Lisa Leit Certified Certified

I spent 20 years in corporate finance, first as a CPA at KPMG, then climbing to CFO roles at two different companies before burning out spectacularly at 45. That breakdown became my breakthrough: I realized I'd spent two decades learning to lead like men because that's what the room rewarded, and I'd lost access to the leadership strengths that came naturally to me—the empathy, the collaborative instinct, the willingness to let things be messier than a spreadsheet likes. I got certified as an executive coach through the International Coaching Federation and built my practice around helping women in executive and senior leadership roles find a more authentic, sustainable way to lead. I'm based in Chicago, I'm direct, and I'm not interested in helping you become a 'girlboss' version of corporate success. I want to help you build something that's actually yours. I write about women's leadership and speak at conferences, which means I've done the research and I practice what I preach. Show less

If you're a woman in senior leadership and you're still the most uncomfortable person in the room during difficult conversations, we need to work together. If you're leading teams through organizational change and feeling like you're constantly code-switching, let's talk. I help you identify the ways you've been adapting yourself to fit environments that weren't designed for your leadership style, and develop the confidence to lead from your actual strengths instead. My clients address challenges like: taking up more space in meetings, having hard conversations without catastrophizing, negotiating compensation without apologizing, and building teams where they don't have to perform authority. One client, a SVP at a tech company, stopped hiding her direct communication style and discovered her team actually loved the clarity. Another finally negotiated a compensation package that matched her male peers' after years of undervaluing herself. You'll leave with a more integrated sense of yourself as a leader and the concrete skills to advocate for what you need. Show less