Lauren LoGrasso
Most organisations say they value creativity and then design every system around predictability. People learn quickly which parts of themselves to bring to work and which to leave at the door. The cost shows up as flat engagement scores, cautious teams, and ideas that never reach the room where decisions get made.
Lauren LoGrasso is a Webby Award-winning podcast host, producer, and keynote speaker who helps organisations treat creativity as a working condition, not a perk.
Full Profile
Why organisations work with Lauren LoGrasso
- She brings the operating logic of a working podcast producer to the question of creative leadership, having executive produced two of the highest-charting podcasts of the past five years, Unlocking Us with Brené Brown and We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle.
- She speaks to creativity as engagement infrastructure, not as inspiration, drawing on a body of work that has won the Webby, Signal, W3, Hermes Creative, People’s Choice, and Communicator awards through her own show.
- She gives event audiences a recognisable name from the podcast economy, paired with a keynote performer’s stagecraft as a SAG-AFTRA actor and working musician.
- Her perspective on self-expression at work is grounded in production craft: what gets people to show up with their fullest contribution, and what systematically silences them.
Biography highlights
- Creator and host of Unleash Your Inner Creative, winner of the Webby, Signal, People’s Choice, W3, Hermes Creative, and Communicator awards.
- Vice President of Programming and Development at Audacy Podcasts.
- Executive producer credits on We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle and Unlocking Us with Brené Brown during her tenure at Cadence13.
- Named one of Podcast Magazine‘s 22 Unsung Heroes of Podcasting.
- Featured in People Magazine, Yahoo, and Business Insider; named by CEO Weekly as a top inspiring woman to follow.
- Singer-songwriter who has collaborated with Grammy-winning producer Jeff Bova, with songs placed in award-winning films.
Biography
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown launched at number one and was named Apple’s top new podcast of 2020. We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle did the same a year later. Lauren LoGrasso was an executive producer on both, working at Cadence13 to shape the editorial sensibility that made those shows resonate.
The thread running through that work is now the thread running through her keynotes. Unleash Your Inner Creative, the podcast she creates and hosts, has won the Webby, Signal, W3, Hermes Creative, People’s Choice, and Communicator awards. The subject is creativity, but the working question is organisational: why people stop offering their best ideas, and what conditions bring those ideas back into the room.
LoGrasso speaks to corporate audiences and university programmes on creative leadership and workplace engagement, with signature talks including “The Key to Creative Leadership” and “The Power of Unleashing Creativity in Your Workplace.” She currently serves as VP of Programming and Development at Audacy Podcasts and continues to perform as a singer-songwriter, with collaborations including Grammy-winning producer Jeff Bova.
The substance of her contribution is the connection between self-expression and contribution at work, named by Podcast Magazine as one of 22 Unsung Heroes of Podcasting and consistently profiled by major outlets for the operating model behind her shows.
Key speaking topics
- Creative leadership in the workplace
- Employee engagement and morale
- Self-expression and authentic voice at work
- Podcasting and audio storytelling for brands and leaders
- Mental health and creative wellbeing
- Innovation through creative practice
- Event hosting, moderation, and interview craft
Ideal for
- Heads of People, Culture, and Employee Engagement designing programmes that move beyond wellness benefits.
- Innovation, marketing, and brand leaders looking to bring creative practice into commercial work.
- Internal conferences, leadership offsites, and women’s leadership programmes seeking a keynote with stagecraft.
- Universities and graduate business programmes hosting events on creative careers and purpose-led work.
Audience outcomes
- A working definition of creativity as an organisational condition, not a personality trait.
- Specific practices for managers who want their teams to surface ideas earlier and more often.
- A clearer reading of why engagement scores stall in technically high-performing teams.
- An honest framing of the link between self-expression, mental health, and sustained contribution at work.
Talks
A keynote on how leaders build the conditions for creative contribution rather than asking individuals to be more creative on their own time.
Key takeaways:
- The structural reasons creativity drops in organisations that say they value it
- Practical moves managers can make in their next team meeting
- How creative leadership shows up in engagement and retention data
A keynote framing creativity as a workplace operating capability, drawn from years of producing podcast content that depends on people contributing their fullest voice.
Key takeaways:
- Why creativity stalls before it reaches the room where decisions get made
- The link between psychological safety and creative contribution
- Habits and rituals that protect creative practice under commercial pressure
A keynote aimed at college and early-career audiences on redefining success outside conventional timelines.
Key takeaways:
- The cost of borrowed definitions of success
- How non-linear careers compound over time
- Practices for staying creative through extended uncertainty
Videos
Testimonials
Fees
| EUR | GBP | USD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Country | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Asia Pacific | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| Europe | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| Middle East & Africa | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| South America | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| United Kingdom | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| US East Coast | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| US West Coast | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Virtual | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |