____________________STRENGTHS____________________

* Award Winning Entertainer with over 20 years experience in entertainment and p

ublic speaking.
* High-Energy Facilitator, Sales, Motivation and Memory Trainer.
* Exceptional ability to Lead, Mentor and Persuade People.
* Expert at Creating and Performing custom designed presentations with professio
nally honed humor.
____________________TESTIMONIALS____________________
"Laura Peters is a charismatic, exciting speaker. She has the ability to make yo
u feel as though you are the only person in the room and that she is speaking ju
st to you...She has an upbeat "can do" attitude that is infectious."
Judi Moreo, CSP Keynote Speaker, Trainer, President of Turning Point Internation
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"Laura's ability to engage an audience both onstage and off, in comedic and dram
atic subjects continues to amaze me... When one watches her speak you become ent
hralled and convinced that whatever she is telling you or selling you has to be
heard and must be right. I would stake my reputation on Laura with only one cave
at - don't be surprised that I poach her!"
Daniel Green, Co-Founder and SVP Sales of Trooval
____________________PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE____________________
2009 to Present - Trainer / Presenter
The Berkley Group, Fort Lauderdale-Weston-Daytona Beach, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Developed and implemented new hire screening process. Created and conducted comp
any introduction and orientation program for newly hired employees. Identified t
raining objectives, developed content and curriculum for sales staff and new hir
e employees. Developed the graduation process to determine students understandin
g of information and materials learned in training course. Designed spread sheet
s to track performance and productivity of training graduates. Collaborated on t
he development of presentation script and coproduced power point presentation fo
r the Vacation Villages Voyages program. Performed interactive presentation for
guest and sales representatives.
Created and presented training courses for managers and sales staff, for example
:
Memory Power for Life Improvement
Goals, How to Define, Set, and Achieve Your Vision
How to Create Instance Rapport
The Power of You
2008 to 2009 - Independent Consultant / Trainer / Speaker
Self Employed, Las Vegas, Nevada
Developed curriculum and materials for training clients sales staff. Designed cu
stom scripts and power point presentations, for clients. Delivered informational
sales presentations offering vacation club memberships and timeshare exit progr
ams.
Major Clients:
Vacation Trust, GroupWise, Timeshare Independence, Timeshare Liberty, TSA, Times
hare Title
2005 to 2008 - Presenter / Trainer Assistant
Vacation Village Resorts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Improved guest experience by offering a dynamic and entertaining scripted presen
tation and encouraging audience participation. Collaborated with team members on
continued training and coaching of newly hired sale representatives. Personal p
odium presentation generated over $12,000,000.00 in sales in a 3 year period. De
veloped and implemented "Mindsetters" a motivational meeting in the morning to h
elp sales staff maintain a positive mind set. Instituted and donated a library o
f over 500 books, tapes, CD's, DVD's for managers and sale representatives.
2003 to 2005 - Owner / Advertising Director
Spotlight Media Works, Las Vegas, Nevada
Managed daily operations within the advertising department. Established advertis
ing goals on a regular basis. Conceptualized and developed strategic marketing a
nd advertising campaigns. Directed and managed advertising budget of over $750,0
00.00.
Major Clients:
Havana Nights the Show - Siegfried and Roy Producers
Ovation - John Stuart Producer
2000 to 2003 - General Manager
JS Productions, Las Vegas, Nevada
Responsible for directing daily operations. Managed and scheduled a staff of ove
r 30 people. Generated daily, weekly and monthly reports to monitor projected bu
dget and revenue growth.
Developed and managed promotional giveaways/payouts, which increased profits 30%
Created successful employee recruitment and incentive programs, successfully red
ucing employee turn-over by 50%.
1984 to 1998 - Entertainer / Production Assistant
Legends In Concert, Las Vegas, Nevada
Principal Performer. Contract negotiations and fulfillment. Launching and traini
ng new acts. Assisted publicity department in press releases, advertising and pr
omotional events. Advised and coordinated with technical departments in costume
design, lighting, sound and choreographers.
____________________EDUCATION____________________
Associate of Arts, Dramatic Arts
Grossmont College
____________________COMPUTER SKILLS____________________
Internet Explorer. MS Word. MS PowerPoint. MS Office Professional. MS Excel. Ado
be Photoshop. Pro Tools.
____________________HONORS AND AWARDS____________________
Entertainer of The Year - MADD - 1986
Show of Shows - International Press Association
Entertainers of The Year - Review Journal