Leah James is pure zen. A behind-the-scenes, professional, calming center of the community since the early days of local LGBTQ activism and nonprofit work. From those foundational years until now, she has given of herself.
From being part of the founding committee of Come Out With Pride, the board of the then named Metropolitan Business Association, now The Pride Chamber, to currently as the One Orlando Alliance board treasurer. She has even lent her expertise to government entities like the City of Orlando’s Audit Board, where she became chairperson.
Her personal journey has also taken her to become a yogi leader through much training and work on her practice. Her compassionate and caring work doesn’t end with nonprofits. As the owner of an accounting practice, she infuses her client service with empathy.
As a client of hers, I can attest to this. Her advice and guidance goes beyond that of a business accountant and has been more of a friend/mentor who has seen me through the ups and downs of business and the economy for over a decade. Especially during these times, I — and I’m sure many others — would have been worse off navigating the heavy impact the pandemic has had with business owners.
The community is so thankful for Leah and her remarkable, intuitive insight.
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