Meet Lemar Marie Brown
NEGOTIATION EXPERT. STRATEGIC DEAL-MAKER. CORPORATE BOARD DIRECTOR.She has led at the highest levels of business, advised organizations through complex decisions, and understands how negotiation affects not only deals, but culture, credibility, performance, and long-term value. Lemar Marie Brown is a negotiation expert, corporate board director, and keynote speaker who helps leaders achieve stronger business outcomes without damaging critical relationships.
With global strategy experience at Shell and Goldman Sachs, corporate board experience with a company that grew rapidly and sold for $1B+, and deep expertise in high-stakes deal-making, Lemar brings a practical, executive-level perspective to the conversations where value is created, protected, or lost.
As founder of the Negocium Group, Lemar helps executives move beyond avoidance, over-concession, and fear so they can negotiate with clarity, confidence, and strategic intent.
Whether she is leading a corporate negotiation workshop or delivering a keynote on board readiness and strategic communication, Lemar helps people show up prepared for the rooms where value, opportunity, and influence are decided.
When she is not traveling, Lemar resides in Houston with her husband.
CORPORATE BOARD DIRECTOR WITH A $1B+ EXIT • FORMER SHELL NEGOTIATOR • TEXAS A&M GUEST LECTURER • GLOBAL STRATEGY EXPERIENCE WITH MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES • TEDX SPEAKER
“In business as in life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.”
DR. CHESTER KARRASS, Author & Negotiation Expert
Lemar’s Approach
Lemar takes the fear out of negotiating by helping leaders prepare clearly, communicate value, and ask for what they need without damaging key relationships.
Her approach is practical, structured, and grounded in real corporate experience. She helps executives and leaders move beyond avoidance, over-concession, and uncertainty so they can enter high-stakes conversations with clarity, confidence, and strategic intent.
Whether she is delivering a keynote, leading a corporate negotiation workshop, or advising leaders through a complex business conversation, Lemar focuses on what matters most: protecting value, reducing risk, preserving key relationships, and helping people lead more effectively in the rooms where outcomes are decided.
What Audiences and Clients Are Saying
Take the Fear Out of Negotiating.
Bring Lemar Marie Brown to your organization or event for practical, executive-level guidance on negotiation and leading in corporate board rooms.