About Lorraine

Lorraine’s combination of empathy, humor, keen insight and creativity has earned her the reputation of being one of the most reputable trainers and inspiring keynote speakers in the business. Lorraine Stephens has delivered presentations, seminars and keynote addresses to corporations, educators, and business associations. Audience size has ranged from 10 to 1500. Her clients have taken her from New York to North Carolina to Colorado.

Lorraine’s keen insights, unique style and gripping stories were developed during seventeen years of teaching, training, living and speaking. With her focus on assisting others to step into their power, her topics have ranged from technical ones, to personal empowerment, to team building.

Having authored three books and co-authored two, she knows the significance of sharing her technical skills as well as her personal insight in a relatable manner.

 

Social Responsibility

  • The Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar Association
  • The YWCA Executive Board
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • The Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program

 

Awards and Recognition

  • Business Journal -2002 Women in Business Award
  • YWCA Academy of Women honoree in the Science and Technology category
  • Business Leader - Impact 100 Businesses
  • “A Friend of Justice” by The North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center
  • Woman of the Year 2003 by the Research Triangle Chapter of American Business Women’s Association
  • Woman Extraordinaire 2006 – The Business Leader

 

Professional Associations

  • The American Business Women’s Association
  • Raleigh Professional Women’s Forum
  • Chamber Executive Women’s Task Force
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • The Black Women's Investment Corporation, Inc.
  • The National Speakers Association
  • Toastmasters International.

 

Family

The proud mother of two adult children, she readily admits that her son Dorrian and her daughter Tiffany are the joys of her life. Ask her of her greatest accomplishment – she will readily tell you, “My children have grown up to be responsible and caring adults. What more could one person desire.”

 

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