Laura Laptoplaura Petersen

About Laura Laptoplaura Petersen

LaptopLaura is an author, ghostwriter, writing coach, Amazon book launch strategist, and content marketing consultant. She started as an English major at UCLA but quickly fell in love with Psychology. Laura graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Psychology and a minor in German. At 21, Laura read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and found a new life calling: to build businesses and invest so that she could live and work anywhere in the world. She has since traveled to over 44 countries, spoken on stage on three different continents, and has been interviewed on over 100 podcasts about writing, podcasting, and being a digital nomad.As a ghostwriter, Laura has written books for 8-figure entrepreneurs, 2 Comma Club winners, and military leaders with top-level security clearances. She has also ghostwritten blog articles, email marketing campaigns, social media content, and ad copy for every type of business you can think of-from marketing agencies to restaurants to commercial solar conglomerates to personal branding influencers-and more.Laura has contributed to or been mentioned in publications such as Huffington Post, Influencive, Thrive Global, Accelerant Magazine, Thought Leader Magazine, Iowa State Daily, PB Monthly, and the Internet Marketing Association’s blog and podcast–to name a few. FUN FACTS:• Earned a Masters in Secondary Education.• Taught Honors Algebra 2, AP Psychology, and SAT Prep (high school) and Intro. to Psychology and Abnormal Psychology (community college) before forging out on her own.• Launched the Copy That Pops podcast and published her first book in 2016.• Is a super-connector who loves to help others learn and grow to heights they didn\'t think were possible.• Has flown in Zero G (and loved every second of it).• Lived abroad in Germany for a year-twice.• Lived with host families while learning Spanish in San Juan, Costa Rica; Guadalajara, Mexico; and Playa del Carmen, Mexico. • Loves GaryVee and VeeFriends.• Spoke at #Veecon2023 on the Community Stage.• Adamantly believes Die Hard 1 is the best Christmas movie of all time.• Published her first children\'s rhyming picture book in 2023 called Duck Buddies: The Secret Clubhouse (it\'s the first of many to come with characters drawn as derivatives of NFT projects that she and her team own the intellectual property rights to). • Lives in Southern California with her family and 10-pound dog.See More:• CopyThatPops.com/media• DuckBuddiesWorld.com

Experience

1. Podcast Production Manager

   Nj Content Studio

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Oversee post-production and content distribution for NJ Content Studio—leading a team that handles long-form video/audio editing, show notes, social media clips, and blog posts. Manage workflows to transform recordings into polished, multi-platform content that drives engagement, audience growth, and business objectives.

Education

• The Language House TEFL

  TEFL Certification, Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

  2015 — 2015

• ETHS

  High School Diploma

• UCLA

  B.A., Psychology, minor in German

  1999 — 2003

• University of Phoenix

  M.A.E.D., Secondary Education

  2005 — 2007

• Rio Salado College

  n/a, Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Teaching
• Grants
• Policy
• Curriculum Development
• Powerpoint
• Academia
• Coaching
• Education
• Program Development
• Editing
• Curriculum Design
• Blogging
• Distance Learning
• Community Outreach
• Classroom
• Adult Education
• Nonprofits
• Instructional Design
• Digital Marketing
• E-Learning
• Writing
• Fundraising
• Psychology
• Career Counseling
• Tutoring
• Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Courses
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
• Microsoft Office