Laurel was a professional film actress prior to attending Stanford University, where she double majored in Communication & French. While at Stanford, Laurel interned in Worldwide Television Publicity and Worldwide Theatrical Marketing at Warner Bros. She was also the Campus Representative for NBCUniversal and worked part-time on the Public Relations team at Apple. As a board member of the Stanford Marketing Group, Laurel played a critical role in advising Twitter on its expansion into Germany and formulated marketing strategies for such Fortune 500 clients as Hilton Worldwide.
