Owner & CEO, Pinnacle Performance Group
Owner & CEO, Pinnacle Performance Group
Leslie Holman believes there is a better way to live, lead, and work—and she's spent the last 13 years proving it. As the Owner & CEO of Pinnacle Performance Group, she leads a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations turn bold plans into recognized value. Through many experiences prior to Pinnacle, Leslie learned that a strategy is only as good as its execution. Enter Pinnacle, where her team partners with executives to ensure strategy becomes tangible, measurable outcomes across the business.
Leslie Holman is the Owner & CEO of Pinnacle Performance Group, a boutique consulting firm transforming how organizations execute strategy. For over a decade, she has championed human-centered leadership, proving that exceptional business results come from honoring the full humanity of the people doing the work. A recognized Women in Business award recipient, Leslie brings lived experience as a consultant, leader, and culture innovator to every conversation.
Leslie's deeper purpose took shape when she acquired Pinnacle with a vision to transform it into a living experiment as a more human, sustainable way of working. After years in corporate and consulting environments where excellence often demanded personal sacrifice, she set out to design a model where people could do meaningful, high-impact work without breaking themselves in the process.
Today, Pinnacle operates as a whole-person, future-of-work laboratory—demonstrating that exceptional results come from honoring the full humanity of the people doing the work. The firm consistently delivers high-impact value while allowing people to be fully human, giving them the ability to pursue many passion projects – including hobbies, education, fitness, and more while also prioritizing time with family and friends.
Leslie brings this lived experience to her speaking, podcast interviews, and advisory work. She champions "A Better Way" not as a slogan but as a framework for whole-life leadership— one that recognizes work and life are inseparable, and that organizations thrive when people are allowed to thrive too.
The Pinnacle Team
Workload by choice
Transparency as a norm
Culture of care
Ego-free collaboration
Strengths-based teaming
Podcast-ready topics that inspire belief in a better way to work
Why whole-human leadership is the future of high-performing organizations
Real experiments, real failures, and breakthrough insights from building a different kind of company
How letting people choose sustainable workloads actually drives better outcomes
How naming real life—family emergencies, mental health days, personal challenges—strengthens teams
Building 'caring professional' workplaces where people back each other up through life's inevitable twists
Using the 'clay model' for better client outcomes through collective ownership
Strengths-based leadership in action—and why asking for help is a sign of strength
Closing the gap between plans and outcomes—the execution challenge most companies miss
Ready-to-use questions to spark meaningful conversations
Your platform centers on 'A Better Way.' What inspired you to build a totally different model of working — and what experiences shaped that vision?
After 13 years running a Future-of-Work laboratory, what have you learned about trust vs. hierarchy?
You once hid Pinnacle's unconventional model. What changed, and what did you realize about its impact?
Why do companies struggle to sustain human-centered practices — especially post-COVID?
You often talk about 'leading with heart over dollar signs.' How can leaders shift from fear-based to heart-centered decision-making?
Selected interviews and videos
Twin Cities Business • 2017
Recognized for exceptional leadership and contributions to the Minneapolis business community.
Let's inspire your audience with a conversation about "A Better Way"
Leslie brings 13 years of real-world experience building human-centered workplaces. Her insights resonate with leaders, managers, and anyone questioning traditional work norms.
Or contact directly: kylie.adams@moburst.com