Hi, I’m Leanne.
I've always been the consummate connector of women - a social alchemist, if you will - and the embodiment of female empowerment, so it’s very fitting that my first company’s motto was “Strong Women Uplift Each Other.” That enterprise was Uplift, a progressive fitness studio, female society, and female empowerment consultancy. When I closed Uplift in 2019, I moved on to create a robust consulting practice, where I work as a strategist with startups (of both the for-profit and non-profit variety) specializing in the building phase: building out teams, new product/service verticals, new programs, or building the company itself from the ground up.
The reason I'm so capable of guiding entrepreneurs, founders, and groups so successfully?
My portfolio career blends strategic/creative/big picture thinking with tactical execution abilities. I attribute my early career as a published author, journalist, and editor to being adept at creating and storytelling, but also having the acumen around strategy and selling required to be successful in that competitive world.
I work with entrepreneurs, founders, and executives to fuel their own and their company’s growth trajectory, bringing to the table a blend of executive, advisory and chief of staff experience.
Along with my left-brained, business focus, I'm a creator at heart. Before becoming an entrepreneur, I was a professional writer: I’m the author of The Perfect Manhattan and Cocktail Therapy: The Perfect Prescription for Life’s Many Crises, and my writing has been featured in The Nation, The New York Times, and New York magazine, among others.
Right now I'm writing my next book, a memoir, and I ghostwrite for power women: a recent book deal on that front is the forthcoming inspirational memoir of a female founder in fitness tech, to be published in 2024 by Post Hill Press.
Empowering Women Through…
Clarity.
Connection.
Consciousness-Raising.