Executive Coach | TRUSTED ADVISOR | Best-Selling Author

Leadership is Built On Relationships.

I coach and advise accomplished leaders navigating complex decisions, critical relationships, and pivotal moments. I bring hard-earned wisdom, honest perspective, and the courage to challenge with care. Together, we cut through the noise, see beyond what’s familiar, and create results you hadn’t imagined possible.

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Chief of Staff

To Three Senior Executives

Top 20

Executive Coach in Dallas

Best-Selling Author

Three Leadership Books

14 Roles

Across 6 Cities

27+ Years

AT&T Leadership

Leadership Was Never Meant To Be A Solo Journey.

The higher you rise, the fewer places you have to think out loud.

You may recognize yourself here.

A bigger role is asking more of you than the last one did.

You’re leading through change, not simply managing it.

Youre facing a high-stakes decision without an obvious answer.

A critical relationship isn’t working as it should.

The complexity has outgrown the way you’ve been operating.

You need a trusted place to think through what really matters.

How I Help

Different Challenges. One Trusted Partner.

1:1 Executive Coaching
& Advisory

For accomplished leaders ready to navigate complexity, sharpen their thinking, increase their influence, and lead with greater clarity and confidence.

Chief of Staff
Coaching & Advisory

For Chiefs of Staff navigating complexity, strengthening relationships, and leading with greater confidence and impact.

Executive + Chief of Staff Partnership

Build stronger alignment, trust, and communication between executives and their Chiefs of Staff.

Leadership Workshops
& Speaking

Practical, engaging experiences designed to strengthen leadership, communication, and high-performing relationships.

About Laurie

Experience That Changes The Conversation.

I've spent nearly three decades navigating leadership from the inside. I know the pressure, politics, relationships, and complexity because I've lived them.

Today, I bring that experience to every coaching conversation. Not to tell you what to do, but to challenge your thinking, broaden your perspective, and help you lead with greater intention.

MEET LAURIE

Recognized as a Top 20 Executive Coach in Dallas.

Influence Digest

What I’m Known For

Creating Clarity in Complexity

Helping leaders cut through the noise, focus on what matters most, and move forward when the path isn't obvious

Saying What Others Won’t

Bringing candor, perspective, and the courage to challenge leaders in ways that create greater awareness, clarity, and growth.

Leading at a Higher Altitude

Helping accomplished leaders elevate how they think, operate, and lead as their scope, influence, and responsibility grow.

Strengthening Critical Partnerships

Building the trust, clarity, and agreements that turn critical relationships into high-performing partnerships.

Better Partnerships. Better Leadership

Three books. One belief. Great leadership starts with clarity, trust, and strong partnerships.

What Changes When We Work Together

Real results from leaders I’ve had the privilege to coach.

“Laurie was instrumental in helping me transition into a new executive role. She is a truth-teller, shining a light on aspects you often cannot see for yourself. The personal and professional growth I achieved working with Laurie was game-changing. Being an executive is sometimes lonely. With Laurie, I felt supported and had someone in my corner.”

— Danielle Berg, President and Chief Experience Officer, MGO
“Thanks to Laurie’s expertise in optimizing the CEO-Chief of Staff relationship, we drove high impact throughout our organization. Her book crystallizes these vital leadership strategies that strengthened relationships and alignment throughout our team and amplified our team’s performance.”

— CEO, Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Book endorsement for Who Has Your Back?
“Working with Laurie was a total game changer for me as a Chief of Staff. With her support and coaching, I was able to hit the ground running and drive high impact for my CEO and the company, which has resulted in strong performance across our leadership team and a more engaged culture. Her strategies and assessments have also been life-changing - they’ve helped me develop a strong mindset when under pressure and boosted my confidence in the role.”

— Victoria Zelner, former Chief of Staff to CEO - ThreadStudio
“Laurie was a very good sounding board and struck a good balance of challenging me and also being objective and realistic. Laurie has helped me tremendously in so many areas: self-awareness, confidence, time management & planning, and communication, all which helped me navigate multiple tough seasons professionally and leverage my natural, organic skill set and experiences so I can be my true, authentic self.”

— Thomas Bennett, Senior Vice President, Health Equity PR at FleishmanHillard