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awaken your genius

it begins with you

There is something you can offer the world that no one else can.

​I believe each of us has within us a distinct combination of skills, strengths, and experiences that gives us unique abilities.
When we access these abilities, we find effortless inspiration, lose track of time, and find ourselves in flow.
We excel beyond what seems possible and make meaningful contributions to others.

Each one of us has the capacity to discover, nurture, and direct this genius toward a meaningful purpose.
In today's world, it can be difficult to unlock these gifts when we are easily distracted, incentivized to conform, and on autopilot.
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That's where I come in.
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I work with founders, leaders, innovators, and teams who view continuous self-improvement as critical to success.
Who believe that they have something special to offer the world.
And who are ready to do something about it.

Hi, I'm Leland  (he/him)

Through a unique mix of self-inquiry, developmental psychology, and experiential learning, I guide individuals and teams to discover and cultivate their inner genius — in service of a larger purpose — in a way that feels authentic.

I don't provide answers.  I help people discover their own.

People partner with me when they feel ready to embrace a journey of deep transformation and start playing a much bigger game — a game aligned with who they really​ are.

​If this sounds like you, let's have a conversation to explore how I can help.

We'll work together to draw out your unique gifts and co-create a career and life that feel inspiring to you.
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"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast endless sea."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry


my clients are f***ing badass

During our coaching together, my clients have: launched new companies, raised millions in venture funding, become profitable during COVID, solved co-founder disputes, hired and fired executives, launched new products, quit their jobs, pivoted careers, been promoted, been accepted to Harvard, gotten engaged, had babies, moved countries, written books, and won awards.

but don't just take my word for it

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"You have an incredible gift for this work.

The insights and growth I experienced in the three months we worked together were more significant than years of leadership courses, therapy, and journaling combined."

May Samali
CEO, Ventures, High Resolves
Venture Partner, NextGen Venture Partners
Gleitsman Leadership and Social Enterprise Fellow, Harvard's Center for Public Leadership

Launched VideosforChange.org with a global team to amplify the voices of millions of students and educators

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"Leland is a coaching natural.

He differentiates from the rest as he moves into the zones to free people from their limitations.  If you are looking to rise above your fears and be integrated inside out while living fulfilled in the world, I recommend him without reservation."

Sodan Selva
Managing Partner, Chia Ventures
Founding Partner, MovementMaker.io
Business Transformation & Innovation Professor, Foothill College
In four months, wrote and self-published his first book, "When Followers Become Leaders" (Amazon)

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"You see in me things that I don't yet see in myself.

​I love being in partnership with you because it’s constantly inspiring me to focus on what truly matters."

​Dr. Ilana Nankin
CEO & Founder, Breathe For Change
Conscious Company’s 2020 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business​
Certified 5000+ educators in social emotional learning and yoga;  500,000 students impacted

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"Leland’s coaching ability is a reflection of his own life: healthy, positive, conscientious and successful.

Ultimately you’ve had a very positive impact on my life as someone who not only deeply cares about me and my team but understands how to be successful, not just with work, but with all of the important things."
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Konstantin Bokarius
Chief Technology Officer, MarcoPolo Learning
Led the digital transformation of several portfolio companies in education and healthcare

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"It is mind-blowing at how much has happened in a couple of months.

No matter what your dream is, no matter what the challenge, Leland will grow your confidence in doing the impossible."

Luba Le Xuan
Engineering Resiliency Lead at Clever, K-12 Education Technology
Co-founder, Lúa Non Foundation Scholarship for Vietnamese students
Built a platform & raised funds providing full academic tuition for 45 underserved students in the first year

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"I feel like I've grown as a manager and executive in the company beyond what I'd been able to in the 10 years prior.  

I've been able to create this safe, collaborative, honest space with my executive team.  Our work is an investment that my company makes and gets a big ROI.   The value to cost is huge."

Christian Spletzer
Founder and CEO, Clockwork Recruiting 

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"Leland has a way of listening to what you truly mean, whether you say it or not.

You challenged me thoughtfully, helped me see myself more clearly, and allowed me to give myself permission to be more human.  I don't think I've said it enough times... thank you."

Maria Kim
Chief of Staff, Product Operations, Google

an invitation unlike anything you've experienced before

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1:1 Executive Coaching
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I work with leaders globally over video, phone, and in person.
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“When you get free from certain fixed concepts of the way the world is,
​you find it is far more subtle, and far more miraculous, than you thought it was.”
— Alan Watts
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. Rumi
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