Facing a complex issue or high-stakes decision? Let’s talk.

Crisis management isn’t something you need until something goes wrong, when it does, don’t go it alone. One good decision can mean survival, and engaging Leonie and the Stormbirds team is that decision. Leonie guided us through multiple news cycles, safeguarding our reputation and social license. Better yet, if you want to manage reputational risks before they escalate, whether personnel, environmental, legal, or the unexpected, Stormbirds are the experts to prepare you. Leonie’s media and risk management expertise is unmatched. A consummate professional and a pleasure to work with, I highly recommend her and Stormbirds.

[Jane's] capacity to find opportunity in complexity makes her an invaluable asset to any organisation seeking elegant responses to the kinds of multi-faceted challenges common in workplaces of the 21st Century.

Fantastic communicator, adept in media, and always goes beyond expectations to help get clients a great result. Leonie's experience crosses many fields, and is highly regarded in mainstream media circles. Passionate, able, and committed. Just what you want when it comes to public relations.

[Jane is} ... an exceptional strategic thinker with a genuine talent for facilitating creative collaborations and entrepreneurial problem solving in complex situations.

Jane delivered above and beyond for our strategic planning retreat. She challenged and engaged every member of the team and facilitated a cascading planning process which will guide our organisation for the next 3 years. We came away with a clear vision, a plan to achieve it, and some very creative and useful resources, messaging and marketing strategies. The team had a lot of fun, and it has significantly changed the way we work.

It has been a genuine pleasure working with you over the past couple of years and your hard work and commitment have greatly contributed to the professional organisation our company has started to become in recent time.

We engaged Leonie’s services to help navigate a new and challenging landscape in the aftermath of an unprecedented natural disaster event and closure of a major local industry. Leonie’s professionalism, advice and expertise were instrumental in helping to guide our communications strategic response. Through Leonie’s expertise we have now developed a specialist communications framework for future use in disaster events.

Leonie is great to work with. An absolute professional and a voice of calm when there are challenging issues to be dealt with. Her PR instincts are second to none and her smarts, warmth of humour - even when deadlines are looming - make her one of the best.

I completely transformed my leadership style and the way in which I interacted with my senior executive as a result of Jane's executive coaching. She helped me find a way of leading that was comfortable for me whilst still challenging me to grow and try new things. Her knowledge, quick thinking and generosity in sharing her experiences and ideas made our coaching sessions something I really looked forward to.

I worked with Leonie Vandeven for almost 10 years and will always jump at the chance to commend her for years of great advice, passionate work ethic and values-based decision making. Leonie strongly believes in transparency, integrity and trust, and will always steer an organisation in the direction that’s in their best interests. Dependable, trustworthy and honest - Leonie can make good decisions quickly in a time of crisis and maintain the same direction throughout every day operations.

LV is one of the best in the business when it comes to corporate and crisis communications as well as media relations. If you what the right advice without fear or favour, than LV is your person.

Jane was able to come into our sector as a consultant and very quickly establish knowledge, key relationships, member awareness, and a political astuteness that enabled her to rapidly progress projects we had been struggling with for years.

Leonie has a depth of experience that allows her to quickly sum up the situation & identify a strategy for your particular needs, great connections & reputation across all forms of media, an ability to think on her feet at lightening speed and a sense of humour that will keep everything and everyone afloat even in the most dire moments.

I worked directly with Leonie as the client on a course that I teach and can vouch for her significant expertise in issue and risk management and strategic communication. Leonie is a highly skilled communicator who operates at the very highest level whatever the circumstances.

Strategic, cool under pressure and an excellent communicator. Leonie creates a clear and direct path when it’s important for a message to be heard, whether it be in a pro active or reactive situation.

Leonie is a highly skilled, professional communicator. Her expertise in the areas of strategic communication planning, and issues and risk management, combined with her specialist knowledge of media across all platforms, define her as a leader in the communication field. Having worked directly with Leonie on a number of major projects, I have first-hand knowledge of her high-level communication skills and her ability to quickly identify and respond to communication challenges in a way that addresses the needs of all stakeholders and audiences. In addition, her attention to detail and her focus on results are assets that clients will find invaluable.

I had the pleasure of working with Leonie on numerous stories for The Australian and The Courier-Mail and found her to be the consummate professional, skilled at managing media expectations and demands, always charming and never short of creative new ideas. I would love her to open a school for PR professionals to show how it's done!

Leonie understands the media, what they need, and how to best communicate and execute their needs, and has achieved stellar results due to her vast experience over the 15 years I have worked with her. She has gained invaluable experience in all forms, but particularly in crisis comms, and her calmness, wit, can-do attitude and professionalism, ensure her results are exactly as she envisages them. She is a joy to work with, and leads projects from creative inception to execution with style and finesse.

We had the absolute privilege of working with Leonie during our So Hot Right Now campaign, a world-first menopause event that drew incredible public interest, along with some intense scrutiny and criticism. As complete novices in the PR world, we suddenly found ourselves in unfamiliar territory, navigating media pressure and complex messaging. Leonie was exactly who we needed: calm, strategic, and deeply thoughtful. She supported us through challenging moments, managed sensitive media issues with grace, and helped us amplify our message to the women who needed it most. Thanks to her guidance, we didn’t just weather the storm, we delivered a powerful, successful campaign and stayed true to our purpose. Leonie isn’t just a brilliant PR professional, she’s the person you want in your corner when the stakes are high.

“Leonie is a natural and experienced leader and mentor. Her genuine desire to bring out the best in others has lifted me up so I can rediscover my confidence as a leader. Leonie’s no-nonsense attitude and simple, tailored advice helped me acknowledge my own strengths and weaknesses, understand my leadership style and develop adaptable skills. She is incredibly supportive and her words of genuine encouragement have always made me feel comfortable and safe to share in her presence. One of the most valuable things I have learnt from my mentorship sessions with Leonie is that I already have everything inside me to become the leader I can and want to be. I left every one of our sessions glowing with confidence and excitement for the opportunities ahead of me.”