Laura Ashmole

Laura Ashmole

Head of Growth at River City Labs

Laura is the Head of Growth at River City Labs, supporting the delivery of programs, services and community that enable the growth of emerging technology companies. Laura is a people connector and community builder who is proud to be playing a pivotal role in the growth of innovation and QLD’s start up ecosystem.

Laura has a diverse career and has worked all over the world but landed in Australia originally from the UK. Laura has depth and experience in IT Talent recruitment, People and Culture, Creative Media, Sales, and Growth for both Corporate and Startup organisations. She has delivered projects for grass root charities throughout the developing world and here in Australia, and is passionate about driving change, particularly in diversity and inclusion. Having partnered with a variety of organisations to grow their capability and scale throughout her career, Laura knows the success of any business lies in its ability to innovate, harness the potential of it’s people and be utterly obsessed with it’s customers. Always open to connect and support in any way she can!