About Lauri
Lauri Robbins Ericson is a speaker, coach and advisor focusing on leadership & emotional intelligence, equality & inclusion, and social impact. She has worked with leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, CEOs and purpose-driven change makers such as Innovations for Poverty Action, Acumen, Storytel, Swedish Public Education, MTR Nordic, and UN Women. Lauri also serves as strategic advisor for a number of organizations, including International Women in Business and Urban Challenges: Making Public Transportation Safe for All, a multi-country project sponsored by the Swedish Institute.
Lauri is committed to furthering the contribution of women across the world and is particularly proud of the impact made from coaching women on female empowerment and economic development. Her work in West and South Africa, India, Europe, Central America and the United States has magnified how important it is to transform the perception of females in society so their contributions are valued.
Having spent much of her career advising, coaching, or collaborating with women, Lauri founded A Women’s Manifesto to the World: Speak, Stand and Rise – whose vision is that every female is empowered to speak up, stand up and rise up.
Lauri holds an MA in International Development Education from New York University, a BS in Business from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate from Seth Godin’s altMBA. Her leadership and coaching framework draws upon her work with experts such as Margaret Wheatley (Harvard), Richard Boyatzis (Case Western Reserve), Christopher Worley (University of Southern California) and Heidi Brooks (Yale).
What people say about Lauri
Lauri is a dynamic speaker and consultant that encourages organizations to improve in a clear, systematic way. Her focus on empowering women to be effective leaders and communicators was very influential within our company, which was entirely made up of women. She gave us a new lens to view our work through, and we were amazed at the growth we experienced in a very short time.
Thank you for breaking the mental barriers and reminding us of the amazing super powers our young women have!
Lauri’s talk is thought-provoking, honest and heartfelt. She has the unique ability to take complex, sometimes difficult, subjects and make them fun and dynamic. I love her energy and passion for transforming the future for women in leadership.
Lauri delivers a clear message filled with interesting facts. In a captivating way, she will inspire every audience member to take action to develop leadership qualities within themselves and those around them.
In her beautiful, eloquent way, Lauri’s delivers powerful, well-researched thought-provoking stories and insights on female leadership. If you are looking for a speaker who can inspire, educate and transform leadership. Hire Lauri, you won’t be sorry.
Lauri is one of a kind, as a professional and as a human being. I trusted her from day one, not only by her impressive
Lauri’s talk is groundbreaking! Thank-you for the change you will spark!