Serial Founding CEO of startups, former Angel

Leadership Coach,
Strategic Advisor,
Author

Advocate for Social Justice

❝ Laura’s messages need to be heard..❞ — CNN Journalist on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS team

Lead with Purpose.
Communicate with Impact.

    “It’s time to embrace our whole selves, respect human dignity, lead with compassion, and improve unity in global diversity.”
    Laura Thompson, Think Big!

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    Ready to lead with authenticity, align values with action, and drive meaningful change?
    Let’s explore how coaching or strategic advisory can support you, your team, your organization, and your mission.

    Featured Book: A Culture of Values

    Discover the Framework and Philosophy Behind the Coaching

    In her latest book, A Culture of Values, Laura shares a human-centered model for leadership rooted in empathy, self-awareness, and integrity. With practical tools and real-world insights, the book is a guide for leaders who want to transform how they lead—and how they live.

    Conscious Leadership Coach

    Co-creating sustainable solutions.

    Social Impact Advisor

    Strategies for the triple bottom line: profits, people, and the planet.

    Author/Educator

    Edutaining and inspiring people of all ages from diverse cultures.

    Meet Laura

    Laura Thompson, MA, PCC / Executive Coach · Award-Winning Author · Strategic Communications Advisor · Board Director · Wisdom Whisperer · Humanitarian

    With over 20 years of global experience across 20+ industries, Laura brings a rare blend of business acumen, emotional intelligence, and cross-cultural insight to every partnership. She works with high-performing executives and teams at Fortune 500 companies and international organizations to align core values with purpose-driven action—and drive measurable results.

    Known for her calm clarity, strategic mindset, and human-centered approach, Laura guides leaders to lead from within—developing qualities like empathy, humility, and self-awareness as essential leadership skills. Her coaching helps clients strengthen trust, navigate complexity, communicate mindfully, and lead authentically.

    Her work is grounded in real-world transformation. Her book, A Culture of Values, offers a practical roadmap for embedding human-centric leadership, futures thinking, and scenario planning into everyday decision-making.

    Having lived and worked on three continents and traveled to more than 100 countries, Laura brings a truly global perspective to her work—alongside a creative spirit as a published poet, novelist, screenwriter, and stage-produced playwright. Combining coaching, communication, strategy, and storytelling, she helps leaders shape narratives as a tool for vision, influence, and connection.

    She holds a postgraduate diploma from INSEAD Business School (France), an MA in International Relations and International Political Economy from Boston University (Paris), and a BA in Finance from Simmons University (Boston).

    Values aren’t soft, they’re structural. They shape the decisions you make, the relationships you build, and the futures you imagine.” — Laura Thompson, A Culture of Values

    If you’re ready to reconnect with what matters most—and lead with purpose that resonates—
    Laura is here to help you start from the inside out to create lasting impact.

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    What Clients Say

    Our clients are important and we accomplish personal and professional breakthroughs by creating successful partnerships together.

    “Inspiring Leadership coach like Simon Sinek: Wholesome brand of inspiration–listen for the ‘why’ people do what they do rather than ‘what’ people do.”
    — Richard Pentella

    CEO, USA

    “Laura is a caring and encouraging coach. She coached me to understand that all the relationships are originated from the relationship with ourselves. This new thinking opened up a new window for me to understand love, trust myself, transform myself, and to have a renewed desire for love.”

    — Alice

    Harvard PhD, China

    “I wholeheartedly recommend Laura Thompson to any individual or organization seeking transformative coaching for their leadership and communication needs. I had the privilege of collaborating with Laura for one year. Her coaching methodology revolves around empowering leaders to enhance their communication, strategic thinking, and goal-oriented approach. Overall, our sessions focused on fostering authenticity in leadership, honing presentation and storytelling skills, addressing issues concerning women, POC, and diversity, incorporating 360 feedback for growth, and balancing personal well-being with career aspirations, all in the context of an agile professional environment. In short, Laura’s expertise, dedication, and trusted partner approach contributed to my growth and success as a better person and leader. I would love to work with Laura again on other initiatives.”

    — Gayatri Krishnan

    Chief Operating Officer, Pershing/Wealth/Investment Management Technology (BNY Mellon), New York

    “As my Executive Coach, Laura has played a pivotal role in my professional growth and development, particularly in the areas of communication and leadership. Laura has an exceptional ability to teach and model effective communication skills. Her guidance has helped me to articulate my thoughts more clearly, listen more effectively, and build stronger relationships both within and outside of my organization. She has challenged me to reflect on my leadership style, identify my strengths and areas for improvement, and implement strategies to become a more impactful leader. Her approach to coaching is transformative, empowering me to lead with authenticity and resilience. I am grateful for her guidance and support.”

    — Ravi Tiwari

    Senior Director, Visa Inc, California

    “My journey with Laura was very interesting and an eye opener. Setting clear milestones and realistic objectives in my professional life helped me a lot to focus on my career development and track changes in my behavior and attitudes. I can certainly recommend Laura for her patience and pragmatism: her practical tips will remain forever!”
    — Ms. Valentina Volpe

    Regional Programmer Specialist, Egypt

    “The path of Laura and mine crossed during the Masterclass Adaptive Leadership Programme through the Center for Asia Leadership which involved personal and professional coaching sessions for participants. In the course of self-leadership sessions, Laura coached me on powerful mindful communication techniques. She shared principles of corresponding with others in mindful ways including setting an intention of being aware, non-judgmental and to treat with empathy. It’s been great learning from Laura! She is kind, inspiring, articulate, a great listener and overall, a really amazing person! Happy to have crossed paths with Laura!”
    — Kavitha Thavanayagam

    Industrial Relations Manager, Malaysia

    “My experience with Laura as my life coach not only helped me to gain clarity in my life, but more importantly enabled me to connect and get clear on what was holding me back. Laura is a very empathetic coach who has the calm and grace to help weather those messy life storms that come up. I found that Laura was really great at creating the space I needed to help me focus on my goals.”
    — Terry N.

    Director, Culture & Operations, New York City

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