Laura de La Mar - Keynote Speaker

Become a magnet for loyal customers and hospitable employees.

We all strive for high customer satisfaction. We want to engage and inspire hospitable employees. But how do you achieve that? Laura de la Mar reveals the best-kept secret of successful companies: hospitality leadership. Discover a fresh perspective on customer centricity, CX, and hospitality. Get ready for inspiration and guaranteed success.

Entrepreneur

Laura is founder of Hospitality in Business and the Hospitality in Business Community: with her team, she is your partner in becoming the best practice in hospitality.

Writer

Laura is a best-selling author, best known for the management books "Hospitable Leadership" and "The Secret of Hospitality.

Speaker

Laura's (keynote) presentations stand for: inspiration, new insights, interaction, practical examples and activating impact.

About Laura de la Mar

The world more welcoming and human make

Laura de la Mar is a sought-after speaker at conferences and events. Do you want to inspire your team and elevate collaboration and customer experience in your company? Make hospitality the driving force behind your success.

Miriam van Beek

"Laura is a passionate speaker who combines empathy with decisiveness. Her knowledge, drive and enthusiasm inspired us and made the organisation move."

Miriam van Beek - Manager hospitality and volunteers at Radboudumc

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Years of experience

Expertise of Laura de La Mar

The best-kept secret of successful companies

Leaders shape the hospitality culture that sets a company apart. In this talk, Laura reveals how to create a work environment where employees and guests feel seen, valued, and heard. The key is leadership: build a hospitable internal culture and encourage your team to embrace hospitality. That’s how you reach the top in true hospitality.

Many companies struggle with the effectiveness of training programs. Employees and leaders often believe they are already hospitable. Meanwhile, engaging and retaining employees has become more challenging, and the 9+ customer journey spans across silos. How do you create a hospitality culture where employees love to work and guests love to return? Discover the five keys to embedding hospitality in leadership, culture, and business architecture. In a world of increasing polarization, digitalization, and efficiency-driven mindsets, moments of genuine connection are becoming more valuable. Hospitality is not about luxury, fancy buildings, or etiquette—it’s about authentic personal attention. Learn to apply the five principles of hospitality in practice.

In a world of increasing polarisation, digitalisation and focus on efficiency, moments of genuine connection are increasingly valuable. Hospitality is not necessarily in luxury, fancy buildings and etiquette, but in genuine personal attention. Learn to apply the 5 principles for hospitality in practice.

Videos

Trailer presentation

Keynote summary

TedX Talk

Keynote Hospitable leadership (3:00 min)

Hospitable leadership (0:40 min)

TedX Talk 'Hospitable leadership' (19:40 min)

Services by Laura de La Mar

Are you ready for a inspiration boost?

Discover how to make your business thrive and attract and retain hospitable employees. Join us for a journey filled with inspiration, new (scientific) insights, valuable reflections, and practical examples. This presentation stimulates intrinsic motivation and encourages fresh thinking.

(Keynote) presentation "Hospitable leadership"

An inspiring and activating lecture full of insights and examples. How do you embed hospitality in your company's culture, leadership and architecture?

(Keynote) presentation "The secret of hospitality"

Discover how to give your customer an unforgettable hospitality experience. A journey through (scientific) insights and recognisable practical examples; immediately applicable for every employee and leader.

Master classes

Become an expert in hospitality and hospitality leadership yourself. Attend a 1-day master class and meet other hospitality leaders. Learn from Laura and get tools you will apply immediately to make an impact.

Leadership programme

Want to apply the principles of hospitable leadership in your organisation? Give your leaders the tools, examples and a boost. In the modular programme, we guide you step by step to become a best practice in hospitality.

Opinion

Why try to reinvent the wheel yourself? Together, we develop your own vision of hospitality and strategic development plan. Run the hospitality scan to discover quick wins. Use our do-it-yourself tools to make an immediate impact.

Workshops

Get started with the principles of hospitality and the keys to hospitality leadership with our interactive workshops and training courses. From customer journey to internal hospitality, and from communication to personal development.

Laura de la Mar Gastvrij leiderschap

Book

Hospitable leadership

Former #1 in the top 100 leadership books at Managementbook.co.uk.

Many companies aim to distinguish themselves through hospitality, but few truly succeed. Too often, hospitality is seen as a vague or superficial concept. Employees may think: "We’re already hospitable, right?" In reality, a lack of hospitality is rarely the fault of employees. Leaders—both formal and informal—play a crucial role in creating a hospitable culture. It starts internally: when employees feel welcomed and valued, they naturally extend the same warmth to guests. This book shows you how to build a culture where employees love to work and guests love to return.

In practice, the lack of hospitality is rarely down to employees. Leaders, formal and informal, play a crucial role in creating a hospitable culture. This starts internally: employees feel welcome and encouraged to be hospitable. This book tells you how to create a hospitable culture where employees love to work and guests love to come back.

Available in hardcover, e-book and audiobook.

Book

The secret of Hospitality

Of course, hospitality is not something you learn from a book. But it does get you thinking and offers practical tools for people from all industries to strengthen hospitality in your company.

This book is suitable for anyone who has ever been a guest or works in a service profession, regardless of what industry you work in, whether you work in a small or large company and whether you are managerial or managerial.

Het geheim van Gastvrijheid door Laura de la mar

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Get your inspire

Want a sneak peek into one of the books? Curious about Laura and Hospitality in Business's hospitality vision? Then quickly download these free giveaways.

Het geheim van Gastvrijheid door Laura de la mar

Sneak preview
"The secret of hospitality"

Read the first chapters of the bestseller that lets you discover how to turn customers into your ambassadors.
Laura de la Mar Gastvrij leiderschap

Sneak preview
"Hospitable leadership"

A look at the first pages of a book that is going to fransform your vision of leadership.
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"Hospitality manifesto"

Laura and Hospitality in Business's vision of hospitality on 1 A4 sheet. Take the GiB manifesto as an example and use it for your own department or company. 

Experiences

What clients say

In a nutshell, participants' evaluation: a new perspective on hospitality, what an inspiring and enthusiastic speaker, I feel like getting started right away!
    Laura van der Linde
    Laura van der Linde

    Achterhoek Tourism

    Hospitality expert Laura de la Mar gives an engaging interactive presentation. She stimulates listeners with fascinating examples and sometimes confrontational questions. She inspires, knows how to touch and encourages conversation.

      Miriam van Beek
      Miriam van Beek

      Radboudumc

      We know Laura as a passionate speaker who combines empathy with decisiveness. In our mission to strengthen hospitality at Radboudumc, her approach matched our needs perfectly. Her knowledge, drive and enthusiasm inspired us and made the organisation move.

        Jolanda Maasakkers
        Jolanda Maasakkers

        chairman NVDM

        In her talk, Laura de la Mar takes you into the world of hospitality, with examples, anecdotes and stories that make you want to really get into it. Afterwards, you just want to embrace and spread hospitality leadership. Her warmth and enthusiasm is contagious.

          Rolf Halverhout
          Rolf Halverhout

          Area advisor Vechtdal Marketing

          With 18 years of dedication to hospitality, Laura de la Mar shares her insights in her keynote in an analytical yet accessible way. A passionate approach to hospitality, infused with practical wisdom and inspiration.

          Contact

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          Are you ready for an inspiration boost? Then get in touch soon for a no-obligation introduction.

          Phone

          085-4011999

          Email

          info@lauradelamar.nl

          Location

          Tukad Yeh Aya No.19 DPS, Bali

          Opening Hours

          Everyday 09:00 - 18:00

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          Email

          info@lauradelamar.nl

          Phone

          + 31 85 -40 11 999