Lauren Mason Carris ✨

Commander
DISC Type : D

Strategic Product and AI Advisor at FIKSAL

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Overview

An executive product and learning leader with a Ph. D. from UCLA, Lauren specializes in pro-human AI for the future of work. She advises executives on product strategy and purposeful AI adoption. Colleagues consistently describe her as a compassionate, strategic, grounded, and driven leader with an insatiable curiosity for learning.

Based in Salt Lake City, Lauren is deeply committed to community, valuing family, music, and creative collaboration. She actively mentors emerging talent through Silicon Slopes Women in Leadership and supports K–12 STEM initiatives. A recent interview mentioned she enjoys history, reading, and playing electric bass in a rock band.

She was a featured speaker at TEDxSaltLakeCity, where she discussed using technology to address climate change, and was a 2025 Women Tech Council Awards Finalist.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Pro-Human AI
Her professional focus is guiding purposeful AI adoption that aligns innovation with intention, empathy, and human-centered design.
Future of Work
Frequently discusses how AI is reshaping work, leadership, and trust, particularly in relation to hiring and HR technology.
Women in Leadership
Serves as a Board Member for Silicon Slopes Women in Leadership and advocates for investing in and mentoring women in technology.

Media Appearances

Fiksal Welcomes Dr. Lauren Mason Carris as Strategic Product and .... Featured in Instagram

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Work History

11-2025
Strategic Product and AI Advisor at FIKSAL
6-2023
Senior Product Strategist at Codingscape
1-2023
Board Member at Silicon Slopes Women in Leadership
10-2022 - 4-2023
VP of Product Management and Insights at Penny AI
11-2021 - 10-2022
VP Learning Product Design at Penny AI

Education

Ph.D. from UCLA
M.A. from UCLA

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Insights For Selling To Lauren

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lauren is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lauren

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lauren move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Lauren take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Lauren

Personality Compatibility


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