About Leo
Advisor. Operator. Builder.
For more than four decades, Leo M. Tonkin has worked alongside CEOs, executives, and leadership teams to help people and organizations see differently, lead differently, and create results beyond the predictable and probable.
A lifetime of seeing what others may not yet see
The thread through the work
People. Possibility. Performance.
The common thread across industries, ownership structures, leadership philosophies, and stages of growth has remained the same: helping leaders distinguish what matters, understand what may be getting in the way, and create conditions in which people and the enterprise can thrive.
A continuing professional journey
Early work in self-awareness and human potential; later influences including Covey, Blanchard, Tribal Leadership, Six Sigma, and a lifelong study of human behavior, systems, and possibility.
A body of original work
More than 30 leadership, management, and employee-development curricula; white papers; facilitation methods; and intellectual property built to make leadership thinking usable.
He has sat on both sides of the table
Advisor. Operator. Entrepreneur. Category builder.
There is a distinction between advising someone who is building a business—and having built one yourself. Leo founded SALT Chamber in 2012 and has led through strategy, product development, international manufacturing, growth, cash flow, fulfillment, teams, and the realities of building a category.
Signature CEO-advisor proof
Nearly 20 years. Three organizations. One enduring CEO-advisor relationship.
Across three education organizations—including two private-equity environments—one CEO has repeatedly chosen to work with the same advisor. At Post University, the work has included CEO and executive advisory, culture, leadership, engagement, accountability, and embedded leadership involvement.
Curiosity is part of the work
Perception, attention, and possibility have always mattered.
From writing and technology to the subtle art of magic, Leo’s curiosity centers on how people see, what they miss, and what becomes possible when the frame changes.
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