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Leadership Performance Coach

Leah Tomlin Executive Coaching

Leah Tomlin Executive Coaching is an award-winning business. As the founder, I am in the Brainz 500 Global list for the top business leaders and entrepreneurs of 2021. I run my online coaching company with a mission to transform quality of life and enhance performance for women leaders and their organisations. As a result of working with me, my clients see transformations in their self-belief, behaviours, leadership, strategy and organisational culture. I empower women to leap equality hurdles, value wellbeing, transcend current circumstances and achieve greatness as women leaders. I am a published neuroscientist, qualified head teacher and writer. My expertise lies in leadership, business, neuroscience and learning. I am passionate about gender equality, helping women to excel in life and leadership, feel inspired in their roles and achieve personal and business goals beyond their expectations. 

www.leahtomlin.com

Executive Leadership Coach for Leah Tomlin Executive Coaching

Brainz Magazine Official

As an Executive Contributor, I write monthly articles for Brainz Magazine, on my professional passions: 
- Leadership
- Business
- Neuroscience
- Mindset
- Coaching
- Gender Equality

Executive Contributor Writer

Self-employed

Executive Leadership Coach

NATIONAL ELF SERVICE LIMITED

Edited, wrote and published health research blogs for The National Elf Service (https://www.nationalelfservice.net)- part time associate.

Blog Editor

HENLEAZE JUNIOR SCHOOL

- Developed an organisation-wide coaching approach, improving accountability and culture
- Ran coaching workshops for leaders at conferences, who were then inspired to incorporate organisation-wide coaching cultures
- Developed leadership capacity of female staff that built their confidence as leaders and allowed them to gain promotion/ lead more successfully
-Trained staff in leadership styles and development theories 
-Tackled and a culture of staff bullying and low morale to create a happy, productive team
- Restructured staff, leading to greater teamwork, productivity and sustainability
- Led transformation of the curriculum to achieve an OFSTED grade of ‘outstanding’; This leadership journey was published in a QCA document that was rolled out to every primary school in the country. 
- Developed an active agenda for pupil voice, leading to happier and more engaged children
- Created and implemented a whole-school strategy for the Every Child Matters agenda
- Developed a philosophy curriculum across the school 
- Trained and ran workshops for teachers across Bristol, who described my training as ‘exciting’, ‘inspirational’ and ‘thought-provoking”
- Led whole-school improvements in teaching and learning that saw significant improvements in: outcomes for children, target-setting, lesson planning, assessment... Teaching and learning was then graded ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED
- Used my neuroscience  knowledge to implement a meta-cognitive ‘learning to learn’ initiative across the school 
- Enhanced the lunch-time experience for children, meaning happier and more active children, improved behaviour and pupil relationships
- Created community networks involving all stakeholders, seeing an improvement in inclusion & wellbeing
- Networked with various agencies to improve child protection and safeguarding across Bristol
- Shortlisted, Interviewed and employed staff
- Developed a performance-management cycle that led to greater accountability and organisational relevance

Assistant Head Teacher

COLSTON'S PRIMARY SCHOOL, Henleaze Junior School and Strand on the Green Junior School

Henleaze Junior School, Bristol; Colston’s Primary School, Bristol; Strand-on-the-Green Junior School, London
Consistently graded to be an “Outstanding” (or equivalent) teacher from time of training, through being newly qualified and as an experienced teacher. My classroom practice was based on positive relationships, nurturing with empathy and emotional intelligence, having high expectations of myself, my colleagues and the children I taught. Pupils made excellent progress across the curriculum, with exemplary standards of wellbeing and behaviour.

Teacher

UCL, KCL and Imperial College London

Researched brain science and neuronal development, disseminating my research nationally and internationally at conferences. Published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Key Science Publications 
(Maiden name Leah Toole)
Eddison, M., Toole, L., Bell, E. and Wingate, R.J., 2004. Segmental identity and cerebellar granule cell induction in rhombomere 1. BMC biology, 2(1), p.14

Toole, L.J, Eddison M. and Wingate R.J.T., 2001. Overexpression of HoxA2 in dorsal rhombomere 1. In: Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 27, 1, p.1228

Toole, L. and Wingate, R.J.T., 2000, January. Molecular and cellular correlates of midline fusion in the chick cerebellum. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE (Vol. 12, pp. 301-301). 

Grammatopoulos, G.A., Bell, E., Toole, L., Lumsden, A. and Tucker, A.S., 2000. Homeotic transformation of branchial arch identity after Hoxa2 overexpression. Development, 127(24), pp.5355-5365.

Toole, L., Belai, A., Shochina, M. and Burnstock, G., 1999. The effects of hibernation on the myenteric plexus of the golden hamster small and large intestine. Cell and tissue research, 296(3), pp.479-487.

