Laila is a sought-after trusted advisor and executive coach, speaker and author - a strategic leader able to drive transformational change within companies and leaders.
TRUSTED ADVISOR & EXECUTIVE COACH
Laila is an executive coach and advisor to senior leadership teams focused on transformational team development, building leadership capabilities and nurturing high performance cultures. Her clients span multiple industries including tech, consumer, retail, and financial services.
AN ORGANIZATION CANNOT RISE TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS THAN ITS LEADER.
STRATEGIC LEADER
Over the past 20 years, Laila has held senior People leadership roles at Walmart.com, Peet’s Coffee & Tea and most recently at Allbirds. Her integrated leadership style tries to discover and blend the unique aspects of each company’s culture in a way that creates learning organizations able to drive for results while nurturing a culture of care. She believes that connecting to our common humanity and bringing heart into the workplace is what creates exceptional organizations.
SPEAKER
View my speaker reel if you’re interested in having me come do a fireside chat, a workshop or keynote for your organization.
testimonials
“Laila leads with genuine compassion, while simultaneously holding you accountable in a nobody’s fool-kind-of-way.”
Pat O’Dea
Ex-CEO, Peet’s Coffee & Tea
“Laila has the innate ability to read her audience. She sets the stage, creates a safe and healthy environment and then flexes her style along the way resulting in a deep and authentic connection with the team.”
Jodi Bricker
CEO, Quay Australia
“Laila has been an invaluable resource for us. Her understanding of people and how to build and manage highly effective teams has given us a unique advantage.”
Nick Withers
CEO, Hunneus Vintners
“Laila has been an exceptional partner in helping me and my leadership team create a values-based, high-performance culture. Much more than a coach, she’s the CEO muse.”
Paul Coletta
CEO, Urban Remedy
Author
Laila’s April 2021 debut book, Strong Like Water™ How I Found the Courage to Lead with Love in Business and in Life published by 2019 Indie publisher of the year, She Writes Press, has been called a brave and heartfelt memoir of love and loss with surprising leadership insights.
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In the press
Forbes
HR Dive
Harvard Business Review
Haas School of Business
LAILA TARRAF WINS THE 2022 SECOND ANNUAL COMPASSIONATE LEADERS CIRCLE AWARDS ON FORBES.COM FOR THE “COURAGEOUS” CATEGORY
LAILA TARRAF’S BOOK ‘STRONG LIKE WATER’ IS LISTED AMONGST BRENE BROWN & 10 OTHER LEADERSHIP BOOKS IN THIS FORBES ARTICLE
