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The Business Journals

In this article, Laura Best shares her journey of rediscovering passion, emphasizing its importance in building resilience, joy, and leadership during challenging times. Stemming from a personal wake-up call in 2013, Laura founded "Passion Collective" as a supportive community to integrate passion into everyday life without abandoning responsibilities. Despite encountering personal and global challenges, she reinforces that engaging with our inherent talents and desires can light up our lives. Laura advocates for weaving passion into existing lives, seeing it as essential fuel for personal growth and leadership, rather than a luxury.

 
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CBS42

In the article, Laura Best introduces her book "Born to Buzz," which provides strategies to help burned-out professionals reignite their passions without quitting their jobs. Through "Sparks" and Passion Prompts, Best offers mindset shifts and habits to reconnect with oneself, emphasizing that prioritizing passion enhances self-respect and positively impacts leadership, parenting, and collaboration.

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America’s Women Magazine

In the article, Laura shares how to rediscover passions in work and life without having to leave responsibilities behind. Drawing from her own journey and the work she’s done with Passion Collective, Laura offers practical advice on taking small, intentional steps to create a more fulfilling life, emphasizing the power of authenticity, connection, and community.

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The InvestHER Podcast

In this episode, Laura explores what to do when your successes start to feel hollow—and how to change that. She shares her journey and the best practices to reconnect with yourself, reignite your spark, and why community is so important along the way.

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Happy Beyond 40

In this episode, Laura shares her journey of transitioning from a corporate career to creating the Passion Collective community, where she helps others reconnect with their passions. She discusses the power of passion as a motivational force, introduces the concept of "passion stacking," and offers practical tips for integrating passions into daily life without sacrificing other responsibilities.

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The Live Into Your Best Life Podcast

In this episode titled Reignite Your Spark: Discovering Passion and Purpose, Laura shares her journey from burnout to building The Passion Collective, offering insights on overcoming judgment, setting boundaries, and embracing imperfection to reignite joy and live with purpose.

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Moxie Moments

In this episode, Laura takes us through her journey of moving from corporate life to creating a space that helps others find their passions. We'll dive into the challenges she faced, how she navigated the balance between external success and inner fulfillment, and the lessons she’s learned about listening to your heart and following what lights you up in the real world.

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Minnesota CPA

Laura Best discusses how unnecessary apologies hold people back from pursuing their passions. She encourages replacing apologies with self-affirmation, helping individuals embrace new opportunities with confidence and unlock their full potential.

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Twin Cities Business

Discover how Kate, the (mostly) fearless leader of Fathom Consulting, embraced her love for singing and took center stage with a local "Dad Band." She not only conquered her fears but also learned to apply the same courage in her professional and personal life. 

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Rising Icons

The “Rising Icons” series  highlights passion-driven leaders.

”Why do you believe the work you do matters?”

Laura: Because life is a gift, and spending more of your time doing the things you love helps you live it. 

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Bold Journey

Laura shares her lessons on resilience and rediscovering passions in this feature story.

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Schmidt List

Laura Best joins technology leader Kurt Schmidt in a discussion about how leaders can reignite their true passions in career and life.

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MN Tech Mag

Laura Best was featured in MN Tech Mag, where she shared how to find meaning in your career and the importance of passion at work.

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CanvasRebel

Laura Best was featured in CanvasRebel magazine, sharing the significance of building communities among women, the transformative power of connections and the risks that come along the way.

 

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Jasna Burza Interview

Laura Best joined Jasna Burza, a life and business coach, to explore how rediscovering your passions can give you the energy to help others in the best way possible.

 

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Brummie Mummies

Laura Best, the founder of Passion Collective, spoke with Zoe Chamberlain on the Brummie Podcast about finding a sense of belonging and how Passion Collective helps women accomplish this.

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City Girl Empower Hour

 Laura Best sat down with Alyza James to talk about the experiences that led her to start Passion Collective as a space where women can take their armor off and explore their passions.

 

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Voyage Minnesota

Founder of Passion Collective, Laura Best, was featured in VoyageMinnesota. Read about Laura and the creation of Passion Collective, along with the inspiration and challenges she’s faced along the way.

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Greenroom Central Podcast

Laura Best joins Sarah Fejfar on The Greenroom Central podcast to talk about the importance of building bonds within your community.

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Her Next Chapter Podcast

Laura Best speaks with Julie Burton and Stephanie Pierce about her own journey and what sparked the idea for Passion Collective, as well as finding what lights you up inside.

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She Says Mpls

Laura Best joins She Says Mpls and entrepreneurs Wendy Wiesman and Junita Flowers to talk about building community and managing change.

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Twin Cities Businesses

Laura Best’s Passion Collective turns to virtual programming; attracts women across the country and beyond.

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