Testimonials

I recall the time we worked together well and the very strong contribution Laurence made to every aspect of our serious academic endevour. Laurence worked with me on the day to day of managing thousands of students studying Design and assisted on applications for University licenses in Malaysia, Australia and Sri Lanka, 2 of which were successful. Laurence is good natured, good communicator and get on with other people. I am pleased to recommend Dr Laurence Brown

I had the immense chance to work with many professionals in the field of coaching and I can say that Dr. Laurence level of generosity and commitment to the coachee’s learning is beyond any expectation.  He drives and mirrors the definition of a great Mentor Coach, providing perspicacious assistance on how to achieve the required competencies demanded by the ICF and the desired level sought by the coach applicant. I felt immediately connected in terms of chemistry and was encouraged to reflect on the generative possibilities of growth. The education offered broadened my creative process exponentially. I definitely recommend him as a Mentor Coach.

I had the pleasure of getting mentorship and support from Dr Brown. He is quick with help, very much grounded in the field of education and is one of the quickest people to address what is lacking in Academia.As a mentor with an academic/ pedagogy background, he comes by with a set of tools and techniques that helped me to unfold the world of coaching and see it’s potential to empower people.His academic coaching project is ambitious and I have seen real passion and dedication to realistically offer educational solutions that the world now needs.I truly wish him all success and sure our kids around the world would benefit a lot from it.

Laurence was well trusted by senior management for his leadership skills and commitment to quality assurance. He worked directly for the GM as HE Advisor and as professional development advisor for graduate new hires program. I find Laurence to be genuine and easy going, drawing on his values to guide his decisions and dealings with others. While leading the Operational Excellence Program in Corporate Affairs, Laurence and his team successfully implemented this program across the organization within tight schedules. His success is attributed to his innate ability to manage difficult stakeholder expectations, while keeping an eye on project targets and coaching his teams to achieve their best. 

Laurence is one of the most intelligent people I know. His knowledge of pedagogy, curriculum design and implementation, teaching methodology and professional development is holistic, well established and complete. I have never met anyone with the same levels of competence, contextual understanding, cultural appreciation and drive to improve education than Laurence.

Laurence is a spark of energy and a constant source of inspiration. His wealth of professional insights and experience gives him the unique ability to quickly understand and problem solve even the most difficult of teaching challenges, learning problems, and quality assurance processes. I have seen up-close how he has trained and support teachers across remote campuses and done so with a careful balance between performance and quality assurance requirements.

With a unique ability to bring out the best of any situation or person for that matter, and a charming personality that is dedicated to producing the best, makes working with Laurence a pleasant experience.
his involvement, confidence and genuine care exude through to his students who found his teaching to be engaging, entertaining and informative due to his unrelenting work on increasing their confidence within the classroom through the effective use of peer teaching to support peripheral learners. Thus, empowering students while at the same time being able to maintain interest in the subject matter, making his class an experience to remember.

In addition to managing quality enhancement across the institution, he was given the responsibility of setting up and introducing an E-learning system that would later be successfully integrated into the teaching and learning environment
Simply put, having known and worked with Laurence for the better part of 10 years, I can confidently state that he would be a positive addition to any team due to his friendly open nature and constructive demeanour.

Laurence is a very knowledgeable and hard working colleague. He is also able to manage the demanding functions and he handled them for a very high level of professionalism and competency. He was also able to meet several deadlines and run both projects that made them look very easy. I am proud to say that many of the work ethics I obtained were learned from him.

He is proactive, forensic in his attention to detail and a real team player. We are delighted that someone as hugely experienced and qualified has been able to support us as we grow as a global organisation.

Laurence has so much to offer and does is with humility and good humour.

I had to be coached by Dr. Laurence Brown, during his time with Saudi Aramco. His skill in facilitating my own personal development opened critical avenues of future forethought and planning, which have played a major role in my success. He is an excellent mentor, and a coach. I continue to benefit from the tools and habits I learned from Laurence.

