Lauren Butler

Lauren Butler leads the Employee Engagement specialty for Golin Ketchum, advising Fortune 500 companies on how to strengthen culture, navigate change and engage employees as their most influential stakeholders and brand advocates. With more than 20 years of strategic communications experience spanning corporate reputation, consumer and employee communications, she brings a unique perspective on how organizations can build trust, elevate brands and create value from the inside out.

Lauren counsels organizations on employee and leadership communications, culture-building, organizational transformation, corporate storytelling, internal communications measurement and employee advocacy. She has deep expertise in engaging large frontline and distributed workforces, helping organizations translate business strategy into communications and experiences that drive alignment, connection and action.

Prior to focusing on employee engagement, Lauren led major client relationships and integrated communications programs for Ketchum and Fleishman Hillard across a range of industries. Her work spanned consumer communications, corporate reputation, brand launches and corporate sponsorships, giving her firsthand perspective on the critical role employees play in delivering on a company’s brand promise.

Her work has been recognized with more than 35 industry awards, including Cannes Lions.