About Mitchell Motivation

Laurel Mitchell

Laurel (Lauri) Mitchell has played a key role in the training and development industry since 1983,  holding executive positions with Autodynamics, Wittstock Enterprises, and Aquascape Designs, Inc.  She is currently president of Mitchell Motivation, a consulting and training company which designs, develops, and facilitates workshops in the human resource, communication and employment law arenas.

Ms. Mitchell was an Area Manager for IWCC (Industrial Writing and Communications)  Training in Writing where she sold and conducted corporate business writing workshops. 

Lauri has extensive experience representing in-dealership consulting projects for several import and domestic automotive manufacturers.   Ms. Mitchell was a business partner with the University of Toyota and Lexus College for over 15 years and delivered automotive programs in management, customer service and team development to nationwide audiences.  Her work with the J.D. Power organization has included evaluating and certifying managers, dealerships, and sales personnel.

Lauri has been recognized at annual conferences for her sales leadership within the Inscape Publishing organization.  She also is a recent Ruby Award recipient.  

Ms. Mitchell holds a degree in education from Ohio State University with majors in English and Communications.  She has worked in the educational field in various career capacities.  She is a strategic partner with Inscape Publishing and a distributor of their DiSC training products. 

Lauri is a certified member of the Women’s Business Development Center in Chicago .  Mitchell Motivation is a member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

Randall Mitchell

Randall (Randy) Mitchell , is a partner in the downtown Chicago law firm of Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell and Blankenship, P.C. and a Principal in Mitchell Motivation, Inc. Randy concentrates his practice in employment and labor law matters and commercial litigation.

Randy has handled employment cases for plaintiffs and defendants involving claims of discrimination based on race, sex, age, national origin, disability and sexual harassment, successfully trying several of them to jury verdict.  He regularly counsels clients in those areas and has spoken on employment law topics before bar association and other professional groups. His litigation background – seeing what can happen in a courtroom when things have gone wrong in the workplace – has provided him with a unique perspective that is very useful for proactive employers looking to avoid employment problems.

Randy is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the Illinois Supreme Court, the U. S. Court of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit, and several other federal appellate and district courts. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received his law degree from the University of  Illinois College of Law. He is an active member of Chicago Lincoln American Inn of Court and the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law.
 

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