 Laurie is passionate about connecting individuals with opportunities that align perfectly with their passion and expertise, empowering them to work with purpose. Known to be a career catalyst, Laurie works with her clients to transform dreams into reality. With a natural curiosity about people and a penchant for building authentic and productive relationships, Laurie has developed a very strong sales acumen. According to Laurie, the greatest asset people will ever have the opportunity to sell is themselves, making the discovery of their unique selling points and personal brand a critical component to an effective job search and a successful career. She is especially proud of her contributions as the founder of the "It" Factor Job Club as part of Good Morning America's Job Club initiative. Every one of her original job club participants found work, and several made significant career switches--all pursuing work with purpose. She has applied her expertise, talents, a commitment to add value to every interaction, and a passion for people to a variety of different sectors. In sales,Laurie has been known to transform underperforming territories in record time and was able through her creative consultative sales approach to sell 2 of the highest grossing orders in company history. As a career coach, she has helped hundreds of executives to entry-level professionals build their brand portfolio and land profitable careers. She has developed and conducted training workshops and seminars focusing on job and resume development, negotiation skills, interviewing, networking, marketing, personal assessment and market research. Laurie has been featured in The Virginian-Pilot, Portfolio Weekly, Tidewater Women and on local ABC affiliate, WVEC TV-13. Nationally, she has been interviewed on ABC News NOW and most recently, on Good Morning America on August 8th. Laurie has also been featured in Tory Johnson's newest book, "Fired to Hired: Bouncing Back From Job Loss to Get to Work Now." | |
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