Asking questions that unlock a deeper truth…

Lauren Ready is an Emmy-winning filmmaker, keynote speaker, and storytelling strategist who helps leaders and organizations harness the power of questions to uncover stories, drive action, and deepen human connection.

She is the Founder and Principal Storyteller of Forever Ready Productions, a nationally recognized video production company that has helped nonprofits raise over $17 million through purpose-driven storytelling. A six-time Regional Emmy award winner, Lauren’s work has changed laws, shaped campaigns, and sparked movements; most notably with her acclaimed short documentary What We Will Never Know, which led to a change in child interrogation laws in Tennessee.

Lauren began her storytelling journey at just 17 as a production assistant in local TV news. Over the next decade, she became an award-winning video journalist, covering national and local breaking news across Iowa, Nebraska, and Memphis. In 2014, she launched Forever Ready Productions to make high-impact video storytelling accessible to mission-driven organizations.

She has been honored as the Memphis Business Journal’s Small Business of the Year, a Super Woman in Business, and a Top 40 Under 40 leader. In 2024, she was named a Just Society Awards Finalist by Evident Change for her contributions to criminal justice reform through storytelling.

Based in Memphis with her husband Scott and their son Max, Lauren is also a certified drone pilot—among the less than 7% of women in the U.S. with that credential—and an avid explorer committed to visiting every U.S. National Park, camera in hand and curiosity leading the way.