Clear is kind.
Welcome! I’m Lelia*, and I help leaders communicate clearly, inspire their teams, and achieve measurable success.
I have two degrees and two decades of experience in communications-based roles. The more failures and successes I encounter, the more I have seen firsthand that ambiguous communication (often leading to unmet expectations) causes most of our challenges. Brené Brown said it best – Clear is kind.
Today, as executive director and CEO of an innovative nonprofit organization, I serve my team and keep us focused on our mission every day. I am excited to solve problems in a team environment and to learn together.
*it’s pronounced “lee-lee-uh”
About me
I have always been drawn to communication. In high school, I excelled in my English classes (don’t ask me about algebra) and I job shadowed a local advertising exec. In college, I majored in journalism and minored in English, and after a few years in PR and marketing roles, I also earned a master’s degree in Strategic and Organizational Communications.
I am the same age as Mark Zuckerburg, which means I remember life before daily access to laptops and smart devices and social media. We are part of the Xennial generation (and yes, I did live for those computer lab days in middle school because we LOVED playing Oregon Trail). I remember in my first job at a PR agency in Atlanta, I was asked to “figure out that Twitter thing.”
So that’s what I did. And that’s what I continue to do today. I remain curious and I constantly wonder why things are the way they are. I am not content with most answers. I ask questions and figure things out.
My career path has led me from Atlanta to Charlotte to Greenville, SC, where I progressed from focused communications roles to broader leadership roles. I’ve done everything from crisis communications to media appearances to strategic planning and, today, I am so proud to head up an impact-driven organization that makes a difference every day.
Lelia King 