Helping Leaders Communicate Better with One Another — A Conversation with Lauren Schultz of Board.org

The bluEPrint by Executive Platforms

At the 2024 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit series we sat down with Lauren Schultz, an Executive Director with Board.org, to talk about what her organization does, and how like-minded executives in similar roles with similar seniority can collaborate, coordinate, crowd-source, brainstorm, and sense-check the things they all face in their working lives both on the day-to-day level, and over the long-term. Executive Platforms is going to be working closely with Board.org on our future endeavors, and we are excited to have this opportunity to better understand and share what they do with our network. For a window into some of the future projects Executive Platforms and Board.org are working on to better facilitate meaningful conversations among the leaders we gather together, give this episode a listen!
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As a Membership Director, Lauren helps to create opportunities for members to share insights, feel connected, and build relationships. She approaches all interactions with genuine empathy and works to create a space for comfortable, candid conversations.

Lauren has spent her career at the intersection of creativity and community. Her professional experience includes building a membership program at a new museum in San Antonio as well as directing the membership department at the oldest and largest national design association based in New York City. Through her work in nonprofit and association management, she has led member-facing teams, advocated for member needs, and strategized plans for community engagement.

Lauren attended The University of Texas at Austin where she earned undergraduate degrees in Art History and Italian. She received a graduate degree in International Arts Administration from St. John International University in Turin, Italy. She also earned a certificate in Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders from Yale School of Management.

Fun facts about Lauren:

• Lauren is a great listener, she gets told weekly by friends, family, and Lyft drivers that she should be a counselor.
• Her most recent obsession is boxing, and she’s training to level up at her women-only gym.
• She speaks Italian fluently, and shamelessly looks for any chance to use it—dai, parliamo!