Hey there, I’m Laura!
I’m wildly curious about people and what makes them tick.
After three decades as a senior creative executive in a TV media corporation, I’m thrilled to be working with people to help them identify what they really want, to get out of their own way and to reach their personal and professional goals with long term satisfaction and fulfillment.
Type A to Namaste
As a child, I was passionate about two things: telling stories through writing and performing; and encouraging friends to pursue the things they wanted, despite fear or hesitation. The first led to a successful 30+ year dream career as a creative TV Network Executive in a competitive corporate landscape, and the second became a calling to mentor and coach. I’m a driven, high-energy/intensity person with a constantly busy mind. One of three daughters, I was raised in a risk-averse family with a strong work ethic led by an English professor and a physicist. The idea of a career in film and TV seemed impossible, but a belief in my dream, a willingness to work harder than others, and supportive parents, drove me to take the risks I needed. And in a life-changing turn of events, surviving an attack as a young adult empowered me to trust my gut.
Anxiety has played a significant role in my life: first, it helped me to achieve success in the entertainment business because I was always pushing for excellence and second, it drove me to find ways to calm/soothe the never-ending chatter in my head which led to a pursuit of eastern philosophy, yoga, mindfulness and meditation. A lifelong love of music and movement, as well as teaching, led to the transformational decision to earn my yoga teacher certification in 2017.
In 2023, I began my journey through globally renowned iPEC (Institute for Professional Education in Coaching) with their signature Core Energy Coaching™ approach, where I earned my certification as a Professional Coach (CPC). I am also an Energy Leadership Index assessment Master Practitioner (ELI-MP). The training was nothing short of transformational. I'm thrilled to be taking that certification, along with my experience in navigating the corporate/global media landscape, and my expertise in yoga/mindfulness and meditation, to help others as they forge their most satisfying pathway forward. This work is about so much more than “work” – it's a 360 approach to identifying who you really are, what you really want and how to get there – and all of the answers lie inside of you.
My TV Career
As an Emmy-nominated executive producer, I spent over 30 years in creative leadership roles, mostly at A+E Networks, developing and overseeing some of the most successful unscripted series franchises in A+E’s history, including:
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THE FIRST 48
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THE PRISON CONFESSIONS of GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD
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COLD CASE FILES
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BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT and many more.
Certifications + Awards
