Keynotes on leadership, judgment, and the decisions that matter most
Actionable keynotes, grounded in research.
Four keynotes, each built on Laura’s own research. Every one customized for your audience, available in person or virtually, and built to send your people home with a framework they’ll use on Monday morning.
Your people have heard the pep talk. It wore off by lunch.
Inspiration without evidence fades by the next session. What sticks is a finding your people didn’t expect, a story they see themselves in, and a framework simple enough to repeat in the hallway.
That’s how every one of Laura’s keynotes is built. The right one depends on what you want your audience to think, feel, and do differently.
- 10,000
- survey responses across 113 countries
- 100+
- in-depth interviews with high achievers
- 3M+
- views of her talk on TED.com
- 20
- years leading executive search
Choose the keynote that fits your moment.
The arc runs from the individual to the organization: how one person’s judgment is built, how leaders spot it in others, how they keep it engaged, and how they sustain it after the win.
01Flagship, new for 2027
The Intuition Advantage
Sharper judgment for a world on autopilot
Your leaders have more answers than ever. So why aren’t they making better decisions? Laura shows how intuition is actually built, why it’s eroding, and how to rebuild it on purpose, in individuals and across the organization.
- Best for
- Executive summits, boards, AI and technology conferences
- Built on
- Laura’s doctoral research and 75 interviews with leaders
02Talent and potential
The Talent Paradox
How the legendary talent spotters see what the rest of us miss
If you’ll know it when you see it, you’ve already seen it before, and you’ll keep hiring and promoting your way back to where you’ve been. Laura shows what the gut is reading, what it misses, and how to see potential, not just polish.
- Best for
- HR and talent leaders, succession planning, leadership offsites
- Built on
- Twenty years of executive search and the Talent Paradox research
03Engagement and retention
The Limitless Leader
How to drive engagement for every member of your team
Your people are quietly checking out because they’re graded against a scorecard that doesn’t matter to them. Built on nearly 10,000 responses from 113 countries, this keynote delivers four levers for bringing everything they are to everything they do.
- Best for
- Managers leading through disruption, associations, ERGs
- Built on
- The Limitless Leader study and Limitless
04Ambition and high performance
The Weight of Ambition
Why success doesn’t feel like it should, and what to do about it
Your team hit the goal. So why doesn’t winning feel better? Drawn from interviews with more than 100 extraordinary achievers, this keynote shows how to keep high performers performing, and thriving, through doubt, pressure, and burnout.
- Best for
- Sales kickoffs, high-performer and leadership programs
- Built on
- More than 100 interviews and Wonderhell
Why organizers book her again, and again.
Smart, funny, and, above all, super-relatable.
Laura’s talks are peppered with hilarious personal and professional stories, delivered with punchy power.
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
Three decades advising leaders from the corner office to the Oval Office, and founding and running institutions in the corporate, nonprofit, political, and public sectors.
She is coffee.
Organizers spend more on the coffee line than on the person on their stage. Meaning: she’s not the star of your show. You are. No diva behavior, no unreasonable riders.
Join more than 3 million people who’ve watched Laura in action.
What audiences say.
I loved hearing our panelists and participants refer back to “Wonderhell” as the day went on. It’s firm evidence that people really resonated with the concepts Laura talked about.
She broke the ice for the entire conference and struck exactly the right note. The way she integrated our industry messaging so naturally and accurately was mind-boggling.
Director of Marketing, Contentstack
She is a consummate REAL professional (on time, embodies her work, delivers, inspires, transforms) who has staying power, aka “stickiness.” HIRE LAURA NOW!!
The Art of Leadership
She challenged our thinking on employee engagement and gave us tools to increase morale, boost productivity, and build more cohesive teams. And she tied our mission into her talk like a pro.
Chief Community Officer, PCMA
Our audience members were asking if we could have her back again next year as soon as she left the stage!
Managing Partner, JMPankey Partners
With this being the first virtual conference we hosted, Laura provided her expertise on what would work best and kept our attendees engaged. They left ready to be limitless leaders!
Service Corporation International
Beyond the keynote.
A great hour fades by the next quarter unless something holds it in place. Organizations that want the change to last build on the keynote.
KeynoteThe research, the stories, and one framework, customized to your audience and the decisions they face.
Working SessionA half-day with your leaders, putting the framework to work on the calls they’re facing now.
Team AssessmentYour people take one of Laura’s assessments before the event, and she brings your organization’s own data to the stage.
AdvisoryOngoing work with leaders through Limitless Possibility, for the decisions that can’t be undone.
Every format is available in person or virtually, from Laura’s professional studio. For teams and students just starting out, ask about her How to Build a Life seminar.
For bureaus and meeting professionals: Laura’s been in your seat.
Her first career was in executive search, so she knows your primary relationship is with your client, not her. She never steals relationships, never undercuts deals, and always refers backspin.
Tell us what you need your people to do differently.
Share your date, your audience, and your goals, and Laura will recommend the right keynote. Not sure which one fits? Pick “Not sure yet,” and we’ll figure it out together.
You’ll hear back the same business day. Every inquiry is read by Laura’s team.
- We hold your date.Laura’s team confirms availability and holds the date while you get approvals.
- Laura gets on a call.You talk with Laura about your audience, your goals, and what you need people to do differently.
- She builds it with you.The research, stories, and framework are chosen for your people and tied to your mission.
Prefer to work through a bureau? Open the partner kit, or see open dates first.