Prior to establishing her own consulting firm, Laraine worked for a variety of top corporations including: JPMorgan Chase; Doubleclick; Reliance National; US Trust; and Bloomingdales. These positions have given her a broad base of business experience enabling her to bring a diverse perspective on the challenges facing her clients.

 

As Arete Solutions, Laraine has worked on diverse corporate projects, including designing training to increase the productivity of claims professionals for a major insurance company; developing a measurement strategy for an E-learning sales training program at a major financial services firm; facilitating sales/communication training for a major manufacturing firm; and working with two non- profits to develop a strategy to attract and retain corporate sponsors. Laraine has also been working for the US Government Office of Personal Management as a performance coach for senior government leaders.

 

Laraine earned a BA in History from Wilkes University, an MA in Education from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and completed the New York University Certificate Program in Fundraising & Philanthropy. She has attended the University of Leeds in England, the Insurance Institute of America, and the New York Institute of Finance. Laraine is certified to deliver the following programs: AchieveGlobal: Professional Selling Skills; Carlsen Learning: DiSC Personal Success 2800 Series, Development Dimensions International: Skills for an Empowered Workforce, Franklin/Covey: What Matters Most, MIT/Harvard Law School: Teaching Negotiation in the Corporation Getting to Win Win, AMA  - Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Qualified.