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/

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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.

Wild Interest Podcast

Producer on family podcast WILD INTEREST (www.wildinterest.com). Wild Interest celebrates the wisdom, curiosity, and insight of children and provides a platform for kids to learn, share, and create together.

Executive Producer

Buckingham Friends School

Board Trustee

Red Hook Legal Services

Small business and start-up attorney assisting with contracts, employment matters, early stage funding, marketing and risk mitigation.

Attorney At Law

Umbo

Chief Executive Officer

Ebbu

General Counsel and Director of Compliance for Colorado leading cannabis start-up, direct report to CEO. Advise company on general legal strategy including business development initiatives, compliance, employment, and human resources. Manages outsourced counsel on securities law, regulatory cannabis counsel, immigration law, zoning and land use.

General Counsel

Brooklyn Friends School

Member of Board of Trustees, Chair of Spiritual Life Committee

Trustee

Juris Productions

Developed and Co-Executive produced 2-part documentary series on Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Unit for National Geographic Television.

Producer and Legal Consultant

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard

Intern

FilmNation Entertainment

Legal Intern

Producer

Daniel Holton-Roth is an attorney with over 6 years experience serving the legal cannabis industry. As General Counsel to Ebbu, Inc. he guided an IP strategy that included the filing of dozens of innovative patents. The company was acquired in November 2018 by Canopy Growth in a deal worth $300M. He was an early contributor to Beboe, a luxury cannabis branded products company acquired by GTI. He is a member of the Colorado Bar and New York Bar Association. Dan is a graduate of Haverford College (B.A.) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D.).

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