Leslie S. Stevens
Author | Coach | Consultant | Speaker
About Me
Leslie S. Stevens is a learning facilitator, community curator, and transformational coach dedicated to transforming relationships to isolation and solitude for Black women, women of color and gender expansive folks in tech and entrepreneurship. Her work focuses on building a greater understanding of power, privilege, and care in homogeneous spaces by recentering professionals from marginalized identity groups for the sake of innovation, inclusion, and sustainable growth for both individuals and institutions.
Sample Speaking Topics
Beating Burnout: Self and Collective Care Practice for Staying in Flow
Building While Flying: Entrepreneurship Journey
Cultivating the Power of Imagination
Experiencing Isolation & Loneliness in Life and Career
Harnessing the Power of Introverts in the Workplace
Mastering the Art of Imperfection
Mental Health & Career Setback
Navigating Career Transitions and Transformations
Speaking Up: Self-Advocacy and Visibility for Women of Color in Tech
Speaking Engagements
Path to Partner: Deciding Your Next Career Move
Black Women in Venture Capital Annual Retreat - August 2024
Breaking in Succeeding as an Investor of Color
VC Unleashed Shift VC Conference - June 2024
Building While Flying: Navigating the Entrepreneurial Skies
Luminary Women’s History Month Summit - March 2024
Mental Health: Bouncing Back from Career Setbacks
Baddies in Tech Baddie Con - August 2023
Mastering the Art of Imperfection
Community of SEVEN - December 2023
Navigating Isolation & Grief During the Holidays
L3 Consulting Services - November 2023
Coaching Experience
Coaching engagements follow a curated process that supports you in developing self-trust and reclaiming solitude in service of your most ideal life and career. Through guided inquiry, affirmation, meditative practices, journaling, and other tools to help surface the insights you need to live whole and healthy. I guide many of my coach partners through career transitions and elevations. Together we address the core questions of:
who am I called to be?
what is my vision for impact?
what do I want to let go of in service of my vision?
how do I live in alignment with my highest values?
I prioritize values of empathy, transparency, care, and safety in coaching engagements and guide engagements through the ICF Code of Ethics. I am certified through the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Presence Project Resonance Program. Additional terms and conditions are available here.
Self + Community Care
Ritualize tools and practices that fuel yourself and your community as you navigate transitions and elevations.
Self-Trust
Regain personal clarity and confidence in your unique value and vision for impact.
Sustained Success
Redefine what impact looks like beyond the norms of oppressive structures and bias.