Laura Downey Hill is a business owner, community advocate, leadership speaker, and a previous elected official and Mayor of Southlake, TX. She is a wife and the mother of three grown children, four dogs, and 8 rescued donkeys. While overcoming what many consider to be ordinary challenges, she also excelled in the corporate realm and in public office. This journey exposed a gift for leadership and a desire to serve with lessons for all women. Laura's focus is on meeting these challenges without surrendering to the false ethic that women must achieve like men.