Laura Gmeinder is an ICF certified coach, motivational speaker and the creator of the Skills to Pay the Bill$ program with 20 + years experience in business strategy and women’s leadership development.

Photo courtesy of Azeana Photography

Photo courtesy of Azeana Photography

why me?

Laura is passionate about helping ambitious women like you start and grow their businesses. She has been a consultant for the Doyenne Group (a women's entrepreneurial group) helping them create their Accelerator, and has supported it over the years by providing business coaching and facilitation. She is passionate about giving back: fun fact, Gmeinder means community in German. One way she does that is by providing pro bono business coach for The Coaching Fellowship.  Laura has served as a judge for The Stevie Awards, the world’s premier business awards competitions. She is a BRAVA Magazine Woman to Watch, an In Business Magazine "40 Under 40" and was nominated for the Athena Young Professional Award.

Laura co-founded an award winning event series, Disrupt, and expended it to a second market. In addition, she was an inaugural board member for CultureCon

Laura is frequently sought out for her advice; she is highlighted in publications like Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal's "Market Watch" and US News and World Report. She has been a regular contributor for the International Coach Federation "Coach World" and has been interviewed for more than 30 podcast episodes.

Laura is a past president of the Junior League of Madison and a graduate of Leadership Greater Madison. 

Laura holds a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in Family and Consumer (Adult) Education. She has taken Life Coach training from the Coach Training Institute and Wright Institute. She holds certifications both as a conscious business coach and a laser life coach (having worked with the mother of life coaching, Master Coach Marion Franklin). In 2019 she was awarded the International Coach Federation Associate Certified Coach (ACC) one of only 20,000 in the world.

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