Laura Virili has spent her career in the rooms most people only hear about.
She started at Merrill Lynch, working alongside top advisors, branch managers, and the kind of producers whose names get called at President's Club. She watched what the best ones did — not just with their investments, but with their relationships, their presence, and their reputation. She paid close attention. And then she built a career teaching others to do the same.
Today, Laura is one of the most in-demand speakers in financial services — a top-rated keynote speaker and coach who has delivered programs for firms including Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, UBS, RBC, Raymond James, Allianz, Nationwide, John Hancock, Lincoln Financial, Bank of America, TruChoice, and Belle Haven.
Her programs sit at the intersection of marketing, branding, digital strategy, and behavioral finance — and they're built for the advisor who is excellent at what they do but ready to stop being their market's best-kept secret.
She specializes in three areas she believes are the greatest growth opportunities in financial services today: high-net-worth female client acquisition, social media and personal branding on LinkedIn, and client experience design through Contagious Events.
Her first book, Contagious Growth: How the Best Financial Advisors Build Practices That Grow By Design, is coming in Q3 2026 — the culmination of everything she's learned working alongside the top advisors, teams, and leaders in the industry.
Laura holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, and 66 securities registrations. She is based in the United States and speaks at conferences and events nationwide.