About Laurie

As the principle of Laurie Flasko Consulting, Laurie prides herself on working closely with a diversity of clients to meet their individual needs and creating improved working environments. She, along with her team of industry experts have a wealth of experience helping organizations identify their training needs, then customizing training programs and solutions.

With more than ten years specialized training experience, Laurie Flasko has worked with a diverse range of clients from Hospitality to Government and Financial Services. She started in the hospitality industry and still works extensively in this sector. Laurie began honing her passion for training while she worked in Human Resources as a Training Specialist for Casino Niagara, training 3,500 employees and oversaw training delivered by 35 individual trainers.

Recognizing her passion for people development, Laurie translated her organizational and training expertise into creating innovative business solutions for her clients – and established Laurie Flasko Consulting. Her vision is to deliver enhanced business advantage through the development of insightful solutions.

Cornerstones of Laurie Flasko Consulting are Management and Customer Service Training. While these continue to be the foundation of the business, there are emerging trends that Laurie continues to tap into, and expands the range of services offered. Some of these include: Generational Analysis, Etiquette Training, Health & Safety Skills, Personal Effectiveness, etc. Laurie offers versatility, and has experience working intimately with small groups, as well as presenting as a keynote speaker to large audiences in excess of 250 people. She has spoken at some of the industry’s leading conferences including; Leadership Expo, Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA), International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), Discovery 2009 and Opportunities conferences. She is also the founder of Niagara’s Working Women Conference held each April in Niagara Falls.

Laurie is all about getting results for her clients: she customized programs for White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa that contributed to them being ranked #2 out of 50 top companies to work for, in the Globe & Mail Report on Business magazine.

Laurie is also a proud member of CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers), International Federation for professional Speakers (IFFPS) and American Society of Training and Development (ASTD).

“ ... this training program has made a real difference for us. The return on investment has been measurable and we believe the benefits will be long lasting ”.

“...content of Laurie's training program are
consistently meaningful and relevant leading participants to an increased degree of involvement in the entire training process”.

“ On-going support and consultation continues to build on existing programs and pave the way for future sessions ”.