Laurenz Valera, MSHRM, MBA in

Laurenz Valera, MSHRM, MBA

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Self-Actualization Practitioner at Active Investor, Active Learner and Philanthropist
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Laurenz is a former VC-backed tech HR executive with over 20 years of experience leading and scaling People Operations. Now an active investor and philanthropist, he holds a professional certificate from Stanfords Graduate School of Business and an MBA, focusing on change leadership and organizational growth.

After intentionally transitioning from his full-time career, Laurenz is now focused on personal growth and philanthropy. He is passionate about giving back to communities where resources are needed most and helping individuals find purpose in their daily lives, a journey he has embarked on himself.

He has successfully pivoted from a two-decade corporate career to becoming a self-described "Self-Actualization Practitioner, " focusing on investing and charitable work.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Self-Actualization Practitioner
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Laurenz shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Priorities

Topics Laurenz cares about

People Operations
Has a 20+ year track record of successfully scaling and optimizing People operations, programs, and teams for various companies.
Change Leadership
Self-identifies as a change leader who is actively curious, courageous, and constructive in building people, teams, and communities.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Self-Actualization Practitioner
Active Investor, Active Learner and Philanthropist
11-2022 - 5-2023
Senior Consultant, Advisory - HR
BPM LLP
6-2022 - 8-2022
Advisor To Chief Executive Officer
Drop
4-2022 - 6-2022
VP People Operations
Drop
5-2019 - 5-2022
Head of Global People Operations & Total Rewards
Coursera
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Education
Professional Certificate
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
East Texas A&M University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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