Laurel has over 20 years of experience as a trusted advisor, skilled facilitator, and compassionate coach. Her focus is on empowering teams and individuals to create more efficient, accurate processes while fostering smoother, more enjoyable workdays. She specializes in helping food companies and niche manufacturers achieve significant improvements in quality, speed, service, cost, and team engagement.
Laurel began her career with Deloitte Consulting, where she gained a strong foundation in strategy and operations. Since then, she’s held leadership roles in Continuous Improvement at REI (in finance, supply chain, and strategy) and Strategic Planning and Performance Improvement at Saltchuk. These experiences deepened her understanding of how to enable purpose-driven businesses to thrive – from the hard numbers to the sleeves-up operations to the interpersonal connections.
As the founder of Growing Wild Consulting, LLC, based in Seattle, Laurel connects with organizations who may not have considered consulting before. She’s passionate about engaging people in learning, equipping them to see and solve their own problems, and celebrating their success.
She partners with organizations to develop actionable strategies, build high-performance teams, and mobilize human capability. Her clients achieve remarkable business results while nurturing cultures true to their values.