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Judy Sorum Brown

Educator, Speaker, Poet & Writer on the Themes of Leadership, Change, Learning & Creativity

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Judy Sorum Brown Biography

Judy Brown is an educator, speaker, facilitator, poet and writer whose work in organizations revolves around themes of leadership, change, learning, dialogue and creativity.

She holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and has served as a White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Labor, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Dean and Director of Executive Programs of the College of Business and Management at the University of Maryland and Vice President for Seminars and Cooperative Programs of the Aspen Institute.

Dr. Brown teaches leadership for the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and has been a Senior Fellow of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership.

She is a founding consultant member of the Society for Organizational Learning, the community of practice organized around the theories and practices of the five disciplines of the Learning Organization, first articulated by Peter Senge at MIT.

Her several years of work in the auto industry began with a request from a top Ford executive to head a team to design a four week organizational learning program for engineers and managers. The impact of that course resulted in her working with manufacturing plant teams on the management and cultural shift from traditional manufacturing to “lean manufacturing.”

Among her clients have been Ford, Canon, The United Way, The Girl Scouts of America, The World Bank, Chrysler, Sprint, AT&T, Herman Miller and numerous non-profits and governmental agencies.

She helps organizations discover common ground even in the midst of dissension, turbulence and complexity and she characterizes herself as a "thinking partner" or "learning partner" although others think of her as a professor, public speaker, educator and poet.

In a sense, all of her work is about helping people recall deeper principles and their own essence in order to connect with the authentic in themselves and in others, and to uncover common ground within their work. Much of her work takes the form of dialogue, enabling people to create thinking-based learning structures (often within the work environment) that allow them to deal comfortably and competently with matters of culture, feeling and spirit.

A mid-westerner from the small fishing village of Leland, in northwestern Michigan, her heritage is that of agriculture and Cooperative Extension, which has given her a commitment to the practical use of ideas, theories, research and science as a way to transform our lives and our work.

For many years, she has been linking leadership, learning and creativity as a framework for sustainable change--the kind of change that allows for, and nurtures engagement, even in times of turbulence. She was a contributor to Learning Organizations (Renesch and Chawla). Her own books include "The Choice"; "A Leader’s Guide to Reflective Practice"; "The Art and Spirit of Leadership" and two collections of her poetry: "The Sea Accepts All Rivers" and "Simple Gifts." With eight colleagues, she has completed a book, "Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business," released August 2014.

As a Quaker, she is interested in organizational processes which incorporate reflection and inquiry. As a writer and poet, she is intrigued by the power of language and metaphor to shift our thinking and open us to new perspectives. As an executive she is interested in how leaders sustain energy and a sense of purpose and direction. And as a scientist she is interested in understanding more fully how it is that we experience openings into greater awareness, and how those experiences allow us to gather our energies in powerful ways on behalf of transcendent, as well as social and organizational purposes.

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The Sea Accepts All Rivers & Other Poems

The Sea Accepts All Rivers & Other Poems

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  • What are the speaker fees for Judy Sorum Brown

    Speaking fees for Judy Sorum Brown, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Judy Sorum Brown are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Judy Sorum Brown, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Judy Sorum Brown speak about?

    Judy Sorum Brown is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Education, Leadership Speakers.
  • Where does Judy Sorum Brown travel from?

    Judy Sorum Brown generally travels from Washington, DC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Judy Sorum Brown’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Judy Sorum Brown for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Judy Sorum Brown for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Judy Sorum Brown or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
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    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Educator, Speaker, Poet & Writer on the Themes of Leadership, Change, Learning & Creativity

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Judy Sorum Brown Biography

Judy Brown is an educator, speaker, facilitator, poet and writer whose work in organizations revolves around themes of leadership, change, learning, dialogue and creativity.

She holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and has served as a White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Labor, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Dean and Director of Executive Programs of the College of Business and Management at the University of Maryland and Vice President for Seminars and Cooperative Programs of the Aspen Institute.

Dr. Brown teaches leadership for the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and has been a Senior Fellow of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership.

She is a founding consultant member of the Society for Organizational Learning, the community of practice organized around the theories and practices of the five disciplines of the Learning Organization, first articulated by Peter Senge at MIT.

Her several years of work in the auto industry began with a request from a top Ford executive to head a team to design a four week organizational learning program for engineers and managers. The impact of that course resulted in her working with manufacturing plant teams on the management and cultural shift from traditional manufacturing to “lean manufacturing.”

Among her clients have been Ford, Canon, The United Way, The Girl Scouts of America, The World Bank, Chrysler, Sprint, AT&T, Herman Miller and numerous non-profits and governmental agencies.

She helps organizations discover common ground even in the midst of dissension, turbulence and complexity and she characterizes herself as a "thinking partner" or "learning partner" although others think of her as a professor, public speaker, educator and poet.

In a sense, all of her work is about helping people recall deeper principles and their own essence in order to connect with the authentic in themselves and in others, and to uncover common ground within their work. Much of her work takes the form of dialogue, enabling people to create thinking-based learning structures (often within the work environment) that allow them to deal comfortably and competently with matters of culture, feeling and spirit.

A mid-westerner from the small fishing village of Leland, in northwestern Michigan, her heritage is that of agriculture and Cooperative Extension, which has given her a commitment to the practical use of ideas, theories, research and science as a way to transform our lives and our work.

For many years, she has been linking leadership, learning and creativity as a framework for sustainable change--the kind of change that allows for, and nurtures engagement, even in times of turbulence. She was a contributor to Learning Organizations (Renesch and Chawla). Her own books include "The Choice"; "A Leader’s Guide to Reflective Practice"; "The Art and Spirit of Leadership" and two collections of her poetry: "The Sea Accepts All Rivers" and "Simple Gifts." With eight colleagues, she has completed a book, "Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business," released August 2014.

As a Quaker, she is interested in organizational processes which incorporate reflection and inquiry. As a writer and poet, she is intrigued by the power of language and metaphor to shift our thinking and open us to new perspectives. As an executive she is interested in how leaders sustain energy and a sense of purpose and direction. And as a scientist she is interested in understanding more fully how it is that we experience openings into greater awareness, and how those experiences allow us to gather our energies in powerful ways on behalf of transcendent, as well as social and organizational purposes.

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  • How do I book Judy Sorum Brown to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Judy Sorum Brown for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Judy Sorum Brown, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Judy Sorum Brown or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Judy Sorum Brown

    Speaking fees for Judy Sorum Brown, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Judy Sorum Brown are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Judy Sorum Brown, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Judy Sorum Brown speak about?

    Judy Sorum Brown is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Education, Leadership Speakers.
  • Where does Judy Sorum Brown travel from?

    Judy Sorum Brown generally travels from Washington, DC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Judy Sorum Brown’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Judy Sorum Brown for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Judy Sorum Brown for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Judy Sorum Brown or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Judy Sorum Brown is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Judy Sorum Brown for your event is available upon request. Judy Sorum Brown generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jon Bergmann, Heather Staker, Grant D. Fairley, Weston Kieschnick and Joshua Stock. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Judy Sorum Brown for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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