What makes work better? Laurie knows.

Go beyond the punk rock exterior. With a career spanning over two decades, Laurie Ruettmann has had the honor of delivering customized keynotes at distinguished events and organizations such as SHRM, Harvard Business School, SXSW, 92 St Y, Microsoft, Google, NBCUniversal, American Marketing Association, MediaBistro, and many others.

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The Consumerization of HR

Work, much like shopping at a superstore, has evolved beyond a transactional relationship. With the transferability of modern skillsets, employee mobility- and demands for individual career pathing- are high.

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Bridging the Digital Divide in the Workplace

Laurie Ruettimann takes on the dirty secret job dissatisfaction and interpersonal conflict, holds it up to the light of day, and provides practical, honest advice for addressing issues in the current world of work as they spill online.

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Laurie doesn’t speak to audiences. She engages them by delivering presentations that are insightful as much as they are inciteful. What I’m really saying here is that Laurie knows her sh-t, and she knows how to present it in relatable ways that inspire people to think differently about work and life. Real-speak, not the usual BS consultant-speak. Plus, she’s a true professional — friendly, fun, and a pleasure to work with.

Vadim Liberman
ERE Media

 

Laurie is a master storyteller and leaves the audience truly inspired. She joined us for our Women’s Month episode of Instacart Design Talks on how to leverage your career and finally put yourself first. She specifically tailored and customized her approach to our engagement to ensure she delivered an impactful talk. 10/10 recommend!

Stephanie Massucco
Instacart

 

 

Laurie is a pleasure to work with and she always delivers. She has such fresh perspectives and ideas – you know that with Laurie you’re not going to get something that you’ve heard at every other HR event! Always well-prepared and professional, Laurie captivates audiences with her energy and charisma and inspires them to challenge the status quo. She speaks with real authority – you know you can trust what she’s saying. Plus she always gets great feedback from our attendees.

Isabella Brown
Contentive

Laurie is the most enjoyable presenter to work with, and I would unequivocally recommend her as a speaker to my HR and association peers.

Rafael Rivera
CA HR Conference / PIHRA

Laurie has been an invited speaker to the largest HR conference in the Caribbean on more than one occasion. Simply put, the demand for her to return speaks volumes to her delivery, insight and ability to engage our audience. I have referred Laurie several times to others in need of a “truth speaker” that can connect and give real word take-aways. She is a rock-star!

Chris Bailey
CISHRP

Laurie was a fantastic keynote speaker at Australia’s biggest HR innovation event.  Her content and delivery was the perfect blend of provocative, insightful and tailored to the audience.  Our community loved the opportunity to connect personally with one of the true global HR thought-leaders with a must-read blog!

Simon Yeowart
#HRTECHFEST

Laurie’s amazing ability to connect her past HR Executive experience with her life-changing perspective is something that every Executive (not just HR) needs to hear. Her countless examples of how changing perspectives can change both personal and professional livelihoods should not be taken lightly!

Sean Glavin
Boston HR Council 

Laurie served as a panel speaker at our TX and MA Conferences for Women and her knowledge of the changing nature of the HR profession provided fantastic insight for our attendees. Additionally, working with her was an absolute pleasure as she went above and beyond to accommodate our conferences and prep with her fellow panelists.

Amy Cooper
Conferences for Women

Laurie has an impressive and unique ability to engage, educate, and uplift an audience, making them feel passionate and energized about their careers in HR. Her approach to story-telling and keeping the audience captivated in a virtual platform was extraordinary. In a world that is increasingly more complex, Laurie brought a refreshing approach that really made a difference in the eyes of her audience.

Jeff Waldman
Social HR Camp

Laurie Ruettiman is a force that exemplifies the importance of believing in yourself to drive personal and professional growth and progress. As the Founder of TroopHR, a national HR network created to empower People Professionals to drive change and maximize their impact as leaders, I could not think of a more appropriate and experienced leader to engage our community on why betting on yourself is necessary!

Tracy Avin, Founder
TroopHR

When I need a speaker who can light up a room, stir up a crowd, or jumpstart an online event, I immediately think of Laurie Ruettimann. Her insights about work always inspire attendees to shake up their careers and dare to envision their brightest futures.

Carmen Scheidel
Edmaker Online Learning