Lori Hamilton, President

Lori Hamilton has worked as a marketing strategist, researcher, and creative consultant, creating innovative solutions for over 100 companies including Fortune 500 retail, healthcare, financial, and technology corporations. She’s unearthed brand and product differentiation to use as a competitive advantage to develop strategy, product development, creative direction, and positioning for companies like IBM (Global Services, SCM, EDS, Business Intelligence), Planters LifeSavers, Rubbermaid, Deloitte Consulting, Herman Miller, USG, James River Paper, Wachovia Bank, Cox Communications, Cingular, Georgia Pacific, Jerzees/Russell Athletic, Chase Manhattan Bank, Yankelovich Partners, Microsoft, Carter’s Children’s wear, The Atlanta Olympics, Novartis, Pfizer and the National Peanut Board.

Lori holds a B.A. in linguistics from UCLA and has won more than 15 regional, national, and international awards for creative work, marketing effectiveness and direct marketing programs, including five Best of Shows and a Clio. She also uses her Juilliard and other professional theatrical training to create unique workshops that immediately create connections between people and generate hundreds of ideas in a matter of hours. Firms such as Microsoft, USG, Georgia Pacific and Rubbermaid have implemented key new product ideas and communications breakthroughs from her creative work sessions.

Lori speaks three languages somewhat fluently, can do 32+ accents, and knows how to caramelize sugar with a blow torch. And, if you ask nicely, she’ll make her face look like a pez dispenser.