Lori Tauber Marcus, Board Director, Board Advisor, and Keynote Speaker.

Lori Marcus is an independent board director & board advisor, and the founder of Courtyard Connections, LLC – an advisory firm focused on Marketing and Leadership in consumer-facing sectors. Ms. Marcus has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of marketing and general management. She rose to the most senior levels at PepsiCo where she received classical training in all aspects of Marketing and leadership. Following a 20+ year career at PepsiCo, she went on to become SVP/Chief Marketing Officer of The Children’s Place Retail Stores and then EVP, Chief Global Brand & Product Officer for Keurig Green Mountain. Ms. Marcus then served as interim global CMO for Peloton Interactive, a technology-enabled home fitness innovator. She recently finished a multi-year engagement working with Harvard Business School’s Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator,  as Chair of the Direct-to-Patient Initiative.

In addition to her board service work, Ms. Marcus is a powerful keynote speaker. Her signature talk, “Train for the Career AND Life You Desire” focuses people of all life stages on the importance of integrated work/life planning, the role of health and wellness in achieving work/life goals, and how to use the power of business to increase one’s social impact.  She is also a founding member of the Band of Sisters— a group of former PEP executives.  They speak to Fortune 500 Companies about all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership.  Their new book, “You Should Smile More; How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace” was published in September 2022.

Ms. Marcus also uses her leadership experience to serve as an executive coach to C-suite and high-potential individuals and teams. She is certified by the NeuroLeadership Institute, a brain-based coaching program.  She also leads the Board Director Prep practice for Crenshaw Associates, LLC.