Margot Leitman is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker, and teacher who has taught and performed all over the world. A leading expert in the growing field of storytelling, she has written two books on the subject and has also written for NBC, DreamWorks TV, the Hallmark Channel, the PixL Network, and a variety of print and online sources. Additionally, she is a five-time winner of The Moth StorySLAM and was the Moth GrandSLAM winner in New York City, achieving the series’ first ever score of a perfect 10. 

In her spare time, Margot is an amateur baker, avid yogi, and devoted bibliophile. A proud graduate of the Ithaca College Theatre Department, she currently resides in Los Angeles, California.