Presented by Leigh West, Vice President of Strategy at Southern View Media
Focus Women’s Conference, Session Thre, 11:40AM – 12:40PM, Nov 15, 2023
Leigh West Bio
At the ripe old age of 12, Leigh decided that she wanted to be a radio dj. She was sitting in a 7th Grade Pre-Algebra class when her teacher hung up a poster that showed different professions and how much math was used in each of them. ‘Radio DJ’ required the least amount of math.
Leigh followed that idea through high school and college, and eventually was hired as a part-time Radio DJ at a local radio station running the Open House Party and Casey Kasem’s Top 40 on weekends. It was there that she was recruited by the owner into the world of sales. He brought her on full time as his Executive Assistant, and she helped him with national sales.
Leigh loved sales because of the customer interaction and relationships that she built with her clients, and she’s kept that with her throughout her career.
Leigh spends most of her time with her husband, Chris, and their kids Macie, Ty and Mackenzie. Macie is a junior at the University of Southern Mississippi, Ty is learning the HVAC trade, and Mackenzie is a sophomore at Mississippi State University.
Leigh enjoys reading, sports, travel, spending time with family and friends, going to concerts (and all live music in general), and plotting to take over the marketing world with Michelle, her partner in crime (aka boss). Leigh loves living in Mobile. Her favorite season is Mardi Gras, and she’s quick to tell you that her city started it all.