Strategic Advisor & Faculty · Chairman, Laughlin Associates
One of America's most respected business strategists — bringing decades of real-world entrepreneurial experience, relationships and perspective to the Voice to Influence™ faculty.
One of America's most respected business strategists, Aaron Young has spent decades helping thousands of business owners protect, grow and scale through intelligent structure, strategic relationships and long-term planning.
As Chairman of Laughlin Associates, creator of The Unshackled Owner, and co-author of Unshackled: The 7 Levels of Business Excellence, Aaron brings decades of real-world entrepreneurial experience to the Voice to Influence™ faculty.
Throughout his career, Aaron has shared stages and appeared alongside some of the world's most recognised business, leadership and cultural figures, including Jack Canfield, Mary Morrissey, Bob Proctor, Ashton Kutcher, Sharon Lechter, Matthew McConaughey, Maya Angelou, Keith Cunningham, Brian Smith — founder of UGG — and Mike Keys, former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster.
His experience goes far beyond theory. Aaron understands what it takes to build enduring companies, develop powerful relationships and create businesses that serve the owner — rather than consume them.
At Voice to Influence™, Aaron serves as a Strategic Advisor and Faculty Member, bringing his perspective, relationships and decades of business experience into a community built around one powerful idea:
You don't build authority alone. You build it around the right people, perspectives and relationships.
Topics & ExpertiseAaron advises on the structural side of authority — the structure, relationships and long-term planning that let a business run without consuming the person who built it.
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