Katy Leeson

The former Managing Director of Social Chain, host of the ‘I Shouldn’t Say This, But’ podcast, and keen advocate for bringing the human back into the professional world.

Katy Leeson is the former Managing Director of Social Chain. Following her appointment, Katy made the Northern Power List, was shortlisted for Northern Power Women’s Transformational Leader award and was listed as one of the Top 22 Businesswomen to Watch in 2022.

Katy has long been vocal across her social platforms in regards to the challenges people face within leadership positions, as well as advocating for more purposeful and value-led social media usage. A key component of this is her podcast ‘I Shouldn’t Say This, But’ which is dedicated to the difficult conversations we can all relate to but struggle to have – the most recent season of which is dedicated to re-defining social media as a force for good.

Katy is dedicated to breaking down barriers in leadership and making the workplace a kinder, more human-focused place in which every member of every team can thrive as their true selves. A big believer in the concept of ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’, Katy is using her digital platform to show over 70,000 people that anyone can be a good leader, so long as they remain rooted in empathy.

www.katyleeson.com