Laura Gassner Otting

This keynote Based on Laura’s Washington Post bestseller, Limitless, named by Robin Roberts as one of Good Morning America’s Favorite Books of the Year, this keynote is perfect for audiences who are ready to push past limiting beliefs and achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Each one of us was handed a scorecard of success at some point – by a parent, a teacher, a celebrity – maybe even before we can remember getting it… and it shaped who we are and what we think we can become. But what if their scorecard isn’t your scorecard, and what if you’ve been busy trying to fill in that myopic, singular, externally defined scorecard of success, only to find that even when the scorecard is full, you still feel empty? (Spoiler Alert: this is why only 23% of people say they feel engaged in their work.)

You can’t be INSATIABLY HUNGRY for someone else’s goals.

Laura spent 20 years leading executive searches, helping thousands of people navigate their most vulnerable moment of career shift and life disruption. Along the way, she discovered that the people who were the most successful, the most fulfilled, and the most profitable and productive for their companies weren’t those who simply hustled harder, but those who knew how to connect their work to what really mattered to them.

A kick in the ass wrapped in a warm hug, Laura teaches your audiences how to ignore the limiting beliefs that created their ceilings, remove the lies we tell ourselves that trap us in our past and find meaning in bigger, more profitable, and sustainable goals.

Your audience will leave with:

• A proven framework to redefine success on their own terms, understanding what truly excites them about the work they do so they are more engaged, passionate, and productive
• Pressure-tested strategies from an expert talent spotter for removing the lies they’ve been telling themselves and finding what makes them special, so they can bring the fullest versions of themselves to their life and work
• Permission to fully embrace their secret ambition, and an actionable roadmap for creating a support system of like-minded achievers and accountability partners who never let them settle for mediocrity