Leslie Ward
"I met Leslie last year and learned that she grew up hanging out with the Dallas Cowboys - well really, her Dad was with the NFL, so she was raised on football and sports. That carried over to her career in media, launching networks like the Tennis Channel, which afforded her the opportunity to go to Wimbledon via the Concorde one year. During her career, Leslie had leadership roles for a few well-known media groups such as CBS, Lionsgate, NBC Universal, Comcast and CNN to name the big ones.
Leslie is a force to reckon with and stands behind her values and integrity. She is ready to lead in the board room, has two decades of non-profit board experience and recently was appointed to an Advisory Board role for a Private media company called DNVR. Her communications background and extensive team management integrating sales, marketing and research make her an excellent board candidate for a private or public company board."
Michele Ashby, CEO, ACE LLC
Leslie Ward is a decisive, results-driven, transformative leader with over 30 years of national experience in media sales and marketing – news, sports and entertainment industries. As a change-leader and business builder, Leslie has developed and managed high-performance teams at major broadcast and cable networks through massive technological advances, network launches, and mergers & acquisitions with Fortune 500 companies and clients.
Leslie is adept at managing change and building productive, diverse and inclusive corporate cultures. She is utilizing her insights to assist other executive leaders with change and transition management as part of her own coaching/consulting company. She is an engaged Board Director with experience on a Private Corporate Board, as well as over two decades of service on Non-Profit Boards.
Outside of the boardroom, Leslie is an avid hiker, tennis player, sports fan and enjoys travelling, mentoring youth and community service.
"With my extensive sales & marketing leadership and senior executive experience in all facets of the media industry including, strategic planning and implementation, talent management and organization
growth I am qualified to serve on a public board, including Executive, Compensation, Social responsibility and Human Resource/management development committees."
~ Leslie Ward