Lauren Hug, founder of HugSpeak Consulting, is a speaker, writer and strategist. She combines communication and research theory with multiway engagement methods to build and empower vibrant communities in both digital and physical spaces. For the past decade, she has applied analytical and communication skills to market research, presentations and, increasingly, social media needs of businesses.
As a community engagement strategist, she designs inclusive ways of bringing diverse people together in both digital and physical spaces. She believes in the power of digital to unite people because she sees it happen every day.
Lauren is an attorney and certified mediator whose academic credentials include an LL.M. with merit from University College London, a J. D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law and Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Texas. She is the author of three books including her most recent: Digital Grace: Pouring Benevolence into an Outraged World.