As a hospitality leader with the heart of a founder, Laura Stomber combines visionary thinking, hands-on experience, and relentless drive to create meaningful experiences for clients, audiences, and communities. With a career rooted in producing large-scale events, launching new initiatives, and leading teams, she thrives at the intersection of creativity, operations, and connection.
 

 Founder Mentality in Action

• Produced her own concerts from concept through execution, overseeing everything from artist booking and venue logistics to marketing and guest experience. These entrepreneurial experiences sharpened her ability to navigate tight deadlines, budgets, and high expectations.

• Created the Women’s Hospitality Collective, a professional network and platform focused on empowering women in hospitality through mentorship, education, and community. Through this initiative, Laura has galvanized peers, built programming, and fostered relationships that extend across industry sectors.

Major Events & Highlights

Laura has played pivotal roles in some of the nation’s most watched and loved events:

• Fiesta Bowl 2022 & 2023 – contributing to event production and hospitality programming, ensuring premium guest experiences.

• Super Bowl 2023 – involved in hospitality and operational coordination, delivering seamless service under magnified visibility and intensity.

These events underpinned her capacity to perform at scale, manage complexity, and lead with composure in high-stakes environments.
 

Leadership Today

In her current role as Director of Catering at Castaways in Burbank, California, Laura leads with both vision and execution. She is responsible for:

• Curating and delivering outstanding catering experiences across weddings, corporate gatherings, and private events.

• Building and leading teams, optimizing operations, and ensuring consistency in service and quality.

• Maintaining strong vendor relationships, designing menu offerings, and aligning food & service design with brand and client goals.

 What Drives Her

Laura’s leadership is grounded in:

• Thinking like a founder always looking ahead, open to innovation, and willing to roll up her sleeves.

• A commitment to culture and community whether through Women’s Hospitality Collective or the teams she builds, she believes in lifting up others.

• Delivering excellence under pressure ,  from sold-out concert nights to the biggest sporting events in the country, she shows up steady, resourceful, and client-focused.