Laura Gamble

Laura Gamble, founder and CEO of Laura Gamble Consulting, is a strategic thinker, master coach, passionate speaker, and driven business leader. With over thirty years of experience in nonprofit management, Laura understands the unique challenges that nonprofit leaders face.

Ensuring adequate funding while navigating the “people problems” and managing the constant stress and overwhelm – sometimes simultaneously – is a recipe for burnout in the nonprofit sector. Laura is deeply committed to providing vital resources and unwavering support to nonprofit leaders, especially women, so that they and their organizations can truly thrive.

In addition, Laura’s fifteen-plus years of hands-on business management experience as the co-owner of a successful brick-and-mortar retail operation adds a uniquely valuable perspective to her nonprofit consulting work. Through running her own for-profit enterprise, Laura gained first-hand expertise in areas critical to nonprofit success, such as financial management, revenue diversification, customer/donor relations, talent recruitment and retention, and operational efficiency. This real-world business acumen allows Laura to provide her nonprofit clients with pragmatic, road-tested strategies to overcome their most pressing challenges and achieve sustainable growth.

Laura brings a strong, ethical commitment to her work, combining a take-charge attitude with meticulous attention to detail, boundless creativity, and remarkable resourcefulness to consistently achieve desired outcomes. Her significant experience spans advertising, marketing, communications, and administration – earning her the reputation of being the person who “makes things happen.”

Clifton Strengths Finder has identified Laura’s core strength domains as Strategic Thinking, Executing, Relationship Building, and Influencing. She holds certifications in life coaching, nonprofit management, and DISC Behavioral Analysis, and has a remarkable gift for identifying a clear vision or direction for both individuals and organizations, often when they cannot see it themselves.

Laura’s areas of specialization include strategic planning, board development, and her signature Strategic Executive Coaching© program, which empowers nonprofit leaders to maximize their impact and lead their organizations to new heights of success.