With a keen financial appetite from a young age, Leanna landed her first job in the capital markets at age nineteen while attaining her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Toronto, Canada. Leanna has focused on investor relations her entire career, and she has gained securities licensing and experience throughout various fields of global finance living and working in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. Through her international work facilitating transactions alongside multi-billion-dollar funds, private and public companies, and a top-tier network of family offices and sovereign wealth funds Leanna then decided to start her firm.
Leanna founded the business development and marketing firm, Black Hawk Financial in 2014 to offer asset managers and service providers, among others, marketing and business development expertise to help target and develop their network of clients, investors, and partners.Since the release of her bestselling financial literacy book, “Young, Fun, and Financially Free” with 100% of the proceeds going to the WE Foundation, supporting income opportunities and economic stability in developing countries, Leanna has been featured in the media as a live television host, emceed and moderated elite industry events worldwide, and is a contributing expert on hundreds of media outlets, podcasts, and national networks including Worth, CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, NBC, ABC, and more. You can find Leanna on Instagram @leanna_hawk and X @leannablackhawk
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