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Leonids is a boutique consulting firm supporting entrepreneurs and leaders in social impact businesses.

Leonids is great for...

Solo Entrepreneurs and CEOs

It’s lonely at the top. Leonids will coach you on improving your strengths and provide fractional executive leadership for the things that aren’t getting done.

Early Stage Start-ups

Leonids will help your founding team unlock your company’s hidden potential and set you up for success. Let us help you navigate the early stages in ways that make the next ones much easier.

Clearing Roadblocks & Turnarounds

Every business hits a point where things seem to stand still, or worse, start falling apart. Leonids will help you uncover the root of the issue and develop a plan to turn it around.

Growth Inflection Points

Whether it’s time to raise capital or you’ve just done so, you want to seize the opportunity to maximize your growth. Leonids can help you create and implement a plan that ensures success.

Services to Support Your Success

Wherever you are on your entrepreneurial journey, Leonids can tailor the right package for you

Fractional C-Suite Executive

A seasoned executive working as part of your team to both help develop strategy and execute on your goals.

Short or Long Term Advising

Ongoing planning, strategy, and analysis to help you make informed choices for your company’s success.

Executive Coaching and Mentoring

Regularly scheduled meetings to define your goals and objectives and a framework to help you achieve them.

Leonids Team

David Barach
Partner

David Barach

David is a serial entrepreneur with each of the three companies he founded achieving successful exits.

David is a serial entrepreneur with each of the three companies he founded achieving successful exits.

With a proven track record of driving growth, securing funding, and implementing strategic initiatives, David has consistently made a positive impact throughout his career. He can provide fractional leadership or ongoing guidance in: operations, finance, business development, product development, fundraising, or any of the many things a successful entrepreneur needs to know to scale a company.

After his last exit and a number of positive experiences supporting other founders, David recognized that he enjoys using his experience in both strategy and execution to help other founders succeed.

Through Leonids, David hopes to continue making a meaningful difference for entrepreneurs and their teams, customers, and shareholders all while continuing to make a positive impact on society and the environment.

Rachel Barach
Partner

Rachel Barach

Rachel is a versatile executive leader having run some of the largest online publications in the world.

Rachel is a versatile executive leader with more than 20 years of experience running some of the world’s largest online publications.

Having turned around several money-losing online publications, including one with over 36M monthly unique visitors, and turning them into eight-figure profitable ventures, Rachel is a seasoned, entrepreneurial leader with expertise in operations and technology across a breadth of categories; sales and marketing, product development, strategy, growth, and process optimization.

After leaving a corporate SVP role at the world’s third largest publisher, Rachel discovered she’d rather put her expertise to use supporting up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are keen to make positive social impact. Both her professional and personal experiences have strengthened her ability to ask the right questions, get to the root of a problem, and creatively find achievable ways forward. She is a proven thought leader, customer advocate, mentor, process improver, truth-teller, brainstormer, and get-‘er-done-er.

Our Expertise

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Leadership

Supplement your vision with steady, impartial, and experienced leadership.

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Entrepreneurship

Avoid costly mistakes with an experienced entrepreneur by your side.

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Operations

Organize and streamline your operations to scale for growth.

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TheNumbers

Dig into the data, gain fresh perspectives, and make informed decisions.

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IMPACT

Nurture people and the planet for happier customers and employees.

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Development

Open new channels and expand market penetration by repositioning your products.

Strategy

Last but certainly not least, and always a unique combination of all of the above.

Our Satisfied Customers

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I initially engaged David to support me with a fundraise, which resulted in us securing a $1.5 million non-dilutive grant from the National Research Council of Canada. Once the funding was in place, I expanded his role and brought him on as our fractional Chief Product Officer to lead our transition from a tech-enabled managed services company to a SaaS company. David helps me implement my vision, serves as a valuable sounding board, collaborates effectively with other leaders on my team, and excels at guiding companies through change.

Annalea KrebsFounder & CEO, Social Nature
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Three years into our journey as a fintech software company, our revenues had plateaued. We needed a fresh set of eyes from someone who would understand where we are. David was able to break down complicated issues and discovered the misalignment between how our core products were intended to function and how customers were using them. Thanks to David, we are correcting course. With customer usage tracking product intention, the user experience is more fulfilling than ever.

Gary CarrFounder & CEO, Givio (acquired by Spiral)
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I initially invited David to be an advisor to my company to assist with strategy. That went so well that I asked him to join our team as President, help me with our Seed investment round, to refine our strategy, and to prepare the company for hyper-growth. With his previous experience as an entrepreneur and CEO, his insight into our target markets, and his passion for implementing the details of our strategy, I was able to confidently place operations in his competent hands - allowing me to focus on strategic growth initiatives.

Daryl HattonFounder & CEO, ConnectionPoint
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David helped us clarify the unique value Purposely offers around employee volunteering and coached us through some big questions. He has a real knack for quickly understanding complex models and distilling them into something actionable. We also explored the corporate donation space, which opened up new possibilities for our roadmap. In just a few sessions, we made significant progress that shaped how we’re positioning the business moving forward. He’s sharp, thoughtful, and great to work with!

Eric FranzoFounder & CEO, Purposely
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David helped transform the strategy, team and operations at Zen Maker Lab while serving as our fractional CEO and put us on a much improved growth trajectory. I strongly recommend David to any organization that wants to scale up and get expert advice on how to do so. He has an excellent understanding of strategy, mission, and vision as well as the operational experience to help you get there. He helped us make the tough decisions necessary and prioritize our resources. It was a pleasure having him on our team.

Cyri JonesFounder & President, Zen Maker Lab
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David joined our team as a fractional Chief Strategy Officer and made significant contributions from the very first moment. We knew we needed fresh eyes and expanded experience to really accelerate to the next stage quickly. David turned some of our thinking inside-out, and going through the process of identifying the desired outcomes for us and our stakeholders got us super-excited. He understands product development, sales positioning (investor, customer), governance, executive management, corporate strategy and so much more.

Mike ZivotCo-Founder & CEO, Hope Factory

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