Leah Williams
Communications Expert & Presentation Specialist
Summary
Intro: Communications expert specializing in overhauling corporate presentation design, strategy and processes; advising C-Suite executives on communications structure & goals; and launching new projects that contribute to company growth & culture.
Notable Clients: NASA, United Nations, Bloomberg, Ogilvy, Landor, McCann, Equinox, Ann Taylor/Loft, The Weather Channel and Discovery Channel
Notable Successes:
- Transformed the unorganized presentation process at global health & fitness company, Equinox, from 2015 to 2019. Working closely with the President, C-Suite Execs & SVPs, we improved overall design, copy and project management for every deck.
- Designed Art Peck's first deck for the board of directors when he was tapped to run Gap as CEO.
- Recruited to teach presentation strategy classes for NASA and the United Nations.
Special Skills:
- Designing mind-blowing PowerPoints that don’t put you to sleep
- Writing pithy content that informs, inspires & feels personal
- Helping CEOs and SVPs communicate effectively
- Always looking for the next project or strategy to help grow the company
- Turning basically anything into a party
Currently based in New York City, looking for full-time position in Atlanta.
Experience
Founder
Swellslide / New York, NY
Contracted for over thirty clients as lead presentation specialist designing highly sensitivedecks, strategizing copy and taking over as project manager.
Clients included award-winning ad agencies, worldwide media companies, tech startups andluxury/retail brands including Bloomberg, Ogilvy, McCann, The Weather Channel, DiscoveryChannel, Equinox, Gap, Ann Taylor/LOFT and many others.
Taught presentation strategy classes at NASA, United Nations and Landor.
Marketing & PR Consultant
Self-Employed / New York, NY
Re-branded Tache Artisan Chocolate, a small chocolate factory on the Lower East Side and wrote copy and researched press for Watch This Space, a boutique communications firm.
Marketing & PR Consultant
Shiny Object Co. / Los Angeles & New York
Wrote social media copy, managed event partnerships and designed all ads.
Clients included award-winning boutique hotels, luxury real estate, hip restaurants and country clubs including Hotel Lautner, Los Angeles Athletic Club and Workshop Kitchen + Bar.
Marketing & PR Consultant
Self-Employed / Birmingham, Alabama
Volunteer
Mission to the World / Marseille, France
Took a year off to teach English and mentor college students in the South of France.
Administrative Assistant
Christian Medical Ministry of Alabama / Birmingham, Alabama
Publicity & Advertising Assistant
New Hope Publishers / Birmingham, Alabama
Titled nationally distributed books, assisted with publishing decisions, wrote press releases and ad copy, managed press kit distribution, assisted with author book tours.
Education
Troy University
Bachelor of Communication Arts / Communication Arts, PR/Marketing, Business
While getting my degree, I ran the PR & Marketing for the performing arts department and sold out almost every theatre performance while teaching myself how to do the job. This experience got me my first real job out of college.
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