Critically acclaimed as the best of its genre for its in-depth approach to contemporary life issues, and for its leading role in pioneering spiritual programming on the airwaves across the continent, the Quest featured a mastermind group of America's most influential thinkers and philosophers on personal achievement and human potential, including Thomas Moore, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra, Caroline Myss, Marianne Williamson and John Gray, among others. The Quest consistently captured top ratings, and successfully raised millions of dollars for PBS’s fund-raising efforts across the U.S. The Quest has also aired on 6 networks in Canada, in Europe & Israel, and won numerous Awards for Best Motivational TV Program.
The Quest for Life Trilogy, was followed by the award winning Quest for Love four part series.
In her dedication to empower and advance the leadership role of women, she produced The Women of Wisdom and Power trilogy featuring some of today’s most fascinating and influential women, including Jane Goodall, Anita Roddick, Gloria Steinem, Shirley MacLaine, Erica Jong, Gail Sheehy, Alanis Morissette, et al. The trilogy aired in March for Women’s History Month, prime time in all the major markets including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, Denver, San Francisco, etc. In 2005 with WLIW in New York, she produced a five hour special celebrating the power and influence of women - two hours live in studio with Erica Jong, Lynne Twist and herself as guests. Winner of several awards for Best Program on Women’s Issues.
Viewed by millions of people for over a decade, the Quest’s inspirational nourishment and practical advice on how to relinquish fear and live with meaning, passion and purpose has impacted the lives of thousands of people around the world.
In 2004 Lili produced a major “Call to Action” email campaign with original short films on “the issues at stake” to millions of women in the U.S. to inspire them to use the power of their Vote. She produced and hosted a 2 hour live and televised special on Women in Media for the Toronto International Film Festival and Women in Film featuring Sharon Stone, and leading Oscar winning women producers in Hollywood. Episodics on leading women in the Arts for the Creators series on the W network, (Women’s Network) etc.
She produced the documentary Expulsion & Memory, which featured the historic reconciliation of the King of Spain and the President of Israel, which was filmed in five countries on 3 continents. At this time she also executive produced the television production of the historic By My Spirit concert in Toledo, Spain, for the Quincentennario celebrations, with Zubin Mehta, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Placido Domingo in the presence of Queen Sophia, with thousands of people and dignitaries coming together from around the world on the hilltop of Toledo, to join hands to usher in a new era of hope for peace and co-existence.
In her inveterate adventures, she has traveled to over 85 countries around the world. She graduated from York University in Environmental Studies, and began her Television career at TVO, and then went on to work in feature film production. She worked as a First A.D., Script Supervisor, and Associate Director on major multiple camera dramas like 20th Century Fox’s “Pygmalion” with Peter O’Toole; and on numerous commercials, tv series, movies of the week and feature films for ABC, Universal, Showtime, Paramount, Fox, Astral, Global, CFTO, etc.
She was a lifestyle columnist featuring culture and international cuisine, for the Toronto Sun, while she owned the best gourmet shop in Toronto. As a lifestyle journalist she was a popular guest on nearly every radio and television talk show in the country. She has appeared as a guest in PBS pledge broadcasts, to help public television stations with their fund raising efforts. During her highly successful career in investment and residential real estate she was a real estate columnist.
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Lili Fournier is a passionate advocate for personal and societal change. Her personal story of overcoming adversity serves as the foundation for her message that each of us has the strength and courage and resilience to overcome any challenges and find the determination and faith it takes to bring reality up day by day to achieve your vision. She has often put everything on the line and risked it all to make her Quests programs and to realize the dream of Women’s Day Live. (Formerly Women AID Live!)
She feels that that we are at a critical juncture point as a human family, and that this 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day is a once in a lifetime opportunity to gather the women worldwide in an unprecedented celebration, and at the same time produce the most powerful humanitarian campaign in history to address poverty and women’s empowerment – to create a radical breakthrough for the benefit of humanity. There has never been such a confluence of international attention given to the economic importance of women and the need to enable them to fulfill their potential. The time for women is now.
A pivotal turning point in her life came when she was knocked off an Air India flight which was blown up by terrorists. In gratitude for getting to raise her children, she vowed to produce television with substance, and hence started her Quest.
She was honored to be inducted into the Canadian Who’s Who. She is a past chairman of Community Liaison for Women in Film, where she launched the highly successful mentorship program for women, and a former member of the Women’s President’s organization. She was honoured to be invited to join the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where some 100 women leaders use their influence, power and energy to empower women worldwide. |
She was a consultant to the Dalai Lama Peace Center, l for the Vancouver Peace Summit 2009, which brought together Nobel Peace Laureates and leading visionaries to explore a roadmap for peace. She was a Executive Producer of Michael Beckwith’s PBS (Agape Spiritual Center).
She recently produced and hosted a new virtual pledge show to book end the Quest for Success special, and appeared as a guest for the PBS pledge broadcasts.
She has financed the development of the Women’s Day Live! Initiative, (think LiveAID) a global humanitarian campaign and benefit concert to empower women worldwide with education and economic opportunity. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Leah Tutu are Honorary Patrons. President Clinton personally invited her to make WomenAID Live!, now called Women’s Day Live a Clinton Global Initiative commitment in 2006. She hopes to announce the launch of this historic event at CGI, in Sept. 2010. |