About us
We are self-identified leadership nerds. We read the books, listen to the podcasts, dig into the research—and then can’t help but talk about how it actually applies in the real world. Even our girl talk has a habit of turning into conversations about people, work, and some version of the question: How do you lead from here?
Lead From Here grew out of those conversations and our own experience. We spent years working together in recreation, supervising hundreds of frontline staff and leaders with very different levels of experience. We saw great people step into leadership roles because they were good at their jobs, only to discover that leading people required a completely different set of skills. Too often, they were expected to figure those skills out as they went.
We wanted to change that.
Between us, we have decades of leadership experience and education in leadership, business, education, and kinesiology. But we don’t think leadership development needs to feel academic, complicated, or reserved for people with impressive titles. We love taking the theory, pulling out what’s actually useful, and turning it into practical tools people can use in the conversations, decisions, and messy people situations they face every day.
There’s no judgment about where you are as a leader or how you got there. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to learn, try something, and keep moving forward.
That’s really what Lead From Here means to us: start where you are, use the tools that help, and get a little better at leading the people in front of you.
Bridget Turner - BEd, BSc, MAL, CMML
Bridget has always been a teacher at heart. From teaching swimming lessons as a teenager to developing and coaching leaders today, she believes in the power of small practical steps forward. With degrees in Education and Kinesiology and a Master’s in Leadership, she brings learning and leadership theory to life—knowing that leadership is developed, not born.
Bridget spent much of her career in municipal recreation, managing people at all stages of their careers: teens in their first job, retirees looking to stay active, and full-time supervisors navigating the realities of leading people. She learned that “soft skills” are actually the hard stuff—and they grow through practice, reflection, and sometimes getting it wrong before getting it right.
As a leadership coach, Bridget helps people slow down and think through the messy parts of leadership: building trust, giving feedback, navigating conflict, setting boundaries, communicating clearly, and figuring out what to do when there isn’t an obvious answer. Her coaching style is practical and curious. Rather than telling people how to lead, she asks the questions that help them understand what’s really going on, challenge their own thinking, and decide what they want to do next.
Outside of work, you’ll find her with a book, a podcast, or a questionable reality show. She’s happiest with her blended family in the mountains or discovering new food. Her friends say she’s the quiet one—until a well-timed zinger brings on the eye rolls.
Leah Gregg - BSc. Kin, CMML, MAL
Leah is one-third of the Lead From Here team, based in Edmonton but a Maritimer at heart. She’s worked in people-focused roles since she was 16, mostly in recreation and hospitality. With a Master’s in Leadership and experience supervising hundreds of staff, she’s learned one truth: how you treat people really matters.
Leah is intentional about how she communicates and leads. She thinks about which conversations need to happen, when they need to happen, and how best to approach them. Even a simple email gets some thought—because how a message lands matters just as much as what it says. She works hard to build strong foundations of trust, clear expectations, and open communication so people can do their best work knowing she has their back.
For Leah, leadership is about grit, service, and staying human. She believes in having the real conversations, creating an environment where people can succeed, and being the kind of leader who supports people while still holding them accountable.
Outside of work, Leah is a mom to Callie, Anderson, and Sawyer, her 13-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, wife to Ryan and baseball mom to the Riverhawk baseball billets who live in their basement and drink all their milk. When she’s off the clock, she’s watching baseball or Law & Order SVU and aiming to channel Rosa Diaz or Olivia Benson. She’s also always up for an inappropriate joke or two.
Julia Seguin - BPE, MBA, CMML
Julia has been hooked on leadership since attending a youth adventure camp at 17. Those clever counselors embedded leadership into every challenge, and she’s been fascinated with people dynamics ever since. She believes how we lead affects how we live.
Julia’s career began in aquatics and recreation and eventually expanded into leadership and organizational development. With a Kinesiology degree and an MBA, she has a knack for bridging theory with practice—and turning good leadership intentions into systems that actually work. She believes leadership shouldn’t happen by accident. Whether it’s creating better routines, processes, or ways for teams to communicate and work together, Julia helps build systems that make good leadership more intentional and consistent.
Through her own leadership experience, Julia has learned that leadership is humbling, rooted in service, and often felt more in how you make people feel than in what you say.
Outside of work, Julia is a proud mom of two incredible young adults and is married to an Edmonton Police detective heading into retirement—so big changes are ahead! She can quote almost any Seinfeld episode, and Queen is, without question, the best band of all time.
