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Onboarding Remote and Onsite Employees

1. “Beyond the Welcome Email: Designing Impactful Onboarding Experiences”
   How to build culture, connection, and clarity from day one—virtually and onsite.
2. “30-60-90 from Afar: Building a Remote Onboarding Roadmap That Works”
   What new remote hires need to succeed in their first three months.
3. “How to Onboard for Belonging: Creating Human-Centered Virtual Experiences”
   Tactics for making remote employees feel seen, supported, and part of the team. Onboarding in-person employees and integrating for immediate engagement.

Employee Retention

4. “Retention Starts Before Day One: How to Stop Losing People in the First 90 Days”
   Common mistakes and proven strategies that make-or-break new hire retention.
5. “What Keeps Great People: 5 Retention Drivers in the Post-COVID Workplace”
   Flexibility, recognition, growth—how to prioritize what matters most.
6. “Engaged from a Distance: How to Retain Remote Employees Long-Term”
   Retention techniques for distributed teams—beyond perks and pizza.

Ethical Policies & Procedures

7. “Policies that Protect People: Writing Ethical Guidelines That Actually Get Used”
   How to create policies that reflect company values, not just legal checkboxes.
8. “Culture vs. Compliance: Where Policies Become Practice”
   How to ensure ethical procedures show up in daily decision-making—not just the handbook.
9. “The Ethics of Flexibility: Setting Fair Standards in a Remote-First World”
   Balancing autonomy and accountability in hybrid and remote work policies.

If time permits:

• Scenario Discussion: Ethical dilemma roundtable—“What would you do if...?”

Laurie Brewer is a fractional COO, CEO for an AI startup, startup consultant, and leadership coach, and brings over 15 years of experience in the tech and business sectors. Her unique approach to driving growth, innovation, and operational excellence has set her apart. As the Founder and CEO of Glow Up Consulting, she has guided numerous startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs through critical stages of launching, scaling, and securing funding. Her expertise in strategic planning, investor relations, organizational design, operational efficiency, and leadership development is especially impactful when it comes to helping female founders and startup leaders navigate the complexities of building successful businesses.

As a fractional CEO and COO, and strategic advisor, she has amplified the results of over 20 high-growth tech startups by securing funding ($156M to date), turning chaos to clarity, designing and driving strategy, building high-performing teams, optimizing processes, improving engagement, and enhancing profitability.

Laurie is dedicated to elevating entrepreneurs by leveraging her vast experience in business and the startup ecosystem. She helps them navigate the often-challenging journey from ideation to scale. Her passion for the inequity of female founders in obtaining funding led to this book for female founders, providing actionable insights and guidance on launching, funding, and scaling startups confidently and successfully. Her goal is to make Startup simple for her clients, allowing them to work on their business, not in their business.

She holds a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing, an Executive Leadership Certification, and an MBA.

Chamber YOU sessions provide opportunities for you and your employees to learn, grow, and advance your business. Topic areas: Professional Development, Human Resources, and Marketing. 

*CEU credits available from HCC for each session.*

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Lunch will be provided!