About Laura -
I'm a sales and marketing advisor who has spent the last 7 years helping service-providers sign B2B clients between $50,000 - $350,000 per contract. I started out doing this for myself, gaining my first $100,000 contract within 6 weeks. I've worked with some of the world's most recognizable brands as a marketing consultant and now I share the playbook to reveal exactly how it can be done (even for solopreneurs!)
My clients always say how amazed they are to have found a really clear path forward to bigger clients, doing work they absolutely love, and how easy it's become to sell into these organizations. And really, this is what my work is about - showing you how to be paid really well for what you're naturally great at.
When I'm not reviewing client proposals or podcasting, you can probably find me on the pickleball courts or gardening.
I live in Metro Detroit with my doodles Violet and Teddy, my official assistants! They help keep me on track with my mission of rebalancing the scales of financial justice in favor of people like you and me!
About Laura Khalil (for podcasts, articles, event introduction)
Laura Khalil (KUH-lil) is dedicated to helping service providers find, attract, and sign bigger B2B clients.
She has consulted for some of the world's largest brands, such as GE, Intel and Twitter. Today, she pulls back the curtain to help others go after that “big deal energy” without being sleazy or pushy… or need to resort to the next shiny marketing tactics.
She is a frequent speaker to audiences on personal branding, sales and communication. She’s spoken at WeWork, Paylocity, Creative Mornings, Zingtrain and more.
In her free time, Laura enjoys playing pickleball, gardening, giving back, and playing with her two doodles — Violet and Teddy.
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I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you. Not only for the value you added to our group, to me, and to our organization yesterday, but for having found your own courage to give this gift of yours to the world.
You impacted every one of us in that room and that will create a ripple effect in each of our communities.
— Karen K., Paylocity
Media Appearances
January 2024, Ask the Brand Therapist, How to Flex Your Courage Muscle and Get What You Want as Women In Business With Laura Khalil
December 2024, Pitched: Real Stories of Pitching Bold Ideas, A 250K Corporate Contract w/Laura Khalil
August 2023, LinkedIn for B2B Growth with Michelle J Raymond, LinkedIn Cold Outreach Pitfalls: Secrets to Engaging and Trustworthy Messages with Laura Khalil
May 2023, That’s Business, Rebalancing the Scales of Financial Justice with Laura Khalil
January 2023, Enthusiastically Unemployable, A live chat with Laura Khalil on "The Right Time to Start Your Own Business"
June 2022, The Driven Women, The $250K Business Breakthrough with Laura Khalil
January 2022, The Eclectic Universe Podcast, Sales in your small business is simply human connection
November 2021, Finding Brave, Three key questions to build business success
October 2021, Craft of Consulting, Creating Predictable Monthly Revenue with Laura Khalil
September 2021, Jottful, Building a Referral-Based Business with Laura Khalil
September 2021, The D Brief, How Artists Can Turn Their Hobbies Into Sustainable Businesses
July 2021, From Fear to Fire, On Money Mindset with Laura Khalil
June 2021, Too Legitimate to Quit, On Joy, Haters Hand Uncle Buck (with Laura Khalil)
April 2021, Claim the Stage, Create a System to be Brave with Laura Khalil
February 2021, Growing Design, Landing Bigger Clients w/Laura Khalil
January 2021, Detour Detroit, 13 Detroit Podcasts to Binge Right Now
January 2021, Women Really Mean Business, The Mindset to Be Successful with Laura Khalil
January 2021, The New York Times, Sex and Dating During COVID-19
November 2020, The Cackle from Entrypoint, Building a Stronger Community After Election Day
October 2020, Connect to Success, Laura Khalil of Brave by Design
October 2020, Credit Suite, How to Transform into a Badass Leader with Laura Khalil
September 2020, Professional Chronicles with Patricia Kathleen, Talking with Laura Khalil
August 2020, Craft of Consulting, Cultivating a Habit of Courage as a Consultant
August 2020, HR Matters, Writing Your Own Badass Story with Laura Khalil
August 2020, Brad Marley's Podcast, Why You Need a Solid Foundation in Self-Worth
July 2020, Daily Detroit, Tips for Businesses Navigating the Ongoing Coronavirus Crisis
June 2020, Business Unveiled Podcast, Brave by Design with Laura Khalil
June 2020, Leadership Happy Hour, Become a force of badassery with Laura Khalil
June 2020, Frenzied to Financial Freedom, Turning Feedback Into Fuel to Drive Toward Success
June 2020, Disrupt Now Podcast, How to Use Challenges as Rocket Fuel
May 2020, Women Building Wealth, How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome to be a True Leader
April 2020, Reimagining Leadership, How to Make Courage a Habit with Laura Khalil
April 2020, High Income Business Writing, Laura Khalil On How Women Can Muster The Confidence To Go After Bigger And Better Clients
April 2020, Finding Brave, Key Shifts To Help You Turn Crisis Into Opportunity
April 2020, The NextFem Podcast Closing the Leadership Gap for Women in Business
March 2020, Her Success Story, Staying True to Yourself and Your Values in Business with Laura Khalil
March 2020, Voice America, How to Advance Your Career in the Face of Bias with Laura Khalil
March 2020, OSSA Collective, Mind of a Mentor Episode #93: Laura Khalil, Host of Brave by Design
February 2020, Balance Boldly for Ambitious Women in Business, How to Create Clear and Kind Boundaries with Laura Khalil (Podcast)
January 2020, Her Best F***ing Life, Laura Khalil: Being a strong, confident and resilient women in business (Podcast)
January 2020, IPSE, #BeYourOwnBoss with Laura Khalil (Video)
November 2019, Dames Collective, Q & A with Leadership Coach Laura Khalil
July 2019, Fox 2 News, The Detroit Writing Room, a haven from noise and distraction to hone your literary skills
June 2019, Cronicle Press, Behind The Scenes Intermitten 2019: The Conference For Changemakers
June 2019, Medium, Being a Changemaker
June 2019, Mint Artist’s Guide, Great Questions for Creative Verbal Self-Defense.
May 2019, Impact Michigan, Stepping Into Your Power with Laura Khalil
March 2019, Lady Bondo, Women’s History Month: Women’s Empowerment Champion
March 2019, Strategic Community Partners, Women in Leadership
February 2019, Daily Detroit, Verbal Defense Workshop (audio interview, starts at minute 10:55)
February 2019, Corp! Magazine, Looking to learn to speak up for yourself at work? Try this workshop
February 2019, Metromode, “Metro Detroit speaker on why women need to build verbal self-defense skills”
January 2019, Detroit Free Press “Economy is booming, yet middle-class American workers still struggling”
July 2018, IT in the D, Episode 255 "All Women Lineup Showcases Creative Collaboration, Community at Intermitten 2018"
June 2018, WXYZ "Midwest Tech Leaders Talk Diversity and Community at Intermitten 2018"
March 2018, Speaker Showcase Intermitten 2018
March 2018, Laura Khalil on Courage Creative Mornings
March 2018, Interview with Laura Khalil Part 1 and Part 2 Bamboo Detroit