Lorraine G. Stewart
Lorraine G. Stewart is an accomplished entrepreneur, marketing strategist, and organizational culture expert, widely recognized for her leadership in the advertising industry. She is the Founder and CEO of ROJEK Consulting, a marketing consulting firm established in 1990, which specializes in advertising agency search, review, and performance optimization. Through her proprietary CultureScanPRO® platform, Lorraine has pioneered a data-driven approach to measuring core values and cultural fit, helping Fortune 500 companies and growing brands build high-performing marketing teams and establish successful partnerships with agencies. With over three decades of experience, she has advised C-suite leaders across industries, guiding complex multi-million-dollar hiring and agency selection decisions.
In addition to her consulting work, Lorraine co-founded Unbox the Dress, a tech-enabled, VC-backed start-up that transforms wedding gowns into heirloom-quality gifts. The company employs over 30 designers and champions sustainability, creativity, and women-led entrepreneurship. Lorraine’s dual focus on business innovation and purpose-driven work reflects her commitment to building companies that honor human connection, foster collaboration, and deliver meaningful impact. Her professional ethos is captured by her belief that “Everything Good Comes from Cultural Fit™.” A graduate of Northwestern University with degrees in advertising, Lorraine combines academic excellence with hands-on industry insight. She has held executive roles at leading advertising agencies and corporate marketing departments, and she has served as an associate professor in journalism and advertising at Kent State University as well as in School of Business at Malone University.
Lorraine is also a certified ethical advertising executive and organizational culture expert. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she actively supports women’s economic empowerment through non-profit initiatives. She is an author and speaker who contributes thought leadership on topics like purposeful leadership, organizational culture, brand building and measuring what mattters.
• USA Certified Ethical Advertising Industry Executive
• Certified Consultant in Organizational Cultural Assessment & Core Values Analytics
• PCM® Professional Certified Marketer- Marketing Management
• Executive Education Women's Director Development Program
• Certified Advertising Industry Search Consultant
• Northwestern University - MSA
• Reynolda Museum & Garden Center
• National Association of Corporate Directors
• NAWBO- National Association of Women Business Owners
• Womens Republican Party
• Stark Community Foundation
• Association of National Advertisers
• REACH Women's Network
• American Marketing Association
• Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
• Steams of Revenue
What do you attribute your success to?
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The values most important to me in both my work and personal life are shaped by my faith, experience as a cancer survivor and growing up in an entrepreneurial family owned business environment; I was the oldest of three girls. Today my commitment is to serving others, solving problems, answering questions when asked and enjoying the sunny blue skies in friendly, western North Carolina!