Toole, L., Belai, A. and Burnstock, G., 1998. A neurochemical characterisation of the golden hamster myenteric plexus. Cell and tissue research, 291(3), pp.385-394.

Neuroscientist

Helping You to Propel Your Productivity

I truly understand the challenges of juggling it all and balancing hectic life & leadership! As a single mum to 3 young children, an award-winning certified Executive Coach, a business owner and magazine writer, I have nailed productivity.  I can help you do the same. I am on a mission to equip women leaders with a warrior mindset and productivity strategies for calm, motivating and fulfilling lives. 

We can only be amazingly productive if we first build strong foundations of wellbeing, energy and mindset. Only then are we able to take on productivity systems, prioritise, set boundaries and develop the best habits. As a published Neuroscientist I am well-equipped to help you to understand your brain, master your mindset, hone your habits, smarten your systems and propel your productivity. 

Through supportive 1:1 coaching and my Propel Your Productivity Program, your journey to productivity will be fun and engaging. You will have a clear roadmap to feeling calm, in control, motivated and loving your life and leadership. 

⭐️Click on the link below my profile photo ⬆️ to assess your current productivity.


Helping You to Level-Up Your Leadership

I understand the demands and expectations of leadership. As a qualified Head Teacher and business owner, my leadership experience is wide and varied. What’s more, my career as a published Neuroscientist gives me an understanding of the brain and learning that will help you in your mission for leadership excellence. 

My scientific approach means that the impact of your leadership journey will be measured and clear, starting with a baseline assessment that raises self-awareness of your leadership strengths and areas for development. Progress is tracked and impact for you and your team is measured so your success is tangible. 

My masters-degree level qualification in Executive Coaching, and my many years of outstanding coaching experience, ensure that you are in safe expert hands. My client testimonials speak reams as I’ve helped many women leaders to excel way beyond their expectations. 

Together, through a supportive 1:1 coaching relationship, I will help you create ambitious and meaningful goals, built from a place of real desire and purpose. Together, we can uncover hidden challenges and create true leadership excellence that’s targeted to your needs and to those of your organisation. 

⭐️Take the Level Up Your Leadership assessment:
https://levelupyourleadership.scoreapp.com/

⭐️Book a FREE strategy call: 
https://calendly.com/leah-tomlin-/30min

Leah Tomlin

Breakfree Marketing Solutions LLP

We develop online marketing solutions using organic content, sponsored advertisements, sales funnels and email marketing to optimize the customer journey of businesses and brands in order to boost their growth exponentially.

Co-Founder

Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited

Founding member of the organization's endeavour of shifting their operations and delivery to the ever-growing digital space.

Develop robust functionalities for Digital Marketing, Machine Learning, Application Development and Data Science.

Senior Product Manager, Digital and Analytics

• Received a certificate of excellence from Mr Amit Gupta, Vice President ,Transformation team for my contributions to the firm
• Streamlined the process to reduce the time for implementation of exclusive branding for a client by 64%, from an average 23 days to 7 days
• Reduced the time lag between acquistion and sellability of rooms by 25% by optimizing hotel acquisition model through pan-India research
• Developed a system for autoupdation of dashboards and progress reports to generate visibilty for all senior management
• Coordinated with International Transformation teams- China, Nepal etc: Got them on-board with the firm's system of tracking progress data
• Calculated and optimized the KRA ratings for based on performance parameters- transformed rooms/month etc for all employees
• Used KRA ratings for generating bonuses and appraisals for International and Local Transformation teams

Operations Consultant Intern

•	Analyzed the hotel acquisition process and created dashboards for better visibility in the system.
•	Extracted and Analyzed progress data and generated reports which were presented to all stakeholders.
• Coordinated with 23 city heads to learn and replicate best practices across india and thus created a cross learning platform to increase overall efficiency.
•	Worked with the technical team to understand and solve recurrent system errors faced by the local teams, and created standardized solutions for these ground teams to avoid facing further technical issues or difficulties.
•	Reduced the time lag between acquisition and sellability of rooms by 50% through the above mentioned measures.
•	Analyzed customer feedback data and provided replicable and templatized solutions to reduce customer complaints by 1%.
•	Was an integral part of a 5 member Chief Strategic Officer’s war room team responsible for acquiring a record 5300 Sellable Rooms per Night (SRN) across India in May, the highest number of rooms acquired in a month.
•	Used tools like R, SQL, Google Sheets and MS Excel extensively.

Operations Management Intern

Sportskeeda

▪ Part of the team responsible for all media and content aspects of India’s biggest sports news blogging website’s football handle.
▪ Published 60 blogs dealing with sports news, editorials, interviews and analysis which reached a total of 835,500 people worldwide. 
▪ Singlehandedly managed the special feature ”Transfer Market Rumours” which recorded an average of 45k reads per article.
▪ Published an article under the above mentioned feature which recorded 94.38K reads.

