Dr Laura Shallcross
Dog lover, sister, aunt and wife. Laura is the Queen of Whimsy
Laura is a self confessed "recovering perfectionist", passionately committed to helping women help themselves to sustainably step up into their leadership abilities. With over a decade of experience working in male dominated environments, she is now embracing the feminine side she never knew she had and with it, more freedom, joy and fun than she could have imagined.
After completing a Chemistry degree and PhD in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Laura found coaching while working in a research laboratory; she was growing frustrated and resentful of the lack of recognition but felt she couldn't leave.
After burning out working in a job she hated and developing health issues associated with working in a lab, she turned her curiosity towards the world of IT systems. Using her coaching skills alongside her consulting role she was quickly able to create frameworks to support the people on her teams as well as bringing speedy results to projects.
Laura has now turned her attention to creating frameworks for women who are feeling stuck and unfulfilled. Her own experiences of burnout were the wake up she needed to move away from doing things out of obligation and instead working with purpose towards fulfilment. Laura's approach of creating space for reflection, laughter and practical next steps leaves her clients with a feeling of confidence, satisfaction and drive to do more whilst staying aligned to what is important in their lives.
Laura will support you to:
- Realise your own authentic style of leadership
- Release the external pressures brought by other people's judgements and opinions
- Deeply trust yourself
- Remember how to have fun when things feel grey, dull and impossible