Meet
Leona
Speaking | Coaching | Adventurer
01. Speaking
Keynotes to ignite the spark within. Virtual or on Stage.
02. Coaching
Exploring life, business and tough love.
03. Consulting
Honest, hands-on, real-world experience.
04. Adventurer
Adventurer and triathlete makes for fun leadership skills
01. Speaking
Keynotes to ignite the spark within. Vritaul or on Stage.
02. Coaching
Exploring life, business and tough love.
03. Consulting
Honest, hands-on, real-world experience.
04. Adventurer
Adventurer and triathlete make for fun leadership skills
The story
How it all began
Leona’s first career was as a successful marketing consultant, working on the original Life. Be In It campaign, then with Microsoft UK managing budgets in excess of $20M. Within Australia she held senior positions at Virgin Mobile, Optus, Volvo, ING direct, MBF and RAMS.
So what changed?
Leona took a holiday on a tall ship, fell in love with a sailor (as you do!), and launched her ‘food’ career as a Cook on a yacht in the Whitsundays, cooking for passengers from all over the word. Did you know she can cook at a 45 degree angle AND haul a halyard? (Neither did she at the time!)
Following Le Cordon Bleu training, she founded the highly successful Cheeky Food Events in 2002, later selling in 2019 to follow her new path as a Speaker and Coach.
A world of experience
From the stage, Leona enticed groups of 10 to 1000 people to cook, laugh, flambé and sizzle together…with music & vino. She also managed and MC’d 2,000 people learning to chop and flambé at Master Chef Live in Sydney.
These Stage skills have now been developed for VIRTUAL.
Leona has won the Australian Business Womens’ Award for Outstanding Business Growth, has been a member of the international Entrepreneur’s Organisation, sitting on the Sydney Board. She presents professional motivational sessions, is a regular panellist for Google representing SMBs at International Womens’ Day and Parliament House. And has been featured in Australia’s Top 100 Female Entrepreneur’s book, BRW, SMH and Aust Fin Review.
She also does triathlons (not too many podiums!), ocean kayaking, camping plus cycling holidays in locations across the world and is a rare breed of corporate, small business, cooking and adventure travel experience.
Over the last 15 years, Leona has also spent many months with intensive NLP (Neuro Linguistic / Neuroscience) training, including NLP with Presentation & Platform Skills.
Following Le Cordon Bleu training, she founded the highly successful Cheeky Food Events in 2002, later selling in 2019 to follow her new path.
See Leona in “Cheeky” action plus discussing use of Google
Leona
The Speaker
Leona
The Coach
Leona
The Consultant
Leona
The Adventurer/Triathlete
