Tales With Taylor

Date 05-27-2025

Episode 21:

Laurie Battaglia

From Working Corporate To Helping Corporate Re-Align Values

In this episode of Tales with Taylor, Taylor welcomes Laurie Battaglia, the insightful and impactful CEO of Aligned at Work®. With over 35 years of experience across both Fortune 500s and startups, Laurie joins us to discuss inclusive leadership, balancing people and profits, and what it really takes to build trust and belonging in today’s evolving workplace.

Belonging, Balance, and Bold Leadership with Laurie Battaglia

Listen to this episode for an honest, empowering discussion about leadership, trust, and creating inclusive workplaces where everyone belongs.

What You’ll Learn in Episode 21

↪ Why belonging is essential—not optional—in the workplace

↪ The hidden cost of unresolved people problems

↪ How Reiki, leadership, and financial services all overlap (yes, really!)

↪ What leaders need to understand now about DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging)

↪ How to use intuition and trust to unlock workplace alignment

Our Guest: Laurie Battaglia

Laurie is the founder and CEO of Aligned at Work®, a Scottsdale-based leadership development and consulting firm focused on DEIB, executive coaching, and strategic people solutions. She helps leaders solve people problems before they become profit problems.

With a deep background in finance, coaching, and energy work, Laurie bridges logic and intuition in the workplace like no one else. Whether she’s guiding C-suite execs or mentoring future leaders, Laurie is on a mission to wake up organizational leadership to the human needs driving today’s workforce.