Profile

Leon is based in Melbourne and has worked interstate and internationally in various strategic, consulting, and educational roles.

Over 35 years in consulting, he has worked with Political Influencers, Members of Parliament, and Boards, as well as CEOs and Executives in Family Businesses, across a range of industries. He has initiated and managed international projects in Europe and the USA.

Leon developed an integrated web-based e-commerce application for the soft-furnishing industries. He based himself in New York around the dot-com Boom and Bust, to promote the idea and raise capital for the project.

He has worked as a consultant for PWC, has been a Film Producer, and a Marketing Manager for the production arm of a Metropolitan TV station, and has created courses and lectures at multiple universities.

Leon's history and experiences certainly encapsulate Howard Gardner's 5 key attributes for 21st-century leadership as outlined in his book "Five Minds for the Future"

• Cognitive - a deep understanding of the subject
• Synergy - the capacity to integrate aligned and diverse influences
• Creativity - to be able to see what others cannot
• Empathy - appreciation of others within the decision process
• Ethics - never losing your moral rudder

Qualifications

• PhD – Doctor Business Administration Monash University
• Graduate Diploma in marketing - Marketing Monash University
• Bachelor of Economics Monash University

Areas of Expertise

• Project Management
• Strategic Direction & Planning
• Critical thinking development
• Marketing & Sales
• Education & Curriculum Development
• Board Governance
• Policy Development
• Funding Proposals
• Creative / Editorial Writing
• The art of storytelling
• Public speaking and speech writing
• Qualitative Research methodologies

Select Achievements

• A key organizer in the managing, coordinating, and fund-raising charity relays across Europe and the USA, securing the support of a former Australian Prime Minster, sporting bodies, industry, and the media
• Contributes as a Board member of the US-based International Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Institute, redefining the strategic and business plan
• Developed, designed, and coordinated a web-based e-commerce model, for the soft furnishing industry connecting manufacturer, distributor, and customer; raised seed capital; established a working relationship with a US-based IT development company gaining financial assistance from the Victorian State government and support from the Office of textiles and Apparel in the US Department of commerce.
• Presented papers on the succession of Family Businesses at several conferences
• Designed, scripted, and delivered numerous courses on entrepreneurship, management, family business, design thinking, innovation, etc both online and face-to-face teaching environments in Australia and globally.
• Recognized as the top-performing lecturer (Student engagement and academic outcomes) in all the universities that I have taught at
• Accomplished speechwriter and public speaker
• Assistant to the state shadow minister for multiculturalism and aboriginal affairs
• Written two books (Children's fantasy & a review of the online teaching space) and a TV comedy series exploring the multicultural exploits of stallholders at a big city market - Peddlers Hill.