Contact Laura

  • laura.vaughan@mackayceoforums.com
  • 705-796-8977
Certified Forum Chair and Regional Director

Laura Vaughan

Toronto, ON

About Laura

  • CEO and Executive Coaching
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Leadership Development

    Bio

    Laura Vaughan brings to her work a CPA designation, a degree in Music Performance from the University of Western Ontario and a Master’s in Management and Professional Accounting from the University of Toronto and earned her leadership stripes during her 7 years running a $40M business with her Dad and her husband (you can ask her what that was like over a coffee), through the 2008 economic crisis. Today, she’s on a mission to help the world’s leaders show up more competent and more confident, so the world’s workers can do the same. Laura’s life experiences include scaling literal mountains (figurative ones too), dragging herself over the finish line of a half-ironman, and saving the life of one 88-year-old man.

    Laura’s Group Overview

    Laura is deeply passionate about helping people and organizations move forward, enabling CEOs to build and lead more abundant workplaces.

    Meeting Locations

    Each of Laura’s Forum Groups meets 7 times per year. Each member hosts the meeting at their preferred location, hosted in and around the Greater Toronto Area.

    Group Member Overview

    Laura leads and mentors several Forum Groups of executives and CEOs to help them resolve their biggest challenges.

    • Manufacturing
    • Technology
    • Financial Services
    • Professional Development
    • Consumer Goods
    • Healthcare Services

    Special Advisors

    MacKay Chairs engage a committee of Special Advisors in their professional and group development, expanding the network and support available to our members and Chairs. These seasoned experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, elevating the quality of our Forums. By collaborating closely with Forum Chairs, they enhance the peer support system, tapping into a deeper pool of connections and expertise to foster even greater leadership development and business success.

    Benefits of Peer Learning

    Leadership can be isolating. Peer learning creates rare space to be understood, challenged, and supported by others carrying similar responsibility.

    What is Peer Learning?

    A Trusted Space

    A confidential, judgement-free environment where leaders can speak openly, think clearly, and be fully heard.

    Shared Experience

    Perspective from peers who understand the weight and consequences of leadership decisions.

    Diverse Perspectives

    Insight from non-competing peers across industries, backgrounds, and leadership styles.

    Voices From Our Forums

    Hear directly from our community how peer learning at MacKay CEO Forums delivers perspective, accountability, and practical insight, helping leaders think clearly, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence.

    Assess Your Leadership Mastery

    Designed for CEOs, Executives, and Business Owners, this assessment offers a structured reflection on how you lead, decide, and show up across all areas of life. Discover your leadership strengths, growth edges, and readiness for peer learning.

    Take the Quiz

    Who It’s For

    MacKay forum groups are designed for CEOs, Executives, and Business Owners who value confidential dialogue, shared experience, and a high -accountability culture. Members are growth-oriented leaders navigating real complexity such as people, strategy, scale, and succession, and are committed to showing up prepared, engaged, and open to perspective.

    Find the MacKay Membership That’s Right for You

    Find the peer learning membership that fits your leadership role.

    Become a Forum Chair

    Apply your facilitation skills, business acumen, and leadership experience to build high-trust, judgement-free peer learning forums for CEOs, executives, and business owners.

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