ABOUT

Mission + Vision Statement

Lionhood’s Global Creative Empowerment Mission
Lionhood is a creative, international nonprofit that empowers at-risk children and faith-based creatives, entrepreneurs, and missionaries to enter Lionhood—to embrace their God-given identity and purpose.

Our mission is twofold:

  1. Empowering Creatives and Entrepreneurial Missionaries:
    We support faith-driven creatives and missionaries with coaching, therapy, project development, strategic planning, and creative advocacy—helping them multiply Lionhood’s mission within their own work.

  2. Executing Programs for At-Risk Children:
    Through global initiatives, we care for at-risk children—especially those affected by orphanhood, trafficking, and extreme poverty—helping them rediscover their worth and unlock their potential.

Lionhood

Lionhood is committed to helping people live wild and free, like a lion. Our mission is to champion personal growth and transformation in our local and international communities. We believe everyone has the potential and right to thrive. For us, this means seeing others move through life with courage, strength, and dignity. Our dedication lies in providing the tools, resources, and support needed to make this a reality.

Our journey began with a clear mission in mind: to assist ministries and nonprofits in overcoming challenges and unlocking their full potential. We are dedicated to providing a customized approach that empowers your work to thrive in all aspects of life, career, and relationships. Through our tailored coaching methods, we strive to support your growth, enabling you to achieve greater success and make a lasting positive impact.

Why Lionhood?

In life we go through different seasons and chapters such as childhood, parenthood, adulthood, being part of a neighbourhood, servanthood maybe even knighthood. Who knows, what life has to offer?!

We like to think of Lionhood, being the season in which we learn to live more like a lion - wild and free with strength, courage and peace.

It is our goal to offer an opportunity to enter Lionhood.

Meet the Pack

  • Elizabeth “Liz” Mannchen, AAT

    Co-Founder, Artist, Global Advocate

    With over 15 years of experience in 40+ nations, Liz Mannchen has developed and advocated for justice-centered projects through the power of art and music. As a certified Animal Assisted Therapist, she integrates creative therapies with deep compassion to help at-risk children heal and thrive. Liz is a visionary leader who uses her voice—literally and figuratively—to fight for vulnerable communities, crafting spaces where both children and the workers who serve them can reclaim their purpose and live wild and free.

  • Elizabeth “Lizzy” Davis,
    M.S., M.Ed., LPC

    Therapy and Residency Program Coordinator

    With over two decades of experience in the helping professions, Lizzy is a seasoned healer and trauma specialist. Her leadership is deeply rooted in a rich background that includes pastoral ministry, global mission work, counseling, and spiritual care. Lizzy’s work is anchored in the belief that healing is holy, and that each person carries within them a wild, sacred spark waiting to be reclaimed. With a heart devoted to Kingdom-building and a passion for helping others return to their truest, most liberated selves, she brings both fierce compassion and deeply grounded presence to the spaces she enters. Lizzy is known for her ability to merge real-world insight with a nurturing, Spirit-led intuition; creating safe, transformative environments for those navigating trauma, burnout, grief, and the long road home to themselves. Her unwavering dedication to helping others rediscover their wholeness and purpose informs everything she does at Lionhood.

  • Ulrich Mannchen MFA, Coach EASC

    Co-Founder, Social Entrepreneur, Artist

    With over 15 years of experience in leadership, coaching, and team development, Ulrich Mannchen brings a rare blend of strategic clarity, creative insight, and deep emotional presence. Certified as an EASC Coach and currently in advanced Transactional Analysis psychotherapy training, he supports individuals and teams in navigating growth, purpose, and transformation. Ulrich specializes in helping people bridge the gap between vision and execution—whether that’s in their personal lives, leadership roles, or creative journeys. His work is rooted in a deep belief in integration: of mind and heart, creativity and structure, inner healing and outward impact. Having worked across more than 40 countries, Ulrich draws from a wealth of cross-cultural experience and a strong foundation in the arts. As a trained visual storyteller and former ministry executive, he understands both the power of narrative and the complexity of leading from the margins. When he’s not coaching, you’ll find him jumping rope or walking in the woods with his therapy llamas—practicing the same grounded presence he helps others cultivate.

  • Trey Caples, Ed.S, NCSP

    Community Integration & Program Strategist

    WIth a heart rooted in belonging and a mind wired for systems, Trey Caples brings decades of experience in community-based mental health and education to the Lionhood team. A school Psychologist by training and a strategist by instinct, Trey has spent his career weaving the threads of relationship, culture, and context to build programs that meet children and families where life actually happens; not just in offices or classrooms, but in kitchens, churches and community centers. From neighborhood collaborations in the Southeast to partnership in Mexico, his passion lies in transforming best practices into living, breathing support systems for those who are underserved. Grounded in both compassion and practicality, Trey believes that healing happens through connection- across disciplines, cultures, but always in the sacred in-between of daily life.