Laura Herring

A pioneer in career/life transition support, psychologist Laura Herring is Founder and Chairwoman of IMPACT Group, a global, WBE-certified career development firm that provides high touch solutions in talent development, global mobility and career transition that drive individual and organizational performance. Leadership coaching for women is one of their top tier programs   Celebrating 33 years this year, IMPACT Group is a leader in the human resource consulting space with solutions delivered by dedicated, expert career consultants paired with next generation technology serving over 200 Fortune 500 companies in over 50 countries.

Laura is a member of C200 having served on the board and major supporter of its Protege program. Laura is passionate about helping women develop their full potential and spends her time coaching CEO’s to take their companies to the next level.

She has served on numerous community boards and currently devotes her time to philanthropy and serving on the Executive Board of Webster University.

An internationally known speaker, Laura has won numerous awards and regularly addresses career/life transition issues at global and national conferences. She has been featured in articles in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, St. Louis Business Journal, Chicago Tribune, USA TODAY, Newsweek, Fortune, Mobility Magazine and HR Executive and many more.

 She is author of Amazon’s best seller, NO FEAR ALLOWED A story of guts, perseverance and making an IMPACT ,

She is married to Mike Herring and has a daughter, Lauren Herring, who is CEO of IMPACT Group.  She is a grandmother to Kennedy and Luca and spends her time between St. Louis, MO and St. Petersburg FL.