I worked with Laurence in spreading awareness of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC’s) in the company. Laurence has been a pioneer advocate of MOOC’s with the advent of the likes of Udacity, Coursera & Edx platforms. He was very dedicated to making the case for adopting a MOOC-model for learning and development in the organization. He was very keen recommending relevant MOOC courses to his department staff, and successfully changing organizational manuals pertaining to training and development guidelines. He was pushing for the endorsement of MOOC’s as valid training resources to company employees. Last year, we’ve been successful in formally recognizing the first company employee who achieved a verified specialization certificate in Data Analytics from John Hopkins University on Coursera platform. Laurence has been a wealth of knowledge and a great resource to the company.

I worked with Dr. Laurence Brown while he was the program Chair of the PR & Communications advanced certification program taught by Michigan State University and hosted by Saudi Aramco. As program chair, Dr. Laurence was able to execute the course, while coordinating both company and academic requirements. The program saw the light of day to his academic vision and vigilant execution, leading to many employees completing the course successfully and becoming subject matter experts in their departments in the field of PR & Communications. As a student in the program, I found Dr. Laurence’s approach supportive and refreshing. He mentored us during the course, encouraged us to meet deadlines and was extremely invested in our success. He continually requested feedback on our academic experiences in each module, which was a mark of his dedication towards continual excellence – a mark of a true academic visionary. As a star performer in the program, Dr. Laurence was extremely motivating towards me by letting me know how well I was doing and how brightly I was shining, which made me work even harder. I will never forget his guidance, support and mentorship. 

I first worked with Dr. Brown when he was the director of learning at King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, the cultural arm of Saudi Aramco. During that period, Dr. Brown was in charge of all training and learning aspects for The Center’s staff. However, when Dr. Brown was promoted to become a professional development and training advisor for the whole business line, Dr. Brown continued to mentor me and help me advance in my career. Additionally, I have also worked under Dr. Brown was a student of a postgraduate program in Advanced PR & Communications by Michigan State University where he was the Academic Program Chair. All in all, Working with Dr. Brown has been a real pleasure and I recommend him wholeheartedly. He is definitely an addition to wherever he belongs to, and a personality that cannot be forgotten.

I’ve known Dr. Laurence Brown as the academic chair of a company-sponsored Michigan State University post-grad programme in advanced PR and communications in late 2013. Despite being busy with other tasks, Dr. Laurence Brown always asked participants for feedback and ensured that everyone was benefiting. He makes himself available for advice, inquiries, and any concerns.

Laurence was a very supportive colleague who came up with new ideas and ways of doing things. He had a strong focus on looking at new ways and methodologies of teaching and instruction and, at the same time, was very people-orientated. He always came across as a manager who came alongside and supported those he was leading and assisting them in improving at what they were doing. For myself, I always found him supportive, friendly, engaging and ready to come up with an idea or three on anything I was working on.

Harvard’s Peabody Museum was engaged by Aramco to conduct twice-yearly week-long museum-focused workshops on behalf of the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture. In the beginning Laurence was our point of contact and later, a valued colleague. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Laurence over the past three years. He went out of his way to ensure that everything went as smoothly as possible and we felt very welcome. I have had several opportunities to watch his interactions with several cohorts of new employees. He clearly cares deeply about the people that he works with and for whom he is responsible. He functions as boss, mentor, and sage advisor while simultaneously outlining clear expectations and requiring a high level of work. It was a pleasure to work with him.

As dean, Dr. Brown’s academic and administrative experience and unique skill set were instrumental in the development and revision of programs. As well, he did a remarkable job of working with faculty to redefine the objectives and long-term professional goals of each faculty member and constantly rose to the occasion when faced with challenges and responsibilities far beyond those of his position. Dr. Brown’s vast and successful international experience is a testament to his cross-cultural understanding , professionalism and leadership in diverse cultural environments.

Dr Laurence made comprehensive recommendations for implementation of e learning facilities and teacher training across the 203 public schools in Bahrain under King Hamad’s Schools of the Future Project

Laurence Brown provided invaluable cultural, educational and logistical support on my first two visits to Saudi Aramco. He showed rare flexibility in navigating with equal ease among students, visiting faculty and company officers. We benefited from his deep knowledge of educational theory and practice as well as diverse world cultures. He showed himself to be a director, an ambassador and a great deal of fun to work with. I would do it again if I had the chance.

Dr. Laurence Brown – dynamic and engaging educator and facilitator – strong interpersonal skills and technical toolkit to address the changing educational landscape. Laurence was a pleasure to work with – goal orientated and a great team player.