Laurie Geary

As a Personal and Professional Coach Laurie draws upon her (over 25) years of experience as a teacher, trainer, and author. She has led workshops and written extensively on Responsible Risk-Taking and Self Esteem Building having developed her own unique systems: Building Self Esteem with the 8-A System and Taking Responsible Risks using the 8-R's of Risking. Seen as an expert on risk-taking for personal growth, Laurie was recently interviewed (viewed at her website) on WBZ-TV Sundays with Liz (Walker) where she was interviewed about Women & Risking. She has published many articles, ebooks, and a book chapter on risk-taking and self esteem, many of which can be read in her newsletter archives on her website.

Laurie's expertise in facilitating team-building and leadership trainings comes from her over 20 year's experience as an instructor for Outward Bound Professional programs and for the Appalachian Club's Mountain Leadership School. From these experiences she has created a manual describing over 100 different team-building games and initiatives.

Laurie has also led workshops on Career Planning/Job Searching, Retirement Planning, Assertiveness Training, Conflict Resolution, Effective Communication Skills, Stress Management, Attracting What You Want into your Life, Coaching, and much more. She has also written about and led teleclasses on many of these topics.

Laurie is a graduate of Coach University, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a Certified Teleclass Leader, and a Certified Retirement Coach (including the RSP assessment tool: Retirement Success Profile).

Laurie has been coaching for over 10 years and utilizes all her experiences and knowledge to support her clients/participants in taking responsible risks in order to build their self esteem to create the life they want: one filled with passion and purpose.

Fluent in Spanish, Laurie provides coaching and training in Spanish.