Peter Laughter

Storyteller – Speaker – Leveraging the power of narrative to drive change and humanize business by transforming the way we connect with talent

Humility is a great teacher.

Humility earned through arrogance is painful but nonetheless effective. I know this from experience.

As a leader of a recruiting firm, I was controlling, untrusting, and frightened. My behavior nearly cost me everything. Yet through a pivotal experience on a non-profit board, I witnessed something transformative: the power of collaborative leadership and conflict resolution.

We achieved outcomes no single faction could have accomplished alone. By listening to detractors not to convince but to understand, we turned critics into collaborators.

This lesson hit home when one of my employees challenged my boneheaded response to a crisis. Her simpler approach, which I resisted, proved far more effective. In that moment, theory collided with reality, showing me that intellectual understanding alone is never enough.

Leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about creating conditions where great ideas thrive and others can step into leadership.

Today, as a keynote speaker and leadership transformation raconteur, I bridge the gap between organizational theory and practical implementation. Through award-winning storytelling as a three-time Moth Story Slam winner and TEDx speaker and evidence-based insights, I help executives navigate disruption by showing how leaders can:

Release the shackles of command-and-control
Access collective wisdom of their teams
Transform culture to thrive in rapid change

The stakes are immense:

77 percent of employees worldwide are disengaged, representing untapped potential
70 percent of digital transformations fail, wasting billions in lost innovation
Traditional leadership models cannot keep pace with AI-driven change, leaving teams struggling to adapt

All of this happens against the backdrop of a world on fire, where crises demand collaboration but we remain divided.

Organizations that embrace Abundant Leadership, where authority is distributed and decisions happen closer to the front lines, can:

Reduce overhead by 40 percent
Ramp up productivity
Drive sustainable innovation amid chaos

When collaboration becomes part of how we work, it spreads to our families, communities, and institutions, and eventually their politics ushering a better world for us all.

If you resonate with these ideas and want to explore how theory can become transformative reality in your organization, I would love to connect. Message me or copy this link to put your date on hold: peterlaughter.com/date-hold/

#LeadershipTransformation #FutureOfWork #OrganizationalChange #Innovation #Leadership #ExecutiveSpeaker

Founder & Talent Pied Piper

For two thirds of us, works sucks. It’s no wonder the world is in such bad shape – most of us spend a huge part of our waking lives doing something we barely tolerate. It doesn’t need to be this way. After 25 years in recruitment, I have an uncommon understanding of the psychology of hiring. What’s more, I know that your future is not dictated by your past. I love opening up joyous opportunities for people’s careers and helping them transition from a place of purpose and deep understanding.

The Founders Arena

The Founders Arena is a unique and first-of-its-kind “go-to-market” Accelerator specifically for WealthTech companies looking to scale across the global WealthTech market. By connecting the entire global wealth management ecosystem, we will provide mentorship, resources, and community involvement, fostering innovation and collaboration for meaningful impact in our industry.

President

Privacy Lock

Privacy Lock is the first fully automated data privacy solution for compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy laws. Protect your business and your customers with Privacy Lock.

Member Board of Directors

First Rate Ventures (Part of First Rate)

Corporate Venture Capital 
Redemptive Capital
#wealthtech #regtech #fintech

Advisory Board Member

First Rate, Inc

GoKnown, LLC

Our mission is to built an infinitely-distributed Global supercomputer in a trustless environment as the logical evolution of the Internet - with data ownership and privacy built in.

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

RegAlytics

Accurate, clean, vetted, daily regulatory data from US regulators.

Pendo Systems

Pendo Systems is a technology company providing global financial institutions with the tools, technology, and processes to access their data and become fully data transparent. Based in Montclair, New Jersey with offices in Charlotte, NC, the Pendo senior management team has decades of experience developing, selling and supporting enterprise software solutions to global banks, insurance companies, and asset management firms.

The Pendo Machine Learning Platform is the first, production-ready, infinitely scalable machine learning tool capable of transforming unstructured data into AI ready datasets that enable financial service enterprises to fully participate in the AI revolution.

All AI platforms have been designed to run on structured data sets, the Pendo Machine Learning platform enables you to quickly and easily turn your unstructured documents into structured, AI ready data.

Pendo Systems: Fueling the AI Revolution

Founder & CEO

DST International

Executive Vice President

SunGard - now part of FIS

BlackRock

Director

Investor. Advisor. Global Entrepreneur. Coach.

Pam is an award-winning Technology Entrepreneur, Advisor and Investor.  Pam's unique expertise includes a clear vision of tracking technologies and developing innovative strategies to meet the industry's demands while driving strategies to optimize revenue growth.  Extensive knowledge in financial services, data intelligence, blockchain, privacy and regulations.  She uses her knowledge as a base, not as a box. With her understanding of what financial institutions have, and what they and their customers need, she applies fresh thinking and innovative ideas that take full advantage of the latest in technology.    

As a result has received many accolades for her innovative products, and for Pam’s leadership.  These accolades include, Pam being named “Game Changer of the Year” and her nomination to participate in Fortune’s Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs. Pendo Systems was named one of the 20 Most Promising Companies in Capital Markets Technology and is a two-time winner of SWIFT’s Innotribe and Top Innovator Award. In 2018, her company was recognized as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful FinTech Companies.  Pam was recognized as one of the Top 25 Women Entrepreneurs. Her clear passion and energy for restoring trust in capital markets make her a frequent speaker on both importance of data transparency and innovation.  

Pam’s leadership also extends beyond capital markets to serving the community at the local, state, and national levels.   She is a breast cancer survivor and actively supports the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

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