Her story is probably not very different from most women who have worked in corporate America. She started in an entry level position as a programmer and climbed her way to a management level position before leaving corporate America. It was a dreadfully slow process and she was getting tired of climbing the ladder one rung at a time. At that time, she had no idea it was possible to climb, build a ramp and then leap several levels. During those fifteen years of working in corporate, she dreamed of starting her own business. So in early 1997, she started her coaching and consulting practice. She joined that elite group of people who worked 40+ hours for their employer and another 30+ hours building their business. In 1998, she made the leap and left corporate America. Twelve years later, her company, Masterpiece Solutions, is known as the Premier Postioning and Business Growth Company and she, an award-winning Million Dollar Solutionist™. Why would you want her as your Solutionist™? That’s simple. She has been where you are and she can teach you how to brand and position, climb the ladder, build a ramp and leap to career success. If you’re a business owner, she can help you start, develop and growth an equity-rich business, increase the bottom line (10-30%), create multiple streams of income and survive during challenging times. If you want to do what she does: that is become a Positioning and Growth Solutionist™, she offers a six-month certification program. In 2009 when many coaches and consultants were struggling to keep their doors open, she made an additional $25,000 through her coachsulting services. In the second quarter of 2010, she will launch the first-ever Global Association of High-Achieving Women; a membership association for high-achieving female career professionals and women business owners who want to ‘take it up a notch’ in their career and business by using innovative professional development tools, masterminding, private coaching and leading-edge business growth and career success strategies. Here’s just a little more information about her: Dr. Laureen is an Advisory Board Member of Houston’s Small Business Administration (SBA); she was appointed to the National 2008 Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors for the National Stevie Awards for Women in Business; was a 2008 Panelist for the Women’s Global Leadership Conference; a life-time member of the International Speakers’ Network (Top 10 Speakers for 2010); and a member of the Greater Houston Partnership. She is an author, speaker and non-profit expert who holds a Ph.D. in Psychology/Christian Counseling, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and a Bachelor’s degree in General Education. She received a Board Governance and Leadership Certification from Project Blueprint and a Productivity Education Certification from the Academy of Human Potential. Her unique brilliance is: Empowering Women (High-Achieving Female Executives, Entrepreneurs and Non-Profit Directors)to Play a Bigger Game.      

She is the recipient of the 2008 Top 25 Influential Woman of Houston - Spirit of Business Award (Rolling Out Magazine), the 2008 YMCA Greater Houston Minority Achievers Award; the 2007 Business Achievement Pinnacle Finalist Award (Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce); the National 2007 Stevie© Award (Mentor of the Year); and a 2009 Texas Blazing Star Finalist. She has been featured in the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Business Journal, and on Fox TV for her white paper entitled: Women on Corporate Boards.