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Speaker. Board Member. Global Advisor.

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  • 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 working across Asia, Latin America, Europe, Australia and North America with expat experience in Singapore and Indonesia.

  • Multilingual: Speaking 6 languages with a deep understanding of cultural nuances in communication

Lori Adams-Brown

“When we empower people and create environments where everyone can succeed, we don’t just improve businesses; we also improve communities and lives.” - Lori Adams-Brown

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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

Event poster for Palo Alto hosted by How Women Lead, featuring a photo of Lori Adams-Brown. Event details: Wednesday, October 23, 5:00-7:00 PM PT at Baker & McKenzie LLP, 600 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304.

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.

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“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.

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Lori’s Background

“Not all great minds think alike, and that is such a good thing for all of us.”

— Lori Adams-Brown

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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.

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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.

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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

  • Promotional graphic for RiseUp Radio podcast featuring Lori Adams-Brown and a man, with text about a new episode on AI and human factors, and a yellow button saying 'Out now!'.

    Risely

    Lori is interviewed by Risely’s Ashish Manchanda to talk about AI in Talent Development, Cultural Intelligence, and the Future of Work.

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    TPNR

    Lori is a guest on the 300th episode of TPNR in a collab with Will Wright, host of Faithful Politics to talk about integrity in leadership.

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  • Podcast episode screen showing episode 245 of Life After MLM, featuring Lori Adams-Brown, with a graphic of a pyramid and a bandage over a brick wall, and a pause button.

    Life After MLM

    Lori talks with host Roberta Blevins about business ethics, workplace culture and the changing face of leadership

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  • Text reading 'What Came Next' in pink outlined letters on a black background.

    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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  • Podcast cover featuring three speakers: Corey Nathan, Lori Adams-Brown, and Will Wright, discussing politics and religion; logos of Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, and Music app at the bottom.

    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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  • Podcast cover for 'Introducing Me' by Sarah Porell, episode 99 featuring guest Lori Adams-Brown discussing gaining cultural humility. The cover includes a starry sky, a photo of Lori Adams-Brown smiling outdoors, and icons for listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

    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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  • Promotional flyer for an IG live session with Lori Adams-Brown discussing how to support women in ministry, featuring a photo of Lori Adams-Brown, scheduled for June 12, 2023, at 3:00 PM EST.

    Bodies Behind the Bus

    Lori talks about what it looks like to champion women

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  • Promotional graphic for 'Hagar's Voice' podcast, season 2, episode 1, featuring a gold microphone on a black stand against a yellow background with soundwave graphics, and text indicating special guest Lori Adams-Brown.

    Hagar's Voice

    Lori shares the importance of well-being in the workplace

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  • Promotion for podcast episode 76 titled "At the Bus Stop" from The Bodies Behind The Bus podcast, featuring Lori Adams-Brown, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. A simple hand-drawn illustration of a bus with two palm trees and a sun, with navigation arrows on the right.

    Bodies Behind the Bus

    Lori talks with host Johnna Harris on values-based leadership in preventing toxic workplace environments.

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  • Podcast cover with purple text reading '69: Going On The Record with Lori Adams-Brown & Lori Harding: Trust, Trauma & Telling Your Story' above a blue square with yellow intertwined line and the words 'untangled Faith'.

    Untangled Faith

    Lori speaks about her experience of being interviewed by journalists

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  • Podcast cover featuring an abstract eye illustration, text indicating new episode, season and episode number, and title about interpreting Preda-Pastor's controlling narratives by Jason & Lori Adams-Brown.

    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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  • Lori Adams-Brown smiling with arms crossed next to a quote about faith and liberation, with an untangled faith logo at the bottom.

    Untangled Faith

    Lori speaks on the value of creating safe spaces for whistleblowers to speak up in work environments

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  • Promotional graphic for a podcast episode titled "At the Bus Stop" with guests Lori & Jason Adams-Brown, featuring streaming on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and navigation arrows. The episode number is 43, and it is now available.

    At the Bus Stop

    Lori speaks about the petition to end faith-based NDAs

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