Laura is a Marketing Mentor who is passionate about helping small businesses to grow. She has 20+ years of marketing experience working both brand and agency side. As well as 10 years as a blogger and content creator. She classes Instagram as her happy place. Laura is a strong believer in strategy, not tactics and teaches small business owners how to build their brand and reach their ideal customer. A lover of social media, Laura also runs regular social media workshops and social strategy training days. She aims to simplify social media for business owners and show them how to make it work for them and engage with their community. She also has a bit of a penchant for a reel. As a blogger, throughout her career, Laura was regularly listed in the top 100 of UK parenting blogs. She was a Finalist in the Working Parent Blogger of the Year in the Mum and Working Awards in association with Natwest. In 2019 she was a Finalist in the Inspire Category for the BritMums Brilliance in Blogging Awards. In 2019 she participated in the government’s Roadmap on Equality for women and is passionate about equal rights for women and working parents. Some of the brands Laura has worked with as an Online Marketing Manager include:• Principles• Mint Velvet• Jane Norman• Great Little Trading Company• Whistles and moreSome of the brands Laura has worked with as a Blogger and Content Creator Laura include:• Sofology• Wayfair • Matalan• Aldi • The Disney Store• Natwest• Yours Clothing• The Lexicon• Cotton Traders and moreAs well as working on video campaigns for Smith and Nephew, Mindful Chef and a UGC content campaign with The Oracle Shopping Centre.Laura is available for workshops, training, speaking at events and as a podcast guest.