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Keynote speaker on leveraging the freelance economy

With over 15 years of experience, Laura is a gig economy and freelance marketing expert with the inside track on the future of remote work and freelancing. She is a three-time TEDx speaker, panel moderator, and leadership training lecturer.

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Laura is a three-time TEDx speaker and recognized podcast and keynote expert. She previously spent two years traveling the country as a leadership training speaker for over 5,000 high school students on career and personal development topics. As a veteran podcast host, Laura also enjoys leading panels and learning from others as a moderator.

SPEAKING EXPERIENCE

Keynote Freelance Talk, Upwork Employee Kickoff
TEDxNormal: The Service Behind the Service
Keynote, Ohio Marketing Educators Association
Keynote Randolph College Liberal Arts Symposium
Speaker, TEDxLehighRiver, “The Future is Freelancing”
Speaker, TEDxGeorgiaTech, “How Self-Education Can Solve the U.S. Skills Gap.”
Faculty, Indiana Writer’s Center
Faculty, Midwest Writer’s Workshop
Breakout Session, Editorial Freelancers Association
Women in Business Conference, “Sharing Your Brand Story.”
Editorial Freelancer’s Association “How and When to Hire a VA”
Keynote, GIGCon
Featured on over 150 podcasts as a guest expert

TOPICS OF EXPERTISE FOR INTERVIEWS AND KEYNOTES

Building a scalable writing career working for yourself
Landing TEDx talks
Building a flexible freelance career online
Elements of successful SEO writing & copywriting
Pitching literary agents/writing nonfiction book proposals
Hiring a digital team or finding your first VA
Turning one-time clients into ongoing retainers
Leaving a day job to pursue a career of passion

Laura Briggs Wallstreet Journal — “You should be proactive about figuring out how much you can and should set aside every month, especially if you no longer have employer-matching contributions to your retirement plan.”
- The Wallstreet Journal

Laura Briggs Military Life — “You need to be intentional with your time working from home…Part of it is knowing what you can reasonably accomplish in a day’s amount of work.”
- Military Family Life

Laura Briggs Authority Magazine — “It’s totally possible to build the service-based business of your dreams. You can do it based on your schedule and your desires, and it’s one of the biggest reasons freelancing appeals to so many people.”
- Authority Magazine

Laura Briggs Fast Company — “I see too many freelancers that start off with that employee mentality of accepting whatever they were last paid, and then realizing later they haven’t valued themselves properly.”
- Fast Company

Laura Briggs Parenting.com — "It's an ideal pick for someone who needs a flexible schedule. As a military wife who has moved nine times in 10 years, freelance writing has allowed me to adjust my schedule for more—or less—work depending on my family's needs"
- Parents

Laura Briggs - Thrive — “I see too many freelancers that start off with that employee mentality of accepting whatever they were last paid, and then realizing later they haven’t valued themselves properly.”
Thrive

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