Leah Young

Background

About Leah Young

An accomplished senior leader with a reputation for formulating and executing growth strategies in the B2B space. A progressive career developed over 25 years while working in the financial services and material handling industries. An executive with a wide range of experience including Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Data-Driven Analytics, Product Development, Change Management, Program Management, Marketing, Communications and Team Development. Gifted with a deep, quick mind and an entrepreneurial flair. My Reputation Has Been Built On. • Strategy Formulation: I build product and service portfolios that grow revenue and profitability, by leveraging and expanding upon organizational competencies, to increase market share and drive customer entanglement. • Problem Solving: A knack for sifting through ambiguous qualitative and quantitative data to generate highly rationale and feasible solutions to complex issues • Change Management: Driving operational excellence with a measured, systematic approach to driving the necessary process and behavioural change • Stakeholder Collaboration: I uncover opportunity and garner support for execution through key high-trust relationships established at the executive level, with suppliers, customers, managers and front-line employees • Managing/Building Programs. As a self-starter, I establish the vision, tap into SMEs and available talent to drive necessary action and evaluate against timelines and objectives to refine as required and ensure necessary results. Specialties: Strategic Planning & Design, Business Development, Product/Service Management, Change Management, Thought Leadership, Data Analytics, Operational & Legal Requirements, Team and Talent Development, Brand Strategy, Marketing Communications