it’s innovative.
Lisa’s 4 Daily Tips for Resilience & Growth
These aren’t theories. These are the daily practices that helped her heal and build:
1. Focus on Hope
Write down blessings, moments of clarity, encouraging words — anything that keeps your heart anchored.
2. Surround Yourself with the Right People
Pay attention to the people who show up in your lane. There’s purpose in those connections.
3. Shift Your Paradigm Daily
Reprogram the beliefs you carry. Lisa recommends Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life, the book she listens to every day.
4. Take Care of Your Body & Joy
Balance your nutrition (proteins, fats, carbs) and carve out an hour every day for something that brings you happiness.
Resilience is built, not stumbled into.
You Don’t Have to Build Alone
Lisa’s story is a reminder that clarity, systems, and mentorship change everything — especially when you're rebuilding your life or business.
If you're ready for structure, community, and support that actually moves the needle:
✨Learn more and join us at:Www.techsavvyschool.com
Sometimes the next chapter begins with saying yes.
🔜 Teaser for Next Episode
“Next week: Before Ya Die: Building a Business (and Life) That Matters with Katrina Parrish. Katrina shares how she used Accelerator 1.0 to build every asset and system for her unforgettable brand. This one will stop you in your tracks and inspire you to live—and build—boldly.”
