Amanda Laden

Amanda is the Founder & CEO of Amanda Laden International, a Strategy Consultancy with a mission to help fast-growing businesses develop growth strategies, align leadership and identify market opportunities for change. Amanda is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and businesses to acquire fresh insights, answer critical business questions, and innovate and accelerate business outcomes.

Amanda also holds a Diploma in Wines & Spirits and lives her passion as the Founder of The VinoKarma Project, a concept which brings people together through unique events and experiences over food and wine with the goal of creating community, connection, and change. Her recent events include an exclusive interview with 2020 TIME Person of the Year, Professor Ibram X. Kendi, author of How To Be An Antiracist.

Amanda has an MBA and over 20 years of experience working to improve some of the world’s top companies like Uber, GE, and Amgen. She has worked with companies in a number of diverse industries including technology, healthcare, hospitality, & the beverage industry.

In addition to this work, Amanda has worked with a number of entrepreneurs in a strategic capacity to bring their products and services to life, including an agricultural consultant to create her thought leadership platform and growth strategy, the founder of a new exercise concept to help her create her business strategy from inception to launch, and the founder of a specialty pet food brand advising her on how to target specialty pet food markets for faster, more sustainable growth. Helping business owners realize their entrepreneurial capacity and dreams runs in Amanda’s DNA and passion for helping others.