Lori Zoss Kraska, MBA, CFRE

Lori Zoss Kraska, MBA, CFRE  is the Founder and CEO of Growth Owl, LLC and author of The Boardroom Playbook: A Not So Ordinary Guide to Corporate Funding for Your Purpose Driven Organization.  She's a recognized leading expert in generating corporate sponsorship support from Fortune 1000 companies on behalf of associations, nonprofits and other purpose-driven organizations throughout the United States. Lori has earned a reputation for establishing pathways quickly to help clients exceed revenue/fundraising goals via corporate sponsorship. She also specializes in facilitating high-impact corporate sponsorship training both in person and online. She’s regularly called upon by association and nonprofit leaders to work with them one-on-one in developing their mindset and message for successfully engaging with C-suite decision makers. She earned her MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin Wallace University and earned her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification by the American National Accreditation Board (ANAB).  Lori speaks at national conferences and facilitates workshops on all aspects of generating corporate sponsorship–from the mental to the message and to the motion. She’s also been a featured guest on a variety of national podcasts to discuss her best-practice processes as well as her success.  In June 2025, Lori published her first suspense fiction novel, Under Caution, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble online.