all things learning,
brand & culture.
Learning, brand & culture may seem separate, but they’re deeply connected:
Learning shapes how we grow. Brand shapes how we show up. Culture shapes how we work together.
This intersection is my sweet spot: where teams find clarity, people feel belonging, and businesses build something meaningful.
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- scaling learning in organizations
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scaling organizational culture
Cultural ambition has to be explicitly expressed + given guardrails, especially when scaling. Otherwise the strongest or loudest voices will create it.🎙️ I've seen this firsthand (with varying degrees of success, candidly) at renowned brands like lululemon, Zalando, Adidas, Apple and On and talked through a couple of ways I've worked to impact it w/ Adam Lacey & The Assemble You team.
L&D Open Forum with Mentimeter
From Menti, “Hosted by Lisa Wetter (with Brownie in frame, obviously), we were joined by Lori Niles-Hofmann, Dwayne Britton, and Saga Forsmark for a session shaped entirely by the audience.
Here’s what you wanted to talk about:
🧠 How to build a real learning culture
🤖 Making AI actually useful for learning
🫠 And what to do if your LMS disappeared tomorrow”
“Can Culture Save L&D?” (podcast)
Really enjoyed this conversation w/ Adam Lacey on "The Assembly" by Assemble You.
We dug into some of my favorite topics + a few of my foundational POVs on L&D:
(1) Learning Culture as an extension of Brand Culture
(2) Why every company needs a Learning Philosophy
(3) How L&D can evolve from a traditional support function into Culture Amplifiers 🚀
New Strategic Advisor Role At Manageable
Happy to share my new role as an L&D Strategic Advisor with Manageable.
As they believe (and I wholeheartedly agree): workplaces should be a source of inspiration, growth, and joy — and everyone deserves a great manager.
The Signature Brew: Designing For Culture
Frameworks don't build culture shifts. People do.
And people don't change just because they learn something. They change when they feel it, see themselves in it, and believe it's worth the effort.
Integrating content into our organizations starts with understanding what's needed, what fits, and where people can grow. Then it lives or dies by how well we align it to strategy, culture and daily experience.
From Culture to Competitive Advantage: The Case for a Learning Philosophy.
“When L&D teams can show how their approach shapes business culture — by defining how learning becomes a strategic edge — then suddenly, you're not just running programs. You're shaping the future.”