Laurie Carey

Keynote Speaker • CEO & Founder • Neuroscience-Based Coach-Facilitator • Technologist

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Coaching & Facilitation for Leaders Who Want Real Change

Bringing clarity, courage, and alignment to your next chapter.

Leading a business or nonprofit can feel like balancing on a moving train—customers shifting, funding models changing, people burning out. You don’t need more noise. You need a trusted guide who can help you and your team step back, see the whole picture, and move forward with confidence.

That’s where we come in.

What We Do

We partner with CEOs, executive teams, and nonprofit boards to:

  • Clarify direction and priorities

  • Navigate complex transitions and growth

  • Strengthen communication and trust

  • Turn strategic conversations into concrete action

Our role is part coach, part facilitator, and part truth-teller—always in service of your mission and the people who depend on you.

For Business Leaders & Executive Teams

Executive Coaching for Growth

One-on-one coaching focused on:

  • Scaling yourself as a leader (not just the business)

  • Making better, faster decisions with less friction

  • Managing stress and trigger points so you show up at your best

  • Building a leadership team that can own the mission with you

Leadership Team Facilitation

Facilitated sessions to:

  • Align around vision, strategy, and key priorities

  • Get the “real issues” on the table in a safe, productive way

  • Improve communication, collaboration, and accountability

  • Turn strategy days into an actual 90-day execution plan

These sessions are practical, candid, and designed to send people back to work with clarity, not just a binder of notes.

For Nonprofit Boards & Annual Retreats

Nonprofit boards carry big responsibility with limited time and resources. A well-designed retreat can refuel the board, reset priorities, and reconnect everyone to why the work matters.

We facilitate:

Board Retreats & Strategic Planning

  • Clarify mission, vision, and near-term priorities

  • Align board and staff roles and expectations

  • Surface hard conversations in a safe, structured way

  • Create a simple, realistic action roadmap for the next 12–18 months

Governance & Effectiveness Sessions

  • Improve how your board meetings run

  • Strengthen committee structures and decision-making

  • Build a culture of psychological safety where diverse voices are truly heard

Your board walks away energized, aligned, and clear on what happens next—not just inspired for a weekend.

How We Work

Every engagement is customized, but our approach follows a clear rhythm:

  1. Listen & Learn
    We start with interviews and discovery sessions to understand your goals, pain points, and existing dynamics—no generic templates.

  2. Design the Experience
    We build a coaching plan or retreat agenda that blends strategy, facilitated conversation, and practical tools. You’ll see the plan before we step into the room.

  3. Facilitate with Psychological Safety
    We create an environment where people can be honest without being attacked, and challenged without being shut down. That’s where real change happens.

  4. Turn Insight into Action
    Every session ends with clear commitments, owners, and timelines. Coaching follow-ups are available to keep the momentum going.

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What Makes Our Approach Different?

  • Resilience & Psychological Safety at the Core
    We don’t just talk about strategy; we address the human side—stress, triggers, communication patterns, and trust. When people feel safe, they think better and execute better.

  • Technology & Workforce Lenses
    With decades in tech and workforce development, we understand digital transformation, AI, and the realities of building modern, resilient teams.

  • Deep Nonprofit & Social Impact Experience
    We’ve worked inside nonprofits and with boards who are balancing mission, money, and burnout. We speak that language, too.

  • Practical, Not Theoretical
    Everything we do is grounded in real-world constraints: time, budgets, and the energy your people actually have.

Is This a Fit for You?

We’re a strong match if:

  • You’re leading a business or nonprofit at an inflection point—growth, transition, or rebuilding.

  • You want honest conversations and structured support, not motivational hype.

  • You believe people are your greatest asset and want to invest in them wisely.

Let’s Talk

Whether you’re planning your next annual board retreat, aligning a leadership team, or looking for a coach who understands both strategy and human behavior, we’d love to explore how we can support you.

Next step:
Invite us to a short discovery call to talk about your goals and see if we’re the right partner.