Shine Your Light hits the nail on the head in a way that makes my jaw drop.

With on-point, laser-like efficiency, the Shine Your Light coaches leave you no doubt about which way to go.

Laurie has been there for me since I first founded my organization. Over the past 16 years, she has helped me grow immensely as a leader, especially around communication, strategic decisions, and sticky employee issues. She has been instrumental to our organization over the years, guiding us through our various ups and downs, focusing us on our priorities, and helping us to become the tight-knit, highly effective team we are. She draws from 25 years of her own experience with literally thousands of other organizations, pulling out just the right tools, advice, and next steps we need at just the right time. I have never met another leadership trainer who is as skillful, caring, intelligent, insightful, engaging, and FUN!

Laurie beautifully balances the hard and soft skills required to take a team through the complexity and challenge of defining how they are going to realistically achieve their vision and charter. She brings the business acumen and the necessary research while skillfully building relationships and managing team dynamics. It was a pleasure to watch her design and facilitate that process, and the team was thrilled with the results she provided.

When I saw Laurie in action I was reminded of how much of a difference a skilled facilitator can make. She's focused, supportive, fun, flexible, highly knowledgeable, and able to get to the end game with ease. In addition she puts her whole self into her work, building on her impressive cross-sector experience. I highly recommend her as a facilitator and thought partner.

Laurie Gardner's insight, expertise and infectious energy would be an asset to any team or organization looking for a very smart, sharp and thoughtful advisor and facilitator. From the first conversation, she was readily available and had done her homework. She was flexible, a joy to work with and really helped our team flesh out the details as well as step back and see the big picture!

Laurie is SO good…it’s unbelievable! I’ve never met any consultant who works so incredibly fast. She immediately assessed the organizational politics, what I need to work on inside myself, and specific action steps to get where I need to be. If you're the head of a prestigious school like me, CEO, Director, or other high-profile leader, you've found your mentor!

Laurie was a very stabilizing influence during my tenure as a school director. Her ability to cause me to look within myself to seek honest and real solutions is truly a gift that very few people I have known over the last 62 years possess.