About me

I’m Larah – a passionate Business Trainer, Coach, Change Management Consultant, and the founder of Leap Street.

At Leap Street, I’m on a mission to help companies unlock their creativity as the powerful ingredient for tackling complex problems. With over 16 years of diverse experience in strategy, sales and leadership, I’ve always been driven by one thing: inspiring people to think differently and create solutions that truly matter.

My six years at Google laid the foundation for Leap Street. I developed a visionary mindset, learned to embrace change and challenge the status quo. Google’s unique culture taught me to use creativity, curiosity and a customer-first approach to develop bigger, bolder ideas, along with the toolset to fail better and iterate faster. A special highlight during this time was my participation in an immersive creativity bootcamp (“the Google Magic Academy”), which further strengthened my belief that strategy and creativity are the unbeatable "power couple" of business success.

Creativity has been my constant companion – my artist mother inspired me to dream big, while my business-executive dad taught me the ropes of entrepreneurship. From a young age on, I learned to blend blue-sky thinking with a sharp strategic edge. Over the years, I’ve realized that creativity is not just a “nice-to-have” – it’s an essential catalyst. When play meets rigor, that’s where innovation happens, and that’s the magic that drives business success.

I’ve lived in three countries, founded two companies, and worked across a wide range of industries from tech to automotive to consumer goods. Having led teams, I understand the tough and rapidly evolving challenges leaders have to face on a daily basis. And as a lifelong learner, I know that every challenge brings new opportunities to spark creative solutions.