

Chutzpah Consulting
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way.
On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
— Arundhati Roy


Hello, I'm Laurie
As the founder of Chutzpah Consulting, I specialize in helping organizations and communities develop strategies, systems and cultures to be inclusive, innovative and impactful.
I do this by providing consulting services, coaching and engaging, creative and transformative learning experiences where people feel cared for, trusted, highly motivated and able to bring their best self to work.
I'm also doing a PhD through the Nova Scotia Inter-University Educational Studies Doctoral program which includes Mount Saint Vincent University, St. Francis Xavier University and Acadia University.
My research interests are informed by my own lived experience with mental illness. They include: inclusive economic development, social enterprise development, community development in general, social movement learning and meditative inquiry as an approach to learning in community.


Laurie at Chutzpah Consulting provides insights beyond the immediate scope of program evaluation. She looks at not only the data, but the overall organization, the identified directions, and the commitments to stakeholders and funders.
Laurie’s years of experience in the non-profit and education sector allow her to ask the questions that move a project to an authentic and beneficial outcome.
- Susan Ayles, Director of Programs
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