Speaker. Board Member. Global Advisor.
Over 20 years of experience in global management and leadership development
Certified by the Center for Creative Leadership
Co-Founder of 2 nonprofits one in Indonesia and one in Silicon Valley focusing on cross-cultural community development
Keynote speaker and consultant in global talent development, workplace culture, and cross-cultural communication
Host of the top 5% global podcast, A World of Difference, focusing on the power of diverse perspectives in business and leadership
Experience as an expat working across Asia, Latin America, Europe, Australia and North America
Multilingual: Speaking 6 languages with a deep understanding of cultural nuances in communication
From San Francisco to Singapore, Lori advises global CEOs and boards on cross-cultural communication
Lori Advises Global CEOs
Lori has advised CEOs from Singapore to Silicon Valley and spoken at conferences across the US, in Asia, Europe and South America in multiple languages.
Global Leadership Summits
Business Conferences
Board Meetings
Lori Advises Global CEOs and Boards
Lori can advise you to grow your organization by developing talent and cultivating an outstanding work culture to attract the top global talent. Lori uses research-based tools from over 20 years of global experience of leading international teams and developing global leaders worldwide.
Lori’s M.A. in Intercultural Studies, her ability to speak 6 languages, and her multicultural methods take talent development to the next level and help you be a leader ready for the rapid changes happening in leadership all around the globe. Lori is certified by the world-renowned Center for Creative Leadership. Lori sits on a nonprofit boat in Washington DC, and is an executive at a Silicon Valley tech company.
The future of work is here, and Lori advises you to make key changes to improve organizational culture, and increase growth.
“Teams make their best decisions when there are as many different types of brains around the table as possible. Group think holds teams back, but listening understand propels teams into innovative growth.”
-Lori Adams-Brown
After over 20 years of professional international experience of working and living in South America, Asia and the San Francisco Bay Area, Lori has vast experience in global talent development that is based in the latest research at the cusp of how leadership is changing around the world. She will help you make an impact and show you and your team how to take what is working and add what is missing so that what is great becomes superb.
Lori’s Background
“Not all great minds think alike, and that is such a good thing for all of us.”
Lori’s career has taken her around the world. During her years in Southeast Asia, she led global teams to do work in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei. She speaks fluent Indonesian and Malay.
Lori is an engaging conference speaker.
Lori is a connector who puts people first and values the lasting partnerships she builds globally. Lori is an active listener who cares about the stories people share whether she is advising a CEO or listening to the trauma of an Indonesian rice farmer. She is energized by communication and teamwork because she knows the dangers of group think to organizations and to societies. She is a lifelong learner and known for bringing innovative perspectives and questions to the board room and organizational decision-making tables.
She is deadline and results-driven, passionate about creating better processes, systems, and best practices that help her teams, clients and partners do outstanding work worldwide.
Lori is Endorsed By Female Executive Search
Leadership Development
Decision making is a skill in leadership development.
Here are 3 questions Lori can help you ask when making significant decisions.
Belonging at Work
Cultivating belonging in a work environment isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing to do.
Inclusive teams make better decisions.
Cultures of belonging are not easy to cultivate, and it does take time and intentionality. However, going slow to go fast can really pay off.
Why cultivating belonging matters for your team
Podcasts Where Lori Has Been Interviewed
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Life After MLM
Lori talks with host Roberta Blevins about business ethics, workplace culture and the changing face of leadership
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What Comes Next
Lori advocates for a fundamental shift in how organizations approach their human capital, fostering cultures that prioritize well-being and collaboration.
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Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other
Lori speaks on US politics, midterms and the Equal Rights Amemendment
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Stories From Real Life
Lori talks about how becoming a better listener can improve your work culture.
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Twenty All-Things
Making A Difference During Your 20s:
Lori talks about working in the Indonesian tsunami of 2004
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Radical Love Live
Lori shares about the ramifications of not cultivating psychological safety in faith-based workplaces as well as steps to take to repair with change management
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Introducing Me Podcast
Lori talks about how growing up as a TCK gave her cross-cultural communication skills that have paid off in her career across Asia and now in Silicon Valley
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Talkin' Politics and Religion Without Killin' Each Other
Lori shares about "cultural humility”
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Join the Conversation with Denise Clark
Lori spoke about the future of work and increasing needs for belonging
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Women, Faith, & Business
Lori speaks on business for women and the future of work
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Steps to Sobriety Podcast
Lori speaks about being trauma-informed as an International Relief & Development Medical Director
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Bodies Behind the Bus
Lori talks about what it looks like to champion women
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Hagar's Voice
Lori shares the importance of well-being in the workplace
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Bodies Behind the Bus
Lori talks with host Johnna Harris on values-based leadership in preventing toxic workplace environments.
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Untangled Faith
Lori speaks about her experience of being interviewed by journalists
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Liminal Living
Lori describes toxic leadership and how to decode image management
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Is the Evangelical Church at the Breaking Point with Women?
Lori speaks as a Subject Matter Expert as an advocate for women who have experienced hostile faith-based work environments
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Untangled Faith
Lori speaks on the value of creating safe spaces for whistleblowers to speak up in work environments
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At the Bus Stop
Lori speaks about the petition to end faith-based NDAs
