She built a thriving business, navigated motherhood, and faced unimaginable challenges, but life had more lessons in store.

In this episode of Becoming with Nicole Toudoze, Laura Maly, co-founder of Wonderist Agency - Dental Marketing, shares her journey from starting an agency at a kitchen table to leading an Inc. 5000 company, all while navigating divorce, adoption, and her daughter’s life-threatening heart condition. Laura opens up about resilience, faith, and the choices that shaped who she is today.

From entrepreneurial risks and personal setbacks to miracles, family, and leadership, this conversation explores what it takes to rise through life’s storms while staying true to yourself.

Highlights
(00:00) Introduction: Laura’s early career and agency beginnings
(02:41) Escaping corporate life and discovering her entrepreneurial path
(07:05) Early clients, first successes, and the kitchen table agency
(12:16) Meeting Michael: love, partnership, and building Wonderist together
(22:14) Motherhood and miscarriages: resilience in the face of loss
(26:55) Francie’s diagnosis: confronting fear and finding hope
(42:04) Community, family support, and navigating life with a cardiac child
(52:59) Lessons on surrender, faith, and detachment from outcomes
(01:27:02) Becoming today: refinement, gratitude, and leading with authenticity

Resources

Connect with Laura Maly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-maly-094bb36/

Wonderist Agency - Dental Marketing: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wonderist-agency/

Host: Nicole Toudouze | Founder, Transcendental

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-toudouze-30074b1a/