About Laurie

With over a decade of Human Resources leadership experience in Fortune 500 organizations, Laurie Ruettimann is an influential speaker, writer and social media strategist.

Laurie is the creator of Punk Rock HR, The Cynical Girl and The HR Blogger Network. She is the co-founder of HRBloggers.com and HRMToday.com, the first social networks created for HR professionals.

In addition to her online work, Laurie is a contributing editor for The Conference Board Review; an advisor to SmartBrief on Workforce; and her advice has been featured in various publications such as The New York Times, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report and CFO Magazine. Her work has been featured on the Suicide Girls and AOL.

Laurie is also recognized as one of the Top 5 career advisors by CareerBuilder and CNN. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and her cats.