Leela Cosgrove wasn’t supposed to become the Founder of a successful company. She grew up in a housing commission suburb in Brisbane, Australia, surrounded by violence, drug use and the ongoing rhetoric that she would amount to nothing.
She refused to submit to the expectations set for her, defying the odds and escaping the cycle of poverty she saw around her by starting her own business and growing it into a multi-million dollar enterprise.
Leela is the owner of Australia’s Premiere Witchcraft company, High Priestess, and has spent the last 25 years of working as a professional psychic and healer. She has read for Hollywood Celebrities, Billionaires and Rock Stars.
- Leela was recently named in the top 50 fast growth companies in Australia by the largest Financial Publication in the world – her organisation was top 8 of Female Founded Companies listed;
- has been named as one of Australia’s top 25 female entrepreneurs under the age of 40;
- spent time on Necker Island with Richard Branson;
- is the Australian chapter leader for the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network;
- was nominated for the Veuve Clicquot “New Generation” entrepreneur award;
- has spoken at TED;
- and has presented on marketing, sales, identity and The 8 Percent throughout Australia, the US and Asia.
Leela's projects and events
What Does Brand Trust Mean in B2B?
How to overcome a Crisis of Context and Build a Brand that People Love.
Hermes at Work
Collaboration with French luxury fashion house Hermes to launch their Hermes at Work series of events.
The 8 Percent Festival
An event that asks the hard questions of the smartest people in the room.
The Rise of Toxic Entrepreneurial Bro Culture
In 2019 Leela appeared on stage at the B2B Festival in Melbourne.
The Art of Money Getting with P.T. Barnum
Leela Cosgrove annotates the classic book by P.T. Barnum.
Masters at Work
Masters at Work is a documentary series that premiered on Virgin Australia. Episode Five: Donna Stolzenberg
Masters at Work
Masters at Work is a documentary series that premiered on Virgin Australia. Episode Four: Emre Deniz
Masters at Work
Masters at Work is a documentary series that premiered on Virgin Australia. Episode Three: Susan Dimasi
Masters at Work
Masters at Work is a documentary series that premiered on Virgin Australia. Episode Two: Ben Mcnamara
Masters at Work
Masters at Work is a documentary series that premiered on Virgin Australia. Episode One: Dr Tien Huynh
Gwon Osang x Hermes
Collaboration between iconic French fashion house Hermes and artist Gwon Osang.