I had the pleasure to chat with Leilani on this episode and talk about how our network can help us shape a career. Listen to this episode and learn more about how to tap into your network when are you going through a career change. Leilani's story was very inspiring and motivating to me. I hope you will enjoy it too.
Leilani recently joined Nium, a global payments and card issuing company as their Vice President of Customer Success, Americas. A former elementary and middle school teacher, Leilani used her experience and knack for technology to break into the tech industry. Over the last 16 years, she's held leadership positions in FinTech and EdTech companies including: Tipalti, Promethean World, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Illuminate Education. She currently serves as the board secretary for The Teaching Well, a non-profit wellness organization that works with schools across the U.S. Through her organization SIS (strength in sisterhood) Circle, Leilani organizes and leads workshops and retreats for women focused on self-care. development, and empowerment. Leilani lives with her husband and their four children in the San Francisco Bay Area.