Hi! I'm Leslie.
I’m really passionate about helping you feel empowered and confident with your professional presence. In 2009, I launched PUNCH!media and I’ve worked with clients such as TVO, The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, Investment Planning Counsel, JLL (Jones Lang Lasalle) and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to PUNCH up their online presence.
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What PUNCH!media can do for you
I can help you to drive client engagement, increase conversion and/or dominate your niche as an expert.
Whether you’re in career transition, or looking to convert higher-paying clients, I will help you to feel confident that you’re using LinkedIn and Social Selling properly.
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Free Video Training
Generate more leads in your sales pipeline using Social Selling.
FREE VIDEO TRAINING
A study by Putnam.com stated, 86% of Financial Advisors who use Social Media for business report that it helped them gain clients and obtain with an average of $5 million AUM.
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Free Cheat Sheet
Turn your team into Brand Ambassadors using LinkedIn.
FREE CHEAT SHEET
You and your staff are your best brand ambassadors. Teaching them how to properly extend your brand messaging can result in a 10x reach. It also helps to align all your sales and marketing efforts to improve relationships and convert clients.
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Free Tip Sheet
Get 100% completion and manage your time using LinkedIn.
FREE TIP SHEET
Whether you’re in school and are just starting out, or you’re in career transition, LinkedIn is very valuable to help you:
• Brand yourself properly as a thought leader and expert
• Become more visible to recruiters and hiring managers
• Land your dream job.
Download FREE DIY tips on how to get to 100% completion of your profile (and obtain 40x more opportunities!)
How much is a new opportunity worth to you?
PUNCH!media can help you with LinkedIn Profile Writing, LinkedIn Workshops and Social Selling Training (and much more).
Contact me for a customized quote for you and your team
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They Drank the PUNCH!
Leslie has been on top of the fast evolving online space since I met her almost a decade ago. She is tenacious and detail oriented, just the sort of person that you want working on your business. Highly recommended!
Stephen Ghigliotty, The Mediconsult Network
I had the pleasure of getting referred to Leslie directly from our partners over at LinkedIn. She proved to be a tremendous resource for writing and optimizing the LinkedIn profiles for many of our executives to showcase not only their unique brands but help them promote the Guardian brand as well.
Nate Isaacson, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Leslie is an excellent speaker and always provides great information that resonates with the audience. If you are looking for a dynamic social media speaker, she is your go to person.
Robert J Weese, B2B Sales Connections
Leslie is a Social Media expert. She was amazing to work with. Leslie remains on the forefront of Social Media, constantly providing useful, practical and valuable social media information. It was such a pleasure working with Leslie, and I look forward to continuing to work with her in the future!
Jessica Moran, Neziol Insurance Group
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