LAURA MCMULLEN-HARTO
People strategist, professional coach, human resources expert

Think Bigger Consulting Group, Inc. People Strategies and Professional Coaching www.thinkbiggerinc.com

Experience:
Laura graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. in English, and has over 15 years of human resources management and training/development experience working in a variety of industries. She began her career in the non-profit sector as a training and development professional, then moved into customer service and training with the Walt Disney Company. Laura joined SunTrust Bank, one of the top ten financial institutions in the United States, in 1993. She was the employment manager and human resources director before being promoted into the corporate position of human resources relationship manager supporting the West Florida region and the Florida’s Commercial Line of Business. Laura has held the Professional in Human Resources certification (PHR) since 1989. In 2002, she attained national certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Society for Human Resources Management and graduated from Coach University with over 200 hours of related training.

Current Projects:
Think Bigger Consulting Group provides specialty Human Resources consulting and coaching solutions to multiple industries. Combining people and business expertise with highly successful project management skills, we excel at creative thinking and the leveraging of talent to drive business success. Recent projects have included recruiting an executive director for a non-profit family foundation, strategic teambuilding for a municipality, building HR infrastructure for a start-up bank, and creating team coaching curriculum for a large planning and engineering firm.

Insights into Laura:
Laura founded her business believing that relationships and thinking beyond the traditional are the keys to solving any challenge. She loves helping others define their own solutions and is passionate about conservation issues large and small. Laura is newly married and “mom” to two Golden Retrievers.