About Leslie

Leslie is the Head of Marketing and Brand at the neuRealities, a company focused on transforming professional education and training by delivering pioneering AI-driven experiences to revolutionize how workers learn and perform in high-skill technical environments. Leslie oversees the marketing strategy with a mission to elevate and scale neuRealities’s brand presence, positioning, and narrative in the healthcare sector.

In addition to her role at neuRealities, she is also a Board Advisor and Fractional CMO for Mission Point Press and brings over 25 years of award-winning marketing, media, and publishing experience to the team.

Before joining neuRealities, Leslie spent sixteen years at Morningstar, most recently as the Head of Experiential Marketing. During her tenure at Morningstar, she and her team led global brand and technology initiatives to transform the Morningstar Investment Conference into a best-in-class experience in the financial services industry. Leslie and her team were recognized as Cvent Excellence Award winners in 2016, 2017, and 2022; and finalists in 2019 and 2020. As an early adopter of technology, Leslie also launched Morningstar’s global brand presence on social media channels and embraced augmented reality and virtual reality to empower and educate investors. Leslie also served as Publisher of Morningstar Magazine, a quarterly publication that features the best of Morningstar’s research and analysis for investment professionals.

Leslie is the Past President of the Board of Directors at AMA Chicago, the American Marketing Association’s largest chapter, where she led and supported a diverse and talented team of volunteers who deliver valuable programs, events, and resources for the marketing community. During her tenure as President, the AMA Chicago chapter won six out of six AMA Chapter Excellence Awards, plus a Platinum Continuing Excellence Award, which is only awarded to chapters that receive these awards five years in a row.

She enjoys exploring the intersection of storytelling, great experiences, and technology.