Laurie Bodine has spent more than 25 years working for and with Fortune 500 companies in corporate marketing, business development, strategic planning and leadership. She has deep experience and knowledge in organizational effectiveness, effective communication and transformational leadership at every level. Following ten years working for 3M Company in sales and marketing and Baxter Healthcare in technology development, strategy, and leadership, Laurie launched her consulting practice in 1999. Her expertise helps organizations drive effective leadership, engagement and strategies for growth, from non-profits to start-ups to large multinationals.
Since 2005, Laurie has also been collaborating with Debbie Hennelly to create practical and innovative training programs in effective leadership and strategic planning.
In 2001, Laurie founded START Leadership, which offers professional and leadership development programs for both sides of the work-life equation. START helps businesses, schools and families create environments in which individuals and teams can achieve extraordinary results, by providing the integrated leadership mindset and tools to equip everyone, from Pre-K to professionals, to lead well, be well, and do well. START's proven Leadership Framework equips kids, teens and emerging adults with the mindset and tools they need to take the lead in their lives in order to thrive and prosper in a highly competitive world. From 2007 to 2011, Laurie served as an advisor to Stanford University’s National Campaign for Youth, with a focus on championing a broader vision of success and well-being for youth in a potentially harmful high-stakes, high-pressure culture.
Laurie is the author of the book (and its companion workbook), START: Lead Well, Be Well, Do Well: Equip your kids with the mindset and skills they need to thrive in a highly competitive world (2015).
Laurie earned her B.S. in Nutrition from the University of California, Davis, and her M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.
