About Laura

Laura brings years of experience working with managers and leaders at tech companies and beyond to her practice.  In her role at HubSpot as their VP of Leadership & Management, as well as in her former role as a Global Lead for Manager & Leadership Development Programs at Google, she helped people managers and leaders strategically approach the challenges of leading at scale.  She co-developed and facilitated a highly regarded, multi-day leadership program for top talent at Google, and worked with individuals and teams on intra and interpersonal skills. She has designed interactive sessions on influencing, emotional intelligence, team effectiveness, and inclusion.  Laura is a seasoned facilitator who is known for compassionately working with groups and individuals to shift their mindsets and enable effective behavior change, and is currently the Head of Learning & Development for Ripple.

In addition to her full-time roles, Laura co-creates and leads innovative development programs for high potential business leaders.  Clients include high tech & biotech organizations, as well as the US Olympic Committee.  She regularly coaches emerging and experienced leaders, and was a highly regarded facilitator and designer for Intelligent.ly’s Emerge and Exchange programs.  She has experience coaching executives through organizational change, and well as with helping early to mid career individuals navigate personal and career development.

Laura is certified in the MBTI, MHS 360 Assessment, Situational Leadership, and Real Colors.  She’s completed coaching coursework through CTI. She has a BA in Classics from the University of Michigan and a MA in Roman Archaeology from the University of Nottingham.