Lorraine Grubbs

Lorraine Grubbs: Profile

Whether as a public presentation or an on-site consultation, Lorraine and her team provide an informative, inspirational and entertaining experience. As a keynote speaker, Ms Grubbs can deliver a one hour overview of all the lessons or explore any single lesson in depth. As a consultant, she and her team will work with your company, whether large or small, designing custom workshops to fit your specific needs. Her books, Lessons In Loyalty, and more recently published Roadmap to Success, are valuable resources for understanding this unique business philosophy.

As a 15-year veteran of Southwest Airlines, Lorraine was the Houston District Marketing Manager and the Manager of the University for People prior to joining the People Department (Human Resources) as Director of Employment, tasked with “hiring Warrior Spirits”. Her track record includes her ability to achieve optimal results in times of chaos, high stress, change and reorganization.

In 1986, Lorraine started her own aviation charter company at Hobby Airport which, within 3 years, boasted billings of over three million dollars. Lorraine recently started a new venture, Lessons in Loyalty, under which she shares her expertise in building successful corporate cultures and motivating and training leaders with companies.

Lorraine has been the recipient of the Women’s Business Support Network “International Business Woman of the Year” in 1988, finalist in the Houston Post’s “Top Ten Business Women of the Year” in 1989, Aviation Person of the Year from the Hobby Airport Chamber of Commerce in 1991, was a recipient of Southwest Airlines’ “Winning Spirit” Award, the Houston District’s “Positively Outrageous Service” award, Southwest Airlines’ representative in “Leadership Texas 2000.” and most recently received the People Department’s “Thinking Outside the Box” award.

Lorraine received her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification and is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management, Dallas Human Resource Association, Bay Area Human Resource Management Association, American Society for Training and Development, Association of Psychological Type, and is a guest lecturer at Rice and University of Houston’s Executive MBA programs.