Leo N.

About Leo N.

18+ years building cross-sector partnerships across corporate, nonprofit, and higher ed sectors. Led fundraising campaigns and bring deep skill in stakeholder engagement and data-driven impact analysis.I’m a business catalyst, professor, and executive communication coach who thrives at the intersection of purpose and performance.I help institutions, leaders, and entrepreneurs unlock untapped human potential—whether that’s scaling an academic program, reviving a career in transition, or transforming lives behind prison walls.As a business development strategist, I’ve helped startups raise over \\$2.6 million, launched education programs in correctional facilities, and advised professionals navigating leadership and identity shifts. At colleges and universities across the Pacific Northwest, I’ve built entrepreneurship curricula, scaled DECA programs, and led students from classrooms to international recognition. Want to build something that matters? → Pitch me your business idea. → Ask me how to grow your program or team. → Bring me in to speak, teach, or coach. → Or come with me into a prison classroom—and see what transformation really looks like.If you’re a high-impact leader in transition, I’ll help you rebuild your resume, reframe your narrative, and restore your confidence so you can lead again—with clarity and conviction.At my core, I serve as a translator between vision and execution, mission and market, strategy and story.Let’s build something powerful—together!

Experience

1. Executive Career, Communication & Business Coach

   Speak With Power Consulting

   Feb 2011 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   We all have the power to live with purpose and speak with power. My purpose is to unlock untapped human potential, be it in a boardroom, classroom, or behind the prison walls. I work with students and clients around US and abroad in three main capacities:As a Career Coach I help businesses professionals, job seekers, and entrepreneurs who are feeling stuck, burned out, or directionless to gain clarity, face their shadows and find their meaning as they look to redefine their current career or find a new one. As an Communication Coach, I help business professionals, job seekers and entrepreneurs to overcome the curse of knowledge and curse of fear that often derail their presentations, teaching practical strategies to lead, sell and speak with power to audiences of 1 to a Business Development Catalyst, I coach entrepreneurs on how to get their product to market and lecture on the topics of business development and entrepreneurship.Details:• Coached over 500+ professional clients to clarify their vision, speak with power, and lead with purpose to help them build powerful leadership and communication skills• Presented at over seven local and regional conferences as a speaker for Society for Human Resource Management, Toastmasters International, and Community Connections• Ran more than 50 corporate workshops on the topics of speaking with power, PowerPoint design, storytelling, and cross-cultural communication at corporate trainings, conferences, and workshops • Prepared over 70 entrepreneurs in several IT, education, and healthcare start-ups to raise over $2.6 million in Series A&B financing rounds from angel organizations such as Alliance of Angels, Keiretsu Forum, and ZINO Society

Education

• University of Chicago

  BA English Literature, Biology, Literature, Pre-Med

  1995 — 1999

• The University of Dallas

  MBA, Healthcare Management

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Invention
• Lead Generation
• Research
• Speech Writing
• Sales
• Organizational Development
• Business Planning
• Presentation Coaching
• Health
• Japanese
• Event Planning
• Training
• Russian
• Sales Process
• Nonprofits
• Fitness Training
• Motivational Speaking
• Start-Up Consulting
• Speech Coaching
• Customer Service
• Social Networking
• Small Business Development
• Start-Ups
• Executive Coaching
• Strategy
• Coaching
• Healthcare
• Workshop Facilitation
• Business Development
• Fitness
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Emcee
• Public Speaking
• Networking
• Fundraising
• Team Building
• Wellness