About Laureen Flynn Smith

Laureen Flynn Smith is a songwriter whose work lives at the intersection of emotion, craftsmanship, and connection. Known for writing genre-crossing songs that are lyrically visual and deeply human, her music has been recorded by artists across Pop, Americana, Indie, Country, Bluegrass, and Christian genres—with several landing on global Billboard charts.

Her songs have found homes everywhere—from Los Angeles TV to Nashville studios—and include a release by Olivia Newton-John co-written with award-winning Beth Nielsen Chapman. Her very first co-write led to a cut by Grammy-nominated, Platinum, and Dove Award-winning Point of Grace—a moment that launched a career defined by both heart and discipline.

A former Teacher of the Deaf who began her creative life in a silent classroom in Amish country, Laureen learned early that connection isn’t always spoken—it’s felt. That experience shaped her approach to songwriting: intentional, empathetic, and rooted in the belief that music helps people say what they cannot say alone.

Today, Laureen is the founder of The Flynn Smith Collective, a global network of 60+ artists and 40 producers from LA, Nashville, and abroad providing easy-clear songs for TV, film, and brand placements. She works with renowned veteran artists and young artists from The Voice, American Idol, America’s Got Talent, Songland, and more. Her music has been featured on NBC and UPTV, soon to be on NETFLIX, and she was recently nominated for Song of the Year at the Josie Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry.

Collaborators describe her as someone who “elevates everyone in the room” and “creates a safe, inspired space where real stories become real songs.” Known for her unmatched work ethic, Laureen arrives with hooks, active tv/film brief requests from music supervisors, imagery, emotional arcs, melody ideas, and production references—staying involved through the final mix.

Outside of music, Laureen co-founded Bear Hug Boxes with her twin sister, donating bears, blankets, and books—including her original children’s books, Lollipops and Ice Cream and Sleepyhead Animal Wishes—to children navigating trauma.

At her core, Laureen writes to help people feel seen. Her songs blend nostalgia with modern storytelling, heart with strategy, and vulnerability with strength—making her a compelling voice in both the songwriting and sync worlds.

Feel free to reach out with comments or questions and contact her directly at laureenflynnsmith@icloud.com.

Contact Laureen

Music has always been my refuge. Born in Boston, I was blessed to be part of a loving family adventuring up and down the East Coast as my father continued his success as a journalist. With each new destination, I would retreat to my favorite songs until I could find my footing. I began writing at an early age and my mother bought me my first guitar as a shy teen knowing somehow there I’d find my voice.

After many years as a teacher of the deaf, I experienced a personal medical crisis that led me to take a leap of faith and leave my deaf classroom. I wanted to teach my own five children how to chase their dreams by actively pursuing one of mine and sending my songs to Nashville.

Chaz Corzine, multi-platinum Artist Michael W. Smith’s agent, heard my material, believed in me and invited me down to Tennessee. The very first song I wrote that week was with an incredibly gifted and now one of my very best friends singer/songwriter/artist Cindy Morgan. She took my handwritten lyrics to the piano where she inverted the verse and chorus, then created a beautiful melody that sent the words dancing off the page. We went across the hall where she blew me away as she recorded it in a studio, and then brought it down the hall to Brentwood Benson Publishing. They immediately chose to represent the song, and the Grammy nominated, countless Dove Award winning Artist Point of Grace, recorded it. An award-winning artist cut the very first song I wrote in Nashville. I knew in that moment I had found my second home.

Today, amidst the family photos, toys and sports equipment in my home, you’ll find my computer, my journals and scraps of paper covered with lyrics, hooks and melodies.

I’ve been so blessed to travel regularly to both Nashville and LA to write with some of the incredibly gifted veteran writers. In addition, I really like the energy of writing with new artists and writers. Married and living in Pennsylvania, it is a privilege to be able to do what I do hoping to touch lives along the way, as I do indeed believe music heals. My journey is proof that it does.