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Laura Putnam

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If you’re looking for insights on well-being, motivation, innovation, or human performance, Laura Putnam, author of Workplace Wellness that Works, can help. A former urban public high school teacher, international community organizer, dancer, and gymnast, Laura is now a movement builder in the world of health and wellness. Laura has keynoted at conferences, companies and associations around the world for audiences as large as 3,000 people and has shared the stage with such notables as TV personality Dr. Oz and Dan Buettner, author of Blue Zones.

 

Her unique style of speaking combines relevant science with meaningful stories and a good dose of humor. With a mission to get people “in motion,” she guides team members, managers and leaders in discovering how to get big results with simple steps. As CEO of Motion Infusion, a well-being training and consulting firm, Laura works with a range of organizations from Fortune 500s to nonprofits to academic institutions, helping each to build a culture of well-being. Recent media appearances include MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today and NPR. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, The American Journal of Health Promotion and she is a regular columnist for the Journal of Compensation and Benefits.

 

Laura teaches at Stanford University, served as adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies, is a member of the Google Vitality Lab, and is the recipient of the American Heart Association’s “2020 Impact” award, as well as the National Wellness Institute’s “Circle of Leadership” award. A graduate of Stanford University and Brown University, Laura lives in San Francisco with her fiancé.

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A dynamic and professional on-stage presence, Laura communicates by showing more than telling; her use of images, powerful data points, examples and stories enhances impact, as evidenced by numerous references to her content throughout the Workforce Strategy Conference.

LuAnn Heinen, Vice President, Business Group on Health

Quality content and dynamic delivery made for a very potent session. The participants appreciated the mixture of passion, proficiency and professionalism Laura brought to the subject. Impressing such a senior-level audience is a challenge, but she succeeded. Congratulations!

Michael Belcher, Senior Faculty Member, U. S. Dept. of Personnel Management

Laura Putnam is one of the new visionary leaders that has emerged to ensure workplace wellness continues to move forward.

Bill Baun, former Wellness Officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center

No one gets the crowd moving like Laura Putnam.

Pamela Vavra, Senior Account Manger, Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, Blue Shield of California

Laura is an empathic storyteller, which allows her to really connect with people. Her energy and insights create space for people to shift their thinking, remove barriers, and actually envision a Vermont where we could be the healthiest state in the nation.

Don George, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont

So grateful to Laura for being our incredibly interactive, energetic and brilliant keynote speaker at the American Heart Association's 2020 Workplace Health Symposium. She spoke the truth about what we need to do to Rewrite the Script about wellbeing in our workplaces and our communities to improve health across the board.

Maddie Philley, Community Impact Director, American Heart Association
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