Sports Journalist Intern

The Friendly Marketer | Helping coaches & service providers 2x-5x their profits | Premium offers, funnels, ads and content | DFY, Consulting, Coaching | IIT Kharagpur

Kapil Virani is the co-founder of Breakfree. He is a growth marketing expert, known for his work in helping businesses grow online through content, funnel and advertising strategies.

An ex-Chemical Engineer from IIT Kharagpur turned marketer, Kapil always had an entrepreneurial fire and wanted to break free from the chains that binds one in the corporate world. He tried his hands on multiple ventures, including a professional photography agency and a restaurant business but in vain.

Finally, owing to his technical and marketing experience in his professional roles, he co-founded Breakfree in 2020 while working as an analyst at TATA AIG, and quit his job in 2021.

Since then, he has helped 120+ business owners across 12 countries grow their businesses and embrace a life of financial and time-based freedom. 

Some of his proudest achievements include:
Spearheading a 6-figure enterprise with an impressive 80% profit margin
Creating employment opportunities in India
Leading a client's transformation from 0 sales and revenue to an impressive $100,000 in just 18 months
Executing a remarkable $40,000 product launch with a mere $2,000 ad spend, all within a 30-day window

He’s a digital nomad at heart and has lived across Southeast Asia, North America and various parts of India. He is on a mission to foster a culture that dishes the 9-5 and hustle culture to design an intentional life one loves. He’s already helped 20+ digital entrepreneurs generate a combined $2M in revenue.

If you're ready to elevate your business with premium offers, harness the power of consumer psychology, and master digital marketing and paid media, feel free to have a chat with him: https://calendly.com/breakfree_in/chat-with-kapil

PS: You can talk to him at length about marketing, life design, football, travel, photography, digital entrepreneurship and the perks of being a solopreneur!

Kapil Virani

Waiting for the perfect business idea is a waste of time.

Here's why:

I was working as a data scientist at Tata AIG in 2020.

A 9-5 that paid my bills, and more.

But I was tired of fabricating updates everyday during morning meetings.

I needed a change, but I had no idea what to do.

So, I did what I could.

I loved photography, and I gave it a shot.

I went door to door, knocking on cafes in case they wanted photoshoots.

10 said no, 1 said yes, and I had my first independent paycheck worth ₹5000.

Not life-changing money, but life-changing possibility. "This could work."

I continued. A week later, I got a gig for ₹15000. Improvement.

I persevered. 2 weeks later, I got another gig. 

This time, they posed a problem: "How do we market the photos you click?"

In came my co-founder Chhavi Gupta and Breakfree was born.

First gig worth ₹20,000.

Not life-changing money, but life changing possibility. "This could work."

And it did.

A few more gigs later, I quit my 9-5 in Nov 2021.

5 years later, I'm earning 5x more than my day job.

I'm proudly helping people build lean online businesses.

More importantly, I'm helping peers break free from their frustrating 9-to-5s.

So if you asked me for one advice to change your current situation, it would be this:

Start where you can.
Don't overthink this step.
Go knocking on doors.
One door will open ten others.

Co-founder @ Breakfree | Here to help you build a peaceful and profitable info business that lets you live life on your terms | IIT KGP

I failed a subject for the first time in my 2nd year at IIT Kharagpur.

I failed the same subject in my 3rd year at IIT Kharagpur.

I failed the same subject again in my 4th year, too.

3 times in a row.

4th time proved to be the charm, and I finally cleared it in my final year.

3 years later, I started my business.

I got rejected on my first-ever sales call.

I got rejected again on my 2nd sales call.

I got rejected again on my 3rd sales call.

3 times in a row

4th time proved to be the charm, and I signed a client on the next attempt.

It's true when they say - all failures are life lessons.

You either win or you learn.

I hope you learn something new today.

👋🏻 HIRING ALERT:

As part of Breakfree Marketing Solutions LLP, I'm looking to hire a full-stack digital marketer to lead our client fulfilment efforts. The JD is attached in the comments below.

Ours is not a conventional niche; we don't operate as a run-of-the-mill marketing agency, nor do we follow a traditional corporate structure, so please go through the JD carefully.

If you're interested, feel free to drop me a DM - but don't just send your resume across. Let me know WHY you'd be a good fit for this role.

I went from making ₹500/hour in my corporate job to ₹16,000/hour in my business, without changing my skills.

When you stop trading time for money and start charging for the transformation you create, everything shifts.

Comment “FREEDOM”, and I’ll show you how to stop trading your time for money.

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