BE In The Know: Fun Facts Friday Intro

Written By Barbara Ellen Leicht

🌱 Friday Intro ✨ Fact Friday 🌱 

Grateful to have a handful of new followers on BE Career Development + Rochester Shops Local Instagrams, so I want to say hi! Please allow me to introduce myself a bit more:

~ here are some #funfacts about me ~

✨ My full name is Barbara Ellen Leicht

✨ That’s “light” like a light bulb 

✨ It’s a brand new last name for me, as my husband Dan + I are newlyweds … I sometimes slightly pause before introducing my last name 

✨ ENFJ here! I’m 40% introverted which makes me an Ambivert … aka: I recharge via (plenty) of alone time  + can feel shy in public 

✨ I used to be an Inclusive Adolescent English teacher + even taught at my old high school when my younger bro was there!

✨ Throughout college, I lived in Pittsburgh, Ireland, + Manhattan  

✨ In Rochester, I’ve lived in 5 different city neighborhoods, the 1st being Beechwood where I grew-up until ~ age 10.5

✨ I started Shop Local blogging between 2011-2012 + started spotlight trends amidst the COVID crisis in 2020

✨ Cobalt is my fav color to wear if you can’t tell … imho it’s universally flattering

✨ I’m a dog lady turned cat mom + feel like the luckiest 💗 to love both fur babies 

✨ Self-care is my hobby. I live with multiple invisible disabilities + learned years ago that I need to leverage consistent #SelfCare to stay thriving 

✨ This, along with 10+ years’ success and expertise + having engaged in a number of wellness courses, informs my approach to being a Mindset Career Coach.

✨ I love smiling, smiling’s my favorite. I’m 100% a True Believer

🌱 what are some fun #Friyay facts you’d like to share?? 🌱 

Cheers to being your best you! ✨ 

~ Barbara Ellen Leicht, MSEd

Barbara Ellen Leicht

Barbara Ellen Leicht, MSEd, is a “Former Teacher, Forever Educator,” Trauma Survivor turned Thriver, and  Mindset Career Coach with 14+ years’ expertise. She specializes in career pivots, higher education, and authentic and strategic relationship building.

Transforming her invisible disabilities into superpowers, Barbara leverages a strengths-based, person-centered, trauma-informed approach to delivering research-backed Corporate Trainings and virtual Career Coaching. On this journey, Barbara has been fortunate to empower 1,000s of diverse job seekers and career pivot’ers.

In fact, during her first full year in business, Barbara helped job seekers negotiate a cumulative of $50k in increased income. Her holistic approach to career coaching helps clients land in a fraction-of-the-time it typically takes.

Barbara’s philosophy—BE Excellent • BE Energized • BE Endlessly You—emphasizes quality fit, for quality work, with quality-of-life. Cheers to being your best you! ✨

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraellenleicht/
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