TTi Global Leader Lori Blaker Talks Women in Biz at Annual Conference

"Women have a diverse way of looking at things and a diverse way of managing, this helps organizations succeed,” the Rochester Hills businesswoman said.

For CEO of Fast-Growing Rochester Hills Business, the World Awaits

From inside the new headquarters of TTi Global, Lori Blaker talks about her company's global footprint and how her background as a working mom helps drive her work ethic.

For CEO of Fast-Growing Rochester Hills Business, the World Awaits

From inside the new headquarters of TTi Global, Lori Blaker talks about her company's global footprint and how her background as a working mom helps drive her work ethic.

Growing up, Rochester Hills businesswoman Lori Blaker wanted to be a photojournalist. Back then, while her parents were managing a business out of their home, the small-town girl imagined herself traveling to faraway places and taking the kind of scenic photos that glossy magazine covers are made of. "My whole life, all I ever wanted to do was travel around the world," Blaker said.  Those worldly dreams came mostly true.  Today, as president and CEO of TTi Global, Blaker is considered among the most influential businesswomen in the world. And the travel? It's all part of the job title, as she jet-sets across the globe week after week managing her company, which provides staffing, training and outsourcing solutions for automotive and other …

•  2 Comments
• Photos (1)

D. Dever

1:18 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Congratulations Lori. You did a fantastic job growing TTI from nothing to what it is today. "When her children were young (they're now in their teens, twenties and thirties), Blaker worked two jobs. She remembers being poor — at times not having any heat in the house. Once, when one of her sons was about 5 years old, she remembers noticing that he was walking funny. "What's wrong with your shoe…   more ›