About Us
The Heart Behind the Work
Who are we:
Leading In Life Enterprise is a human development company committed to taking individuals from trauma to leadership through experiential learning, cognitive development, and leadership transformation. We specialize in equipping justice-involved individuals, workforce teams, and organizations with the tools they need to heal, grow, and lead with impact.
Through a unique right- and left-brain teaching approach, we engage individuals in transformational learning experiences that challenge mindsets, build emotional intelligence, and develop leadership capacity. Our programs integrate trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, and cognitive-behavioral strategies, ensuring that participants don’t just learn—they evolve.​
Our Mission:
To empower individuals and organizations by bridging the gap between healing and leadership, fostering resilience, emotional intelligence, and workforce readiness in those seeking transformation.
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Who We Serve:
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Justice-involved individuals looking to break cycles of recidivism and step into leadership.
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Workforce teams seeking to build high-impact, emotionally intelligent leadership.
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Organizations aiming to shift culture, engagement, and performance through leadership development.
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Caregivers, mentors, and leaders who guide others through healing, growth, and transformation.
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Core Pillars of Leading In Life Enterprise:
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From Trauma to Leadership – Transforming past adversity into strength and purpose.
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Experiential Learning & Leadership Development – Using real-world applications to develop strong, emotionally intelligent leaders.
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Workforce & Culture Transformation – Equipping teams and organizations with the tools to thrive in leadership and collaboration.
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Cognitive & Emotional Intelligence Development – Building self-awareness, decision-making skills, and resilience.
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Healing-Centered Personal Growth – Supporting individuals as they navigate healing, identity, and leadership maturity.
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Our Approach:
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Experiential learning that engages both logical and emotional processing.
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Trauma-informed, faith-based, and research-backed methods.
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Real-world leadership simulations that prepare individuals for workforce success and personal growth.
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At Leading In Life Enterprise, we believe that nothing is wasted—every experience, challenge, and setback can be transformed into leadership, impact, and purpose. We equip people to lead in life, not just in title, but in character, resilience, and vision.
The LLE Story
The Story Behind Leading In Life Enterprise
“It wasn’t just about leadership—it was about wholeness.”
Leading In Life Enterprise didn’t start as a business idea. It began as a personal journey—one marked by adversity, emotional struggle, and the deep desire to grow beyond survival.
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At the heart of it is Kinah L. Burks, a dynamic leadership strategist, emotional intelligence expert, and justice-involved advocate whose life and leadership journey became the blueprint for what LLE would one day become.
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Before she ever trained others in workforce development or led leadership cohorts, Kinah was living what she now teaches. She had experienced what it meant to lead while emotionally depleted, to show up while carrying unhealed trauma, and to succeed professionally while feeling disconnected personally.
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Working in fast-paced leadership roles—from managing hundreds of employees in quick-service restaurants to driving operations in workforce agencies—she began to notice something others overlooked:
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People were performing, but not healing. Leading, but not whole.
Her passion for people development collided with a deeper conviction: emotional intelligence, healing, and inner work aren’t side notes to leadership—they’re the foundation of it.
What started as a personal breakthrough soon became a mission.
Kinah founded Leading In Life Enterprise to bridge the gap between trauma and leadership, offering transformational tools to help others not just lead—but lead with wholeness, wisdom, and impact.
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She integrated everything she had learned—experiential learning, emotional intelligence, right- and left-brain teaching models, trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, and biblical principles—and built a company committed to transformation.
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LLE now empowers justice-involved individuals, ministry and workplace leaders, and purpose-driven professionals through coaching, workshops, consulting, and the Heal, Grow & Thrive framework—a process that takes individuals from pain to purpose, and from survival to sustainable leadership.
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Why Leading In Life Exists
Because Kinah knows that when people heal, they lead differently.
Because emotional intelligence is more than a skill—it’s a strategy for sustainable growth.
Because nothing is wasted, and every experience can become a stepping stone to leadership.
Leading In Life Enterprise was born to make that truth a reality—for every person ready to lead in life, not just in title, but in character, resilience, and wholeness.
Meet The Team
Our Clients
Let’s Connect—Your Growth Journey Starts Here
You were never meant to lead alone. Whether you're navigating transition, rising from adversity, or ready to develop the gifts within you, we’re here to walk with you.
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At Leading In Life Enterprise, we believe healing and leadership go hand-in-hand—and we’re passionate about helping you bridge that gap. Through intentional development, powerful workshops, and transformational coaching, we equip you to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact.
Curious about how we can serve you?
Let’s start the conversation. Join our community and explore what’s possible—because your story, your growth, and your leadership journey matter.