Jeanette Leeds
Tech Entrepreneur | AI Evangelist | GTM Advisor
Jeanette Leeds is a best selling author, an award-winning entrepreneur and executive leader with a proven track record of driving growth and executing successful turnarounds in tech companies. Jeanette's hands-on executive experience spans sales, marketing, customer success, implementation, product development, finance, HR, and general entrepreneurship. With over 20 years of experience, her expertise in automation and AI has transformed organizations across multiple industries, from consumer brands to investment banks.
Jeanette’s commercial expertise combined with her ability to see patterns others miss and understand the path forward has been instrumental in her success. She has first-hand knowledge and understands how to create value by prioritizing resources and focusing an organization based on where in the growth life cycle it resides. Jeanette is known for her ability to quickly identify core problems and implement practical solutions.
Jeanette is the Founder & CEO of Leeds & Company, a strategic advisory and fractional leadership firm dedicated to helping early and growth-stage SaaS and AI companies scale revenue, optimize GTM strategy, and drive operational excellence. Through Leeds & Co., Jeanette partners with founders, executives, and investors to leverage AI, automation, and partnerships for sustainable growth and market differentiation.
As the CEO of Hourly by AMS, Jeanette led the startup to a 20x revenue increase and an industry leading 80+ candidate NPS score, earning seven industry awards, including the Gold Stevie for Talent Management Solution of the Year. She also served as EVP/Managing Director and a member of the AMS Americas executive leadership team, launching AMS' high-volume RPO productized hiring solution, by integrating the best of technology, process, and people.
Before AMS, Jeanette was the EVP/Managing Director and Head of Americas at Oleeo, a pioneer in recruiting enablement solutions. As the founding executive of Oleeo's U.S. expansion, Jeanette was instrumental in bringing Oleeo to the US market. Under her leadership, Jeanette significantly grew U.S. revenue over 5x, contributing ~40% of Oleeo’s global revenue, achieved a US employee NPS of 55 and won numerous awards, including the Gold Stevie for Talent Acquisition Provider of the Year and Aragon Research’s Hot Vendor.
Prior to these executive roles, Jeanette held leader roles at Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, IBM and Gartner.
Jeanette is a sought-after speaker and thought leader, who regularly shares her expertise at industry events, on podcasts, and through blogs and articles. She has won the silver Stevie Executive of the Year, Smart CEO award and was named a Woman of the Year Finalist for the Women in IT Awards. In 2024, she became a national bestselling authoer with the release of her book, Leadership DNA: Shaping a Thriving Business Culture.
Jeanette holds a BA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA in Management from Columbia Business School. In her spare time, Jeanette serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Catalyzr (Future of Work) along with an educational non-profit, co-hosts the WRKdefined High Volume Hiring podcast, is a certified AI trainer with the Vjal Institute and cheers on her two teen athletes.
AWARD WINNING LEADER
Executive of the Year
Woman of the Year
SmartCEO
Executive of the Year
WORKING WITH JEANETTE
Crucial
"It's been an absolute pleasure working with you. You've been so crucial to the growth of the business."
-Revenue Executive
PROVEN
As we prep for @HRTechConf, love listening to @jeanette_leeds talk about her time at Lehman Bros. Talk about a proven #WomeninBusiness #womenintech #recruiting #RockStar
-HR Tech Veteran
Positive
"You are top talent...a friend, and an integral part of what the company is... you are a true inspiration for positive attitude."
-Executive Leader
& Peer
Passionate
"You have been an absolute inspiration to me and I don't think I have ever met anyone as passionate as you have been."
-Coworker
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Leeds & Co. – Strategic advisory & fractional leadership for SaaS & AI-driven companies
C-Suite SaaS Executive (CEO, COO, CRO, CMO, Chief Product Officer) fractional / full-time
Entrepreneurial Advisor for Tech / SaaS
Speaking engagements (speaker, keynote, panelist, moderator, interviewer) - in person or virtual for webinars, podcasts, small groups - topics: Women Tech Leaders, Women Entrepreneurs, Talent Acquisition & High Volume Hiring, Practical GenAI
Certified AI Training for individuals, groups and organizations
