AI Brand Strategist · Keynote Speaker · The AI Chix
When AI meets emotional quotient meets brand intelligence — magic happens. Deanna Leonard brings 20+ years of Fortune 500 creative leadership and cutting-edge AI strategy to show marketers how feeling is their most powerful prompting tool.
In a world flooded with AI-generated content, the brands and marketers who win are the ones who remember: humans feel first, then decide. Deanna unpacks the intersection of AI tools, emotional intelligence, and brand strategy to show your team how to prompt with purpose — and connect with people.
The neuroscience of decision-making meets the art of the prompt.
When artificial intelligence meets emotional quotient meets brand intelligence — that's the new MarTech edge.
How to use AI to amplify authenticity — not erase it.
Leave with tools you can use before you leave the room.
Deanna Leonard, MBA is one of the most dynamic voices at the intersection of AI, brand strategy, and human creativity. As founder of The AI Chix and The Impact Circle, she's on a mission to help executives, entrepreneurs, and creatives unlock AI's power without losing what makes them unforgettable.
Before becoming a sought-after AI strategist, Deanna spent 20+ years as a Fortune 500 executive leading cross-functional apparel teams at brands like Hanes, Target, Jockey, and Polo Ralph Lauren. She knows what it takes to build products, move markets, and lead teams at scale.
Today she advises C-suite leaders and Fortune 500 teams, speaks on stages from university auditoriums to national AI conferences, and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top 100 AI Creative Educator and Top 70 AI Creative globally.
Named among LinkedIn's global Top 100 AI Creative Instructors and Top 70 AI Creatives — one of very few women in this cohort.
Advises CEOs and executive teams on integrating AI into brand strategy, creative workflows, and organizational culture.
20+ year career leading brand and design teams at Hanes, VF, and Carter's. Managed global PD teams and global licensing including Polo, Jockey, Warner Bros., and Mattel.
AI artwork featured at Times Square and in international exhibitions including Venice, Phoenix, Barcelona, and Gallery 34.
Published in SHE IS AI Magazine (Issues 1, 2 & 3), Creativa Art Book Vol. 6, and 28+ AI learning guides via The AI Chix.
Served on the board of SHE IS AI, the movement empowering women in artificial intelligence globally.
