Dallas, Texas, United States
Leonel De Leon. Founder & CEO | Strong Tower Partners I don’t just place executives. I help organizations scale through people. I am a business leader who specializes in people strategy and talent systems that drive real business outcomes. My work sits at the intersection of executive leadership, financial performance, and culture—connecting enterprise goals to the human systems required to achieve them. As the Founder and CEO of Strong Tower Partners, I lead a national retained executive search and talent solutions firm serving public and private companies across Private Equity, Family Office, Middle Market, and Large Cap environments. We partner with boards, founders, and executive teams to build high-impact leadership—from the C-suite to the teams that power them. My background includes leadership experience across Big 4, blue-chip retained search, Fortune 100, and startup environments. I have had the privilege of advising and placing executives globally across North America, Latin America, APAC, and EMEA, supporting organizations at every stage of growth—from founder-led to highly institutionalized enterprises. I bring a finance-forward mindset to talent. I don’t operate in an HR silo. I view people systems through the lens of the P&L—optimizing leadership, structure, and experience to drive margin, EBITDA, and long-term enterprise value. Talent, when done right, is a growth engine—not a bottleneck. Beyond search, I serve as Chief People Officer at LeasePAL, helping architect people and culture systems for scale, and I am a co-creator and founder of Kenekted, an emerging platform focused on consciousness, mindfulness, and human potential in the modern world. My approach is practical, candid, and execution-oriented. I partner closely with CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, and investors to solve high-stakes organizational challenges—bringing clarity, alignment, and momentum when it matters most. I’m not afraid to roll up my sleeves, challenge assumptions, and deliver results. Industries served include: Private Equity | Financial Services | FinTech | Technology | Energy | Manufacturing | Consumer | Media | Real Estate | Healthcare | Professional Services | Family Office Core Strengths: Strategic Leadership | Executive Search | Talent & Org Design | M&A Integration | Executive Alignment | Change & Transformation | Negotiation | Results-Driven Execution If you believe leadership is not a title—but a responsibility—we should talk. 🌐 Strong Tower Partners: www.strongtowerpartners.com 🌐 LeasePAL: www.leasepal.com 🌐 Kenekted: www.kenekted.ai
Strong Tower Partners is a premier Executive Search, Leadership Advisory, and Talent Solutions firm dedicated to helping organizations attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent. • Executive & Professional Search – Identifying, attracting, and securing high-impact leaders and professionals who drive organizational growth and performance. • Coaching & Assessments – Leadership coaching, onboarding, talent assessments, and development solutions designed to maximize individual and team potential. • Talent Solutions – Interim, fractional, project-based, and high-volume talent solutions that provide organizations with the flexibility and expertise needed to scale effectively.
New Technology Company (Unicorn). Coming soon LeasePal is a financial technology platform that provides renters and property owners with a smarter alternative to traditional security deposits. Instead of requiring residents to pay large upfront deposits that can create financial barriers to housing, LeasePal offers deposit exemption solutions that help preserve renter cash flow while providing property owners with protection against potential losses. By reducing move-in costs and improving housing accessibility, LeasePal helps property management companies increase occupancy, accelerate leasing activity, and enhance the resident experience. The platform is designed to create a more efficient, affordable, and equitable leasing process for both residents and housing providers.
Kenekted is an AI-powered conscious living platform designed to help people earn, learn, heal, and connect in meaningful ways. By combining technology, mindfulness, personal growth, and community, Kenekted creates spaces where individuals, creators, healers, and organizations can build deeper relationships, expand awareness, and foster human connection at scale. Our mission is to reduce distraction, restore coherence, and empower people to live with greater purpose, presence, and alignment in an increasingly connected world.
Elected to lead the Dallas Fort Worth Prospanica (Formerly the National Society of Hispanic MBAs) Board and Chapter in 2019. They are a premier Hispanic business organization dedicated to building and advancing Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. Recognized as the nation’s most prestigious Hispanic organization, Prospanica has over forty-six (46) chapters in the U.S. and Puerto Rico serving over 30,000 members since 1988. I have previously served the Dallas Fort Worth Chapter in several officer roles. Today I hold the President position serving the Dallas Fort Worth community, responsible to drive overall chapter strategic planning, guidance, and follow-up on organizational matters. Skills include: team player, build strong relationships, effectively communication and conflict management, connector, embrace challenges and priorities change, social awareness and self-management abilities.
• Rehired to serve as a Sourcing & Executive recruiting Subject Matter Expert to support JPMorgan Chase & Co's Global Human Resources leadership and lead global senior Human Resources executive search. • Served as an HR for HR Talent Acquisition specialist and tasked to connect with HR game changers globally