Laura Wolfe

Business owners @Explor Brands

💰 Investor & VC🔥 Startup Founder💸 Marketing✔️ ITBusiness Owner💼 C-level Executive👍 Sales & BizDev🐦 Design🧨 Consulting🧮 Education✨ Business OwnerPortfolio ManagerLecturerProduct ManagerProject ManagerTutorExecutive CoachBusiness AnalystAdvisorFounderProduct Consultant

Laura Wolfe is an accomplished businesswoman and the owner of Explor Brands, a company dedicated to inspiring people to go EXPLOR•ing through high quality coffee. With a keen interest in entrepreneurship and innovation, Laura has successfully navigated the challenging world of business not only for her own companies but in both privately owned and publicly owned corporations as well. Her leadership is marked by a dedication to inclusion, innovation, and customer satisfaction. She has a deep understanding of market trends and consumer behavior, which she leverages to develop strategies that drive growth and profitability. Prior to her role at Explor Brands, Laura held various leadership positions in other companies, honing her business acumen and leadership skills. She is known for her strategic thinking, problem-solving abilities, and a passion for pushing boundaries in business.

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Work Background

Explor CoffeeBusiness Owner

Jan. 2024Littleton, Colorado, United StatesSole owner of a new venture in the food and beverage manufacturing space with a focus on coffee roasting and related products in the initial phase with great revenue potential. .

Self-employedBusiness Consultant

Feb. 2023Littleton, Colorado, United StatesConsulted with numerous clients to provide insights into the industrial technology space specifically focusing on market and customer trends, competitive and solution analysis, overall industry value chain analysis, technology trends and other critical industry specific topics.

Boliche Enterprises dba The Bowler DepotBusiness Owner

Jan. 2018Littleton, Colorado, United StatesManaging LLC member for three physical Denver Metro bowling pro shop retail locations and the www.bowlerdepot.com online retail store which sells bowling balls, equipment, accessories and services. Key Achievements: 1. Over 20% overall revenue growth YoY 2. Launched and monetized The Bowler Depot YouTube Channel 3. Over 50% e-commerce revenue growth YoY

Trimble Inc.Sr. Director, Digital Transformation Office

Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2022Westminster, Colorado, United StatesI accelerated the company’s business transition to XaaS with consistent go-to-market and route-to-market strategies to enable customers to easily understand offerings, pricing, and unique value propositions. Key Achievements: 1. Built consistent monetization models for diverse industries, including construction, agriculture, transportation and geospatial. 2. Accelerated delivery of recurring revenue targets over $2B through common subscription migration strategies. 3. Maintained competitive advantage while defining industry solution standards.

Trimble Inc.Sr. Director, Strategy and Corporate Development

Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2022Westminster, ColoradoI was promoted to spearhead the rollout of Objectives and Key Results (OKR) methodology and technology globally for all people managers to provide priority alignment and execution transparency against Trimble’s Connect and Scale Strategy. Key Achievements: 1. Established program visibility to Executive Team and Board of Directors. 2. Orchestrated first common Connect and Scale strategic objectives across all senior executives. 3. Deployed training programs and communication plans to support 100+ OKR Champions, 2.5K managers, and 12K employees.

Trimble Inc.Director, Strategy and Corporate Development

Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021Westminster, Colorado, United StatesI was promoted to oversee corporate managed organic growth programs defining and deploying strategy, analyzing and improving people interactions and culture, and driving execution excellence for all Trimble businesses. Key Achievements: 1. Supervised 5+ Hoshin Kanri engagements across all industries and global regions of Trimble. 2. Drove sustainable business growth through strategy definition, roadmap creation, and organizational development. 3. Delivered turnaround projects for challenged businesses, with critical business analysis, prioritization, and implementation planning.

Trimble Inc.Manager, Agile Program Office

Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2019Westminster, ColoradoI was promoted to orchestrate planning and implementation of Scaled Agile rollout in one construction business; grew into an internal consulting group that helped all divisions deliver value to customers through Lean and Agile principles, values, and methodologies. Key Achievements: 1. Headed several Scaled Agile rollouts within multiple divisions; included 500+ delivery resources. 2. Delivered 4+ new Agile methodology transformation projects per quarter. 3. Created a Lean and Agile organizational change consulting methodology, enabling a consistent approach.

Trimble Inc.Solutions Manager

Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2016Westminster, COI was promoted to unite software products (organic and acquired) into a larger solution with modern cloud and more traditional single-tenant deployment options; accountable for technical and commercial aspects. Key Achievements: 1. Aligned schedule and prioritized work of 3 teams in 6+ countries for coordinated release. 2. Identified and prioritized a solution roadmap across 12 critical international regions. 3. Created and validated commercialization plan, including go-to-market strategy and pricing model.

Trimble Inc.Senior Product Manager

Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2015Westminster, ColoradoI was hired to expand addressable civil construction market with simplified, location-based technology solutions. Key Achievements: 1. Conducted and analyzed 20+ Voice of the Customer interviews in North America and Europe. 2. Led creation and delivery of roadmap, monetization, and go-to-market for new customer segments. 3. Advised development management and coached 3 development teams during initial Agile rollout.

GHXManager, Product Management Supplier Exchange

Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2014Louisville, COI was promoted to expand a highly diverse 8-product and $50M+ portfolio, including a fax-to-electronic order business, brand new pricing alignment solutions, and core offering focused on providing e-commerce value to medical supplier community. Key Achievements: 1. Engineered a sales turnaround of $2M in 5 months, meeting billings plan for 2013. 2. Launched new pricing to target a previously overlooked adjacent market segment. 3. Orchestrated new product launch and outlined acceleration plan for 2 additional launches in 2014

GHXManager, Product Management in Business Intelligence

Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2013Louisville, COI was selected to mature a 3-product and $10M portfolio focused on market intelligence and a BPO for rebate calculations. Key Achievements: 1. Completed a full VOC and requirements gathering process on entire $10M to determine business viability. 2. Divested one $3M business and pitched a $500K investment strategy for another $7M business. 3. Redesigned products, technology, and operations, generating $300K+ in OPEX savings.