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I lead an impact-driven venture to help leaders navigate complexity and conflict.
There’s always a way, and I mean always. That’s why I started The WayFinders Group – to guide leaders and organisations through the unknown.
Life? It’s the ultimate uncharted territory. Finding a path where none exists takes guts and resilience. The tools that get you through the madness aren’t the ones that lead to the life you truly want.
Perhaps that’s what brought you to me.
I’ve been talking more than ever about what’s on my mind—turning pain into purpose, breaking free from the life script handed to you at birth.
Freedom from those who’ve let you down.
Freedom from those who didn’t step up.
Freedom from those who fear your success.
Freedom from yourself.
Freedom isn’t free. But it is possible.
I know it because I went from lawyer to mediator and impact-driven entrepreneur, managing egos and resolving conflicts.
Tell that to my younger self—an African-American lass who grew up in North Yorkshire—and she’d laugh you off. As a kid, team sports were my refuge, the violin my voice, food my escape. Clever? Yes, though I couldn’t see it. Moving to the US was a jolt; unsettling, uncomfortable, and—to a grumpy 12-year-old—utterly pointless.
That grit and resilience got me through high school and uni at 13. I finished school early, was shipped back to a UK boarding school, faced reverse culture shock, and was told I wasn’t smart enough for my dreams. Unlearning that took decades and faith the size of a mustard seed.
I bagged a degree in Philosophy and Politics, took a year working for a church, and started my journey to becoming a lawyer. By 2011, I was called to the Bar. My path was never smooth, and immigration rules blocked my career at the Bar. Just another curveball. With confidence low, I pivoted, trained at a top law firm, then moved to a US firm in London.
From 2017 onwards, life felt like a crisis marathon. Personal and professional hurdles revealed my knack for helping others turn things around. Ever the overachiever, during the pandemic, I switched jobs, penned a memoir, and sold my FinTech employer to a US unicorn. Burnt out, I fled to the coast, where I launched not one, not two, but three businesses.
Success eluded me because I wasn’t free. I had to unlearn the fear.
Afraid of my own shadow.
Afraid of others’ words and deeds.
Afraid of failure.
Afraid of myself.
Your fears hold the key to your freedom.
What if you could conquer your deepest fears, shed those core limitations, and challenge the lies you tell yourself?
What if you could carve a new path, into a world beyond your dreams, where you don’t just dream of possibilities, but seize them?
Ready to navigate the unknown?
Email me today to explore new possibilities [email protected]
Leah x
I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Delegate of the British-American Project, and a 2023 Delegate CSW UN Women UK.
I recently joined Unseen UK’s Board and am a founding trustee of Big Green Heart. I advise ARC’s Race Equality Commission, GlobalMindED, and Culture Capital Group. I previously sat on the Board of UN NGO Youth Charter.
I am a member of the Society of Authors, UK Black Comms Network, Royal Television Society, The Conduit Club, The Trouble Club, Disruptive General Counsel Network, Black Women in Asset Management, Society of Caribbean Studies, Commonwealth Lawyers Association, Society of Mediators, Lawyers Christian Fellowship, and We Are Black Journos.
On behalf of Broadstairs Consulting Ltd, I run and host The Longest Day, a crisis podcast about the black of dawn and the promise of a new day.
I am a freelance writer for Brightside Publishing’s Broadstairs Beacon, Isle of Thanet News, Media Diversity Institute, Rebel Hearts Rebel Girls (truth magazine), Law.com International.
My narrative non-fiction/memoir genre crossover, entitled My Nearest Relative is Grief, is on submission.
