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“Leslie brings a dynamic, forward-thinking, and motivational personality that one cannot forget upon spending just minutes with her. Consistently genuine and unapologetically honest, she easily transitions across a wide spectrum of pertinent topics and audiences where she has the unique ability to extend deep intelligence and wisdom balanced with confidence and empathy. Leslie is beloved and admired for her candor, creativity, and willingness to gracefully speak truth to conversations that merit progressive perspective grounded in truth. She possesses the unique ability to understand and solve for tactical and strategical challenges through a lens of equity and inclusion that makes those around her feel empowered and fortunate to benefit from her salient leadership. Candidly stated, to know and to work with Leslie Smith makes you and everyone around you stronger, wiser, more astute, and most certainly more confident in your ability to achieve and surpass the goals at-hand irrespective of the obstacles.
— Paul Riser, Senior Program Officer, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
“Leslie is a nationally recognized subject matter expert. Her methods and practices have been tested and proven. She brings her lived experiences, be they professinoal, personal, or educational, to every challenge she approaches. Working with Leslie provides the tools and confidence to tackle challenges, solve problems, build relationships and assemble resources. She is an active listener, who truly understands what I am saying, and is able to beautifully articulate my words into clear and concise goals. She is a person of her word. She does what she says she will — this you can count on. Her expertise reassures me that I don’t have to reinvent the wheel. If you want to go fast, you go with talent that can lead you. Leslie is a shining example of a talend who can lead. She is a trusted partner and visionary strategist.”
— Regina Campbell, President and CEO, Build Institute
“As President of a national consulting firm focused on transforming communities and closing racial and gender equity gaps, I have enjoyed working with Leslie Smith for more than a decade. She brings vision, energy and dedication to our partnership activities, and her leadership and facilitation skills are best in class. The best leaders posess the qualities of humility, honesty, and cooperation. Leslie personifies these qualities as an authentic leader who inspires and motivates others while teaching her team members the skills they need to achieve the goals of a team, company, organization or project.”
— Linda Fowler, Founder and President, Regionerate LLC