Description
Leona Watson leadership speaker sessions come from a woman with an extraordinary story. She launched and ran a world-first team building company for 17 years, then sold it. Along the way, she kayaked with killer whales and camped without a tent in Antarctica. She has also judged restaurants and MC’d Master Chef Live. In one standout moment, she enticed 300 CEOs into one room to cook a feast together. Few speakers bring this range of real-world experience to the stage.
Leona built her career across both corporate and entrepreneurial worlds. She managed $50 million budgets at Microsoft UK. In addition, she ran her own award-winning company, Cheeky Food Events, for 17 years before selling it. Along the way, she trained in neuroscience. As a result, she has led over 3,000 workshops, keynotes and corporate training sessions, giving her a front-row seat to the best and worst of leadership and culture.
Leona Watson Leadership Speaker: Keynote Topics
Book Leona Watson leadership speaker for three signature keynote topics. Unleashed Leadership: Letting Go To Grow challenges leaders to release what got them here. It helps them step into their next level, using her neuroscience-backed insights. Igniting Team Values shows execs and teams practical, low-cost ways to energise even the most jaded workforce. Secret Entrepreneurs Business shares gritty, funny stories from her own entrepreneurial highs and lows.
For 15 years, Leona has been an inspirational partner of Google. She helps busy entrepreneurs cut through jargon and take action. Meanwhile, Novated Lease Australia praised her ability to facilitate an entire day, noting how she united people through the psychology of team dynamics.
Leona Watson suits conferences, leadership offsites, and corporate training days. She adapts each keynote to the audience, blending humour, neuroscience, and real stories. Overall, clients describe her sessions as energising, practical, and memorable.
