Wellbeing isn’t a perk. It’s a leadership

Laura equips leaders to move beyond perks and programs—embedding wellbeing into the way they lead and sparking culture change that lasts.

Speaking Clients

“Laura’s work advanced our company culture by two years.”

Crockett Dale
CEO, Healthstat

“Laura wowed us with her energy, expertise and use of powerful metaphors. Her talk fed my soul.”

Wendy B. White
Founder and CEO, Continuum Consulting Services
“Laura’s energy, insights and storytelling create space for people to truly shift their thinking.”

Don George
President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
“That was the first time I’ve heard something that could actually move the needle on engagement with wellness. It’s the manager!”

Quincy Quinlan
Senior Director of Health Benefit Services, Texas Association of Counties
“A brilliant keynote speaker, Laura spoke the truth about what we need to do improve to health in our workplaces and our communities."

Maddie Philley
Community Impact Director, American Heart Association
“Laura’s session was the most powerful event I have ever attended. It truly changed the organization.”

Mike Yurchuk
Former Senior VP Of Human Resources, Schindler Elevator Corporation
“Laura’s keynote was dynamic, insightful, and relevant to everyone in the room.”

Amy Lambert
President, Wellness Council of Indiana
“Laura’s talent on stage to convey meaningful messages and impact the audience in such a positive way is truly a gift!”

Kerri Begley
CMP, Vice President, Business Education & Events, Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Transforming Wellbeing into a Leadership Advantage

Leaders, especially managers, have a secret power in shaping the workplace, but most don’t know how to activate it. Laura shows leaders how to become Wellbeing Multipliers—modeling vulnerability, building psychological safety, and fostering team rituals that boost performance, connection and wellbeing.
Tangible Takeaways:
- Lead by example without being perfect
- Foster environments of safety, hope, and human connection
- Shift wellbeing from a personal add-on to a team-wide advantage

This powerful keynote exposes the systemic barriers to wellbeing—and reveals how teams and organizations can reclaim it together. Hacks & apps won’t get us any healthier, but a flourishing culture & environment can. Laura unpacks why wellness programs fail, how culture quietly dictates behavior, and what it really takes to build workplaces where people don’t just survive, but thrive.
Tangible Takeaways:
- Why willpower isn’t the answer—and what is
- How to create the conditions for collective wellbeing
- What leaders and teams can do together to change the culture

From Hacks & Apps to Culture & Environment

Asking employees to be “more resilient” in the face of escalating rates of mental distress is not the answer. Because no amount of mindfulness, yoga or positive mindset can make up for a broken system. This keynote offers a clear-eyed view on how leaders can move from providing superficial fixes to tackling root causes in order to curate a sustainable culture of mental wellbeing.
Tangible Takeaways:
- Recognize that mental wellbeing is a “we” issue not a “me” issue
- Look upstream to tackle root causes
- Inspire hope through posiitive styles of leadership

Tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Every Workplace

Isn’t it ironic that we read books about wellness, go to conferences about wellness and watch YouTube videos about wellness – all while sitting down? We live in a society that is built around our chairs. Not here! In this energizing, interactive, fun keynote, you will discover for yourself how much better you feel, how much more clearly you think, and how many more people you meet – when you get up and move around in purposeful, productive, meaningful ways. Equal parts education and embodiment, this keynote blends science, storytelling, and movement to catapult you and your team into a new way of living and working!
Tangible Takeaways:
- The unexpected benefits of movement
- How our culture conspires against us moving
- Take back your power by naturally infusing motion into the daily routine

A High-Energy Wake-Up Call for Your Workforce

The evidence is clear. A healthier, happier workforce is good for people, good for the bottom line, and essential for building a high-performing team. But is your company’s workplace wellness program actually working? Most don’t. But it doesn’t have to be that way. This compelling keynote offers a distillation of the most important lessons from Laura’s bestselling book Workplace Wellness that Works. Learn how you can level up your company’s performance, profitability, and sustainability by elevating the impact of your workplace wellbeing efforts.
Tangible Takeaways:
- Empower employees to make better choices
- Design and deliver the strategy that your organization needs
- Drive quantifiable change by shifting the culture & activating your leaders