Before Passport, Leslie was working as a software analyst when an unexpected layoff forced her to rethink everything.

Like many women stepping into consulting, the biggest challenge wasn’t experience. It was knowing how to position it.

Leslie knew she had valuable skills, but struggled to identify her niche, structure her offers, and confidently communicate the value she brought to clients.

Passport helped Leslie stop second-guessing herself and start building with clarity.

From pitching and organization to pricing and positioning, Leslie learned how to build a real consulting business instead of trying to figure it out alone.

Most importantly, she got specific.

Instead of trying to serve everyone, Leslie focused on Revenue and Retention Coaching for the insurance industry—and that clarity changed everything.

While still inside the program, she landed her first client:

A $3,000-per-month contract for six months.

And once the first client came in, Leslie finally stopped seeing consulting as an idea—and started treating it like a real business.

Today, Leslie has signed 11 clients, generated more than $300K in revenue, and exceeded her previous corporate income.

But the biggest transformation wasn’t just financial.

It was personal.

Leslie stopped chasing validation, overworking to prove herself, and trying to force herself into environments she had already outgrown.

In less than two years, she went from operating as a solo consultant to building a consulting firm—one built around her values, her vision, and the life she actually wanted to create.

One of the biggest lessons she took from Passport was learning to start before she felt fully ready.

As Leslie says:

“You are not starting from scratch—you are starting from experience.”