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Lawrence Lerner

Trusted Advisor | Retail Tech | Facilitator | CEO
LEADForward
Country or state 
United States (Washington)
Available to 
Global
City 
Seattle
Fee 
Ask for pricing
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/Los_Angeles

Personal Details

Bio

People want to be entertained, regardless of the context, subject matter, or audience.

For 20 years, Lawrence has educated audiences on the future of Retail, Payments, and Leadership as a keynote more than 100 times. He is an accomplished facilitator leading strategic transformation at closely held and large companies like Kimberly-Clark, Pfizer, and Costco.

During this time, he's been instrumental in fostering nine-digit growth across a portfolio of companies. His career highlights include spearheading global consulting at UST, orchestrating strategies as the Chief Consultant at Cognizant, and innovating and delivering product strategy at 365/Avanti Retail. But his expertise extends even further. He's adept at leading companies, employing a broad skill set that encompasses everything from foundational tech knowledge to intricate strategic planning.

His foray into authorship with “Facebook for Your Business” in 2012 marked a significant milestone. This book wasn't just a publication; it was a revelation in the art of leveraging social media for financial gain.

“Boldly Venturing: Lessons from the Road Less Travel” (Aviva Publishing 2024) is not just altering the existing business landscape; he's crafting entirely new paradigms with his groundbreaking 'Constructive Disruption' methodology.

But there's more. Have you ever heard of the "Hello, World!" program? It's a simple coding exercise used by programmers to get started. Like that program, this book uses prompts to unlock your creativity and access your subconscious mind.

Do you want to excite and engage your audience? Contact Lawrence for targeted discussions that engage and inform.

Current position (3)

Trusted Advisor | Retail Tech | Facilitator | CEO

LEADForward

Vice Chair Supervisory Committee

Verity Credit Union

Taskforce - VDI Committe

NAMA (Vending Data Interchange)

Degrees (1)
Mathematics
University of Chicago
1982 to 1986

Presentations

Presentations (1)
AI and Marketing at Collab-23

AI and marketing, what are the needs to know, and how will it change your agency?

AI isn't closing down your agency but changing how you do your job. Just like Photoshop created a new world with digital images, AI will dramatically change the way you market and deliver value.

https://seattleco-lab.com/

Past talks (2)
Blockchain: M&A Outlook and Impact of Disrupters on Investments
Lawernce Lerner
Seattle WA
October 8, 2018
Startup Leadership Tips
Startup Leadership Tips
University of Washington
February 8, 2018
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Meet AI - Your New Retail Associate
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LERNER Consulting To Support Launch of Groundbreaking Weight Management Device

Books & Articles (12)

Boldly Venturing: Lessons from the Road Less Traveled
Aviva Publishing,
2024
Facebook for Your Business (2012) - How to use social media for your business
Mithra Press,
2012
Interview: How To Effectively Harness AI Technology In People Operations
Digital Transformation and the Future of Retail
Interview: The Top 5 Future Payment Processing Trends
Jailbreaking the Internet: The Shape of Things to Come
D
Only Paranoid Survive as Stakes in Online Security Raised
Protecting Your Social Identity: Six Steps to Saving Your Business
Five things Yahoo CEO Mayer must do now
After Christchurch: Creating Sacred and Safe Spaces
Now Entering: The Federal Republic of Facebook

Expertise (25)

Retail
Technology
Leadership
IT consulting and services
retail tech AI retail Experential Retail Future of Retail Future-proof Retail Ecosystems Digital Transformation Innovative retail disruption Internet Retail Post-Digital Retail Product-Concept to Launch Leadership Facilitation Unattended Retail VDI-Vending Data Interchange Alternative Payments Card Payments Cross-border payments Loyalty platforms retail technology Ecommerce Omnichannel

Clients

Safeway Stores/Albertsons
HEB
Costco
Catalina Marketing
Walmart
Best Buy
Blackhawk Network
Debenhams
Gartner
University of Washington Executive MBA
Seattle University Graduate School of Business
Marshall School of Business
Association for Corporate Growth
World Economic Forum
MIT Forum
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
NextLevel Consulting
Avanti Markets

Awards & certifications (3)

NAMA People's Choice Award 2021
National Automatic Merchandising Association
2021
Best Software Testing Organization
DataMonintor (Formerly Blackbook of Outsourcing)
Digital Transformation - Best in Class
DataMonintor (Formerly Blackbook of Outsourcing)
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

We'll lean into change; even with the most bleeding-edge tech, it's always a people-first initiative

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