About Leah
The Origin Story
About Leah
The Origin Story
Who Is Leah Brighton?
For the past 10 years, Leah Brighton has been a driving force in the world of talent acquisition. Her expertise has powered the growth of fast-growing startups, scale-ups, and global tech giants.
Now, she is taking her industry knowledge to share behind the scenes insights to candidates.
Leah has successfully navigated three distinct careers from Health Care, Policy, and now Career Coaching. She's helped 1000s of Candidates get their Dream job, founded 3 non profit organizations, and been honored with the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, recognized as an Emerging Leader in The Peak's Top 40 Under 40, and acknowledged by the Governor General's Leadership Conference.
Leah's inspiration and motivation have touched the lives of tens of thousands of candidates as they journey toward career success.
Helping ambitious professionals thrive in their career and carve their own path to stand out and excel.
Early In Life
Leah Brighton followed the traditional path that we've all been told to follow -- study hard, get a degree, and work until you retire.
She completed her undergrad, and then masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Though life as a clinician was incredibly meaningful, she wanted more. Ultimately, she found out this "golden path" is now a lie in the world we live in today.
Even though everyone was telling her she was crazy for quitting her job and moving across the country to start a new career, that's exactly what she did to work as a policy advisor in the federal government.
After 4 years, she realized that there was still more ways to expand and grow. And, ultimately this led to her career in recruiting and now career coaching.
This was not the path that was told to her in school. It was one that she's learned by ignoring the mainstream message for the "only pathway to success."
Now, Leah is on a mission to help others also learn the secrets for how to break from free from the traditional pathway that traps people in careers and lives they hate.
Policy Advisor, Senate Leadership Office
Career
With 10+ years in Executive Search and Executive Communication Coaching, Leah has coached Leaders across industries so they can have their dream career.
This experience combined with her Masters in Speech Science from first career as a Speech-Language Pathologist, equips Leah with a unique intersection of skills.
She applies the core fundamentals of Speech Science to equip leaders with an unfair advantage for them to sculpt their executive brand, authority, and influence so they can be seen and heard, promoted and paid.
After working with 1,000s of Candidates, Leah has seen that the Candidates who get promoted and accelerate their career (versus those who hit a ceiling...) have mastered their Executive Communication, Presence, and Skills to be seen as a leader.
Leah is now on a mission to share these industry secrets so that ambitious professionals can leap into their Leadership role.
Dream Career Today
Dream Career Today is specialized in ensuring candidates are ready for the future of work.
We focus on creating tactical career plans to get noticed, promoted, and paid by harnessing the science of speech for Executive Communication.
The reality is that the "traditional 4 year degree" is no longer the key to success in your career. Instead, it's your ability to adapt, grow, and demonstrate your skills that will insulate against failure.
Deloitte Panel on Talent, Hiring, and Careers
Keynote Speaker at An Adoption Conference
Giving Back
Leah grew up in an orphanage in South Korea. She was adopted by a family in Canada at 4.5 years old. She grew up camping in the summers, swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and playing tennis.
It wasn't until she was in her 20s that she started to learn more about her culture and history. After reuniting with her birth family, and connecting with fellow Korean adoptees around the world, she saw firsthand just how important a community was for learning, belonging, and personal growth.
This led her to form Canada's first non-profit organization by adoptees and for adoptees, the Asian Adoptees of Canada. Members are of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese descent and it serves to provide a space for international adoptees to connect, learn and grow.
Who Is Leah Brighton?
For the past 10 years, Leah Brighton has been a driving force in the world of talent acquisition. Her expertise has powered the growth of fast-growing startups, scale-ups, and global tech giants.
Now, she is taking her industry knowledge to share behind the scenes insights to candidates.
Leah has successfully navigated three distinct careers from Health Care, Policy, and now Career Coaching. She's helped 1000s of Candidates get their Dream job, founded 3 non profit organizations, and been honored with the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, recognized as an Emerging Leader in The Peak's Top 40 Under 40, and acknowledged by the Governor General's Leadership Conference.
Leah's inspiration and motivation have touched the lives of tens of thousands of candidates as they journey toward career success.
Helping ambitious professionals thrive in their career and carve their own path to stand out and excel.
Policy Advisor, Senate Leadership Office
Early In Life
Leah Brighton followed the traditional path that we've all been told to follow -- study hard, get a degree, and work until you retire.
She completed her undergrad, and then masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Though life as a clinician was incredibly meaningful, she wanted more. Ultimately, she found out this "golden path" is now a lie in the world we live in today.
Even though everyone was telling her she was crazy for quitting her job and moving across the country to start a new career, that's exactly what she did to work as a policy advisor in the federal government.
After 4 years, she realized that there was still more ways to expand and grow. And, ultimately this led to her career in recruiting and now career coaching.
This was not the path that was told to her in school. It was one that she's learned by ignoring the mainstream message for the "only pathway to success."
Now, Leah is on a mission to help others also learn the secrets for how to break from free from the traditional pathway that traps people in careers and lives they hate.
Career
Back in 2014, Leah found herself at a career crossroads. After a career in health care as a Speech-Language Pathologist and as well as in the federal government as a senior policy advisor, she decided it was time for a change. Her transition to recruiting was a big leap, and during this time it opened her eyes to the many challenges people face when trying to shape their careers.
Today, after having been in the recruiting game for a solid ten years, Leah had seen it all. She had hired and coached folks at every stage of their careers, from fresh-faced newbies to managers, directors, and top-tier executives. This experience gave her deep insights into what makes a successful career journey.
But what really drove Leah was the roadblocks and struggles she encountered in her own career, as well as those she witnessed in the candidates she worked with. That's what sparked the formation for Dream Career Today.
Through Dream Career Today, Leah has made a real impact. She's reviewed more than 100,000 resumes, shared some of the industry's best-kept secrets, and is now set out on a mission to help a 1 million people find their dream careers.
Leah's story is more than just a career shift; it's a journey fuelled by passion and expertise. She's not just a recruiter turned career coach – she's a game-changer, on a mission to reshape the career landscape for ambitious professionals.
Dream Career Today
Dream Career Today is specialized in ensuring candidates are ready for the future of work.
We focus on creating tactical career plans to get noticed, promoted, and paid by harnessing the science of speech for Executive Communication.
The reality is that the "traditional 4 year degree" is no longer the key to success in your career. Instead, it's your ability to adapt, grow, and demonstrate your skills that will insulate against failure.
Deloitte Panel on Talent, Hiring, and HR
Keynote Speaker at An Adoption Conference
Giving Back
Leah grew up in an orphanage in South Korea. She was adopted by a family in Canada at 4.5 years old. She grew up camping in the summers, swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and playing tennis.
It wasn't until she was in her 20s that she started to learn more about her culture and history. After reuniting with her birth family, and connecting with fellow Korean adoptees around the world, she saw firsthand just how important a community was for learning, belonging, and personal growth.
This led her to form Canada's first non-profit organization by adoptees and for adoptees, the Asian Adoptees of Canada. Members are of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese descent and it serves to provide a space for international adoptees to connect, learn and grow.
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