Life & Work with Lorraine Stewart of National

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lorraine Stewart.

Hi Lorraine, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Hello ~ Today, the complexity of artificial intelligence and data analytics is a major threat to standard ways of working in business. The rapid shift to AI is causing stress, vulnerability, and worry for some. Yet, AI generates curiosity and eye-opening fascination for others. The pace of change stuns us and requires our shift in attention.

C-suite leaders who focus on marketing, media, and advertising costs as well as return on investment want quality information and full transparency; without it, gray areas lead to stagnation, confusion and mistrust among stakeholders.

In the marketing and advertising industry, leaders who practice clarity in conversations will enhance their credibility. Successful marketers cultivate a more collaborative environment with their agencies.
Accomplished C-suite leaders thrive in their roles. They have survived changes in the economy, society, and our increasingly connected global world. The inner circle of C-suite leaders tries to plan as well as measure the output of the financial investments made, ensuring that their strategies align with the overall goals of the organization and adapt to market fluctuations.

I founded a marketing consulting practice in the early 1990s that measures the core values most important to stakeholder groups and the potential advertising agencies they would hire to create successful work for their brands.

After 35 years of experience, I developed an affordable, online platform CultureScanPRO that measures the values most important to the subscriber. This individual can invite up to 20 people to participate in the version of the CultureScanPRO survey in her/his name.

Stewart Marketing LLC dba ROJEK Consulting has advised CMOs in 18 different industries to understand how to build well designed teams of people and partners who will be motivated to achieve what is most important to them.

Prior Ohi- based clients include Experience Columbus, White Castle Restaurants, Signet Jewelers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Keybank, Ally Financial, Moen and Vitamix, Inc. to name a few.

Leadership today varies by type of company and industry, yet effective leaders understand how best to plan for the future and inspire others to take the daily next steps on their path forward.

I am grateful for the many people I have had the opportunity to advise and support as a demonstration of the personal values most important to me. Faith, Integrity, Trust, Creativity, Blossom & Bloom are the keywords that describe my own core values.

What else can I share?

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Over many decades external challenges were roadblocks that needed to be addressed, often because of the impact on the economy.

For my personally, I am a two time cancer survivor and those years required a shift into health and wellness as a priority.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
While we are inundated with information that comes from multiple sources, I think the relevance of what we listen to, watch or read should elevate our understanding of the world. Whether it is in laughter, conversation, silence or prayer an individual often experiences fresh, fluid thinking, new ideas and the door opens to the path forward.

My book “What Leaders Dare to Discover?” What Values Matter the most to you?” will be available in May 2026 to capture the way we can Discover, Dream, Design, Define to lead us full circle to our Destination.

Several Ohio-based leaders are included in this book.

What makes you happy?
The complexity of life presents tremendous opportunity to give to others in the ways most important to them.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.rojekconsulting.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainegstewart
• Other: https://www.unboxthedress.com