About Leslie

1993–2003

A theater director walked into my stepdad’s antique shop and changed my life. At 9 years old, I was cast in an Equity production of Our Town — homeschooling backstage, curtain calls, stage makeup, the whole thing. That was the moment I knew performance wasn’t a hobby. It was my DNA. I spent the next decade training under top acting coaches, studying film and TV, and learning what it really means to hold an audience.

The First Hit of the Spotlight

2004–2012

College dropout. Young mom. Hurricane Sandy survivor. Affairs. Divorce. Homeless. Rock bottom. I lost everything — my house, my marriage, my sense of self. I waited tables, took care of two babies, and numbed the pain with chaos because silence hurt worse. But that fire forged something unshakable. I learned how to rebuild — not as the girl on stage, but as the woman who creates the stage.

The Fall + the Fire

2013–2016

I went back to school for Communications, learned media, PR, and film, and took a job in advertising. $14/hour, but it cracked the door open. Before long, I was hosting a live radio show, managing clients, and realizing I could merge creativity with business. That’s where the seed for everything I do now was planted.

The Reinvention Era

2016–2019

I left corporate. Started my first company. Produced live shows for casinos. Built PR campaigns for brands. Managed artists and talent. Worked alongside names like Haley Reinhart, Landau Murphy Jr., Chuck Nice, The Sugarhill Gang, Ed Asner, Artie Lange, Sam Champion, Alex Frank (Jeff Goldblum’s musical director), JR Moore, Ernie Halter, Marc Broussard, and Megan Farrell — even ended up on set with Halle Berry, Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler..the list goes on...

Business was booming, and for the first time, I wasn’t just performing — I was producing power. And even started producing my own events because entrepreneurship was lonely.

The Build

2020–2021

Then the world shut down. My events, shows, and clients — gone overnight. I lost the version of myself that only knew worth through work. I hit another low and started sharing the messy middle online — my healing, my body image battles, my comeback. It changed everything. That’s when I stopped chasing success and started embodying purpose.

The Breakdown Became the Blueprint

How I got here

The Real Story

2022–2024

I came back sharper. Produced events for other women entrepreneurs. Joined Disney/ABC’s production team for the nation’s longest-running Thanksgiving Parade. Built my own empowerment conferences. Married my husband. Bought our first home. Won Top 40 Under 40. I had receipts now — and a mission: to help women step into their authority, not their anxiety.

The Build

2025–Now

I founded my Speaker School to teach women what I learned the hard way — how to own the energy, the audience, and the opportunity. It’s not about memorizing lines. It’s about being the message.
 Now I train leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to take the stage like pros — because the world doesn’t need more speakers. It needs more presence

The Headliner Era