Laurie A. Alves, LPN, is a 47-year veteran of healthcare who began her career as a candy striper at 13 and never looked back. With 30+ years as a licensed nurse, she brings deep experience in bedside care, compliance, hospice, home health administration, and clinical leadership-mentoring thousands of nurses and caregivers across the country.Laurie is the founder of From Scrubs to Startups(TM) and creator of No More Scrubs(TM), a digital vault and nurse-led movement focused on helping nurses exit toxic workplaces and build income, impact, and independence through remote work and entrepreneurship. Known for her straight-talking, soul-deep approach, Laurie teaches nurses not just how to launch businesses-but how to come home to themselves.She lives in Florida, drinks a lot of coffee, and is proudly dedicating her 60th year to building a legacy of sovereignty, service, and revolution.