Laura Worth, MSW
LifeSense Technologies, LLC
Founder
Vashon-Maury Island, Washington
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BACKGROUND
Laura Worth, MSW co-founded LifeSenseTechnologies,
LLC in 2011. Laura is a seasoned entrepreneur in developing
health care technologies companies as well as an inspirational Life
Coach, skilled in group facilitation and motivation.
Laura is also a Web
publisher and Web designer, inventor,
and musician .
A +30-year veteran of entrepreneurial
business ventures. Co-founder and Vice President of six health
care and community development
organizations. 20 years as a Life Coach, founding Worth
Coaching Services where she works with groups and individuals from
many walks of life. Professional education
in psychotherapy and counseling, group facilitation, and educating.
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY
LifeSense Technologies, LLC
Co-founder and Vice President
2011 - Present
Co-founded LifeSense Technologies,
LLC. Co-invented the company's proprietary ENSEMBLE
nutraceutical product line (patent pending) and AromaChill
system. Manages administrative
functions, accounting, legal, marketing, product usability, and testing
protocols for the company.
Co-founded and co-authored The
CMAP
Project for better cannabis science and education at www.cmap420.org,
sponsored by LifeSense Technologies.
Advanced Medical Technologies,
Inc..-.Somnus
Corporation
Advanced Input Products, LLC.-.LifeSense,
LLC
Founder and Vice President
1980 - 2004
Co-founded four privately held and
financed companies engaged in research and development of proprietary healthcare
and ergonomic-related technologies, tools for public health education,
and corporate employee wellness programs. Served on their Boards
and as Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Administration,
Secretary (officer). Aggregate fiduciary responsibility for corporate
budgets totaling $3.7 million.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LifeSense Institute
Vice President
2006 - Present
Co-founded LifeSense
Institute, a nonprofit corporation to sponsor humanist projects dedicated
to improving quality of life. These projects include the
Vashon
Energy Project initiated in 2006 and educational support for BuildingCircles
Organization initiated in 2005.
BuildingCircles Organization
Co-founder
2005 - Present
Co-founded BuildingCircles
Organization to build affordable and sustainable nature-integrated
homes for independent living.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Worth Coaching Services
Sole Proprietor
Life and Business Coach, Group Facilitator,
Teacher, Author
1995-present
Guides clients in clarifying personal
direction and values, decision-making, and creating life balance and focus.
Assists in goals identification and planning, motivation and procrastination
management, time management, and other strategies for improved quality
of life. Specializes in coaching clients at life's transition points.
Founded Worth
Coaching Services to help pioneer the introduction of life and business
coaching to the public in 1995. Responsible for WCS's strategic
planning, marketing; advertising and public relations; sales; content,
methods, curriculum and proprietary materials development; business and
financial planning, legal and accounting functions. Authors
and publishes coaching e-newsletter and syndicated newspaper column, The
Coaching Minute .
Currently specializing in coaching
seniors of all ages who are looking for new paths forward.
Worth Wellness Publications (Web
Publisher)
Sole Proprietor
2007 - Present
Specializing in web-based, health
and wellness directories for local neighborhoods and small communities.
Extensive contact with health and wellness practitioners in supporting
their marketing outreach.
MEDIA SERVICES
Laura Worth Web Designs
Sole Proprietor
1998 - Present
Specializing in easy-to-navigate sites
for artists, small business, solo professionals, and nonprofits (Laura
Worth Web Designs).
SeaDrift Media Productions
Associate Producer
2004-present
Co-founded SeaDrift
Media Productions, an independent media production company to produce
and market her music.
EDUCATION
Masters in Social Work
MSW from San Francisco State University
(1983). Training for clinical social work with special preparation
for counseling clients suffering from chronic medical illness.
B.A. (sociology) from San Francisco
State University (1972).
Psychosocial Research
In-depth interviews with patients
suffering from chronic illness (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease);
sole responsibility for design and execution of this exploratory ethnomethodology.
Culminating project in lieu of thesis for Master in Social Work (MSW).
Internships as Clinical Psychotherapist
and Counselor
East Bay Transitional
Services
Therapist, Supervised MSW Internship
1981-1982
Residential treatment center for adults
and older adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders.
Family Service Agency of San Mateo
County
Therapist, Supervised MSW Internship
1982-1983
Crisis and long-term psychotherapy
using individual, couple, family, and group modalities.
INVENTIONS
Selected Inventions
SafeWatch™
cardiorespiratory alert system (co-inventor)
SleepLine™
sleep information audiotext program (co-inventor)
Patent (issued)
U.S. Patent No. 5,348,008 (issued
September 20, 1994)
“Cardiorespiratory Alert System”
(co-inventor)
Patents (applied)
"Method
and Apparatus to Enable Inhalation of Air of Varied Temperature with or
without Aromatic Conditioning" (co-inventor)
"Apparatus
to Enable Alternating and/or Simultaneous Nasal and Oral Inhalation of
Phytochemicals" (co-inventor)
"Method and Apparatus to
Extract and Deliver an Optimal Herbal Compound" (coinventor) - the
ENSEMBLE
Precision Cannabis™ nutraceutical-based system to manage insomnia and potentially
slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases
such as Alzheimer's disease.
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