Clients describe her as “the calm in the chaos,” “clear without being cold,” and “exactly who I needed to think bigger and act smarter.”
Laura works with Fortune 500s, startups, and mission-driven organizations. Her client roster includes Abbott, Advanced Micro Devices, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Brookfield Residential, the Humane Society, Johnson & Johnson, and Stride. She also served as founding director of the Center for Leadership & Ethics and continues to coach MBA candidates at UT Austin’s top-10 McCombs School of Business.
Previously, she held executive roles including Corporate VP of Talent & Organizational Capability at AMD, Head of Global Talent Strategy & Operations at Dell Inc., and VP of Talent Management & Organization Development for ServiceMaster and Charter Communications (now Spectrum).
She’s currently based in beautiful Austin, Texas.
Certification
- Certificate in Neuroscience & Leadership (Neuroleadership Institute)
- Corporate Athlete (Human Performance Institute)
- Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT)
- Executive Dimensions® (CCL)
- Executive Core Energy Coaching (IPEC)
- Hogan Assessments (Hogan Systems)
- Human Performance Improvement (Platinum Performance Partners)
- International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Master Practitioner Organizational Design (Kates Kessler)
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)
- Predictive Index (Predictive Index)
- Polarity Management (Polarity Management Institute)
- Rocket Model Team Performance (Curphy Leadership Solutions)
- Speed of Trust (Franklin Covey)
- StandOut strengths assessment (Marcus Buckingham Co.)
Education
- M.S. Industrial- Organizational Psychology, University of NE – Omaha
- B.A. Psychology and Management, RI College
Practice Areas
- 360-Degree Feedback (interview and online options)
- Change Management
- Culture Alignment & Management
- Executive Coaching
- Executive Team Coaching & Development
- High-Potential Programs
- Leadership Development
- Meeting/Program Facilitation
- Organizational Design
- Presence & Communications
- Strategy & Organizational Consulting
- Transition Coaching
- Workshops
