MEET THE FOUNDER

A Global Leadership Strategist Trusted by the World’s Top Organisations

 

Marielle Legair is an internationally recognised leadership strategist, speaker, and trainer. She has partnered with organisations including LinkedIn, bp, BNP Paribas, Diageo, Novartis Japan, and Yale University to deliver programmes that strengthen confidence, presence, and behavioural change.

With a 15-year career in senior corporate communications at firms such as Deloitte in New York and London, Marielle brings a global perspective and cultural insight to her work, having delivered workshops across the USA, Africa, the UK, and Japan.

A LinkedIn Learning Instructor with over 100,000 learners worldwide, she integrates behavioural science with NLP and hypnotherapy to help leaders clear limiting beliefs and step into confident, visible leadership. Her proprietary 5Ps of Leadership Visibility Framework underpins Align Labs’ programmes, offering a clear pathway to measurable impact.

Recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice, Marielle has been featured on international stages and in global media. Her mission is to reshape leadership from within so people lead with confidence, presence and impact that lasts.

FOUNDER OF ALIGN LABS

Meet Marielle Legair

Marielle Legair is a global speaker and the founder of Align Labs, a company transforming how leaders show up, communicate, and lead from the inside out.

Her sessions have impacted leaders across the US and EMEA, creating deep identity shifts, behavioural change, and lasting confidence in their leadership presence.

As a trained NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist, she blends behavioural science with presence-based development to spark meaningful transformation beyond surface-level performance.

Her keynotes, workshops, and leadership labs have supported organisations such as LinkedIn, Diageo, and BNP Paribas. Over 100,000 learners have taken her courses on LinkedIn Learning.

Before founding Align Labs, she spent over a decade leading executive visibility and reputation campaigns in New York and London for brands such as Deloitte Global, Grant Thornton, and Experian, helping senior leaders communicate with clarity and confidence in high-stakes environments.

COMPANY VALUES

The Align Labs Mission

Align Labs partners with forward-thinking organisations to cultivate confident, visible leaders who drive performance, retention, and long-term cultural impact.

We go deeper than surface-level training. Our method integrates behavioural science, NLP, and hypnotherapy to clear limiting beliefs, shift behaviour, and create measurable transformation.

Through keynotes, workshops, and bespoke 1:1 Leadership Labs, we help leaders:

  • Expand their presence and amplify their voice.
  • Build resilience and self-belief that fuels performance.
  • Strengthen relationships that accelerate visibility and advancement.

Our mission is simple:

Reshape leadership from within so people show up with clarity, confidence, and lasting impact.

“Thank you a thousand times over. I struggle to find words to describe how valuable these workshops were for me personally and how many actionable takeaways I got from the day as a whole. I came hoping for a coin and left with a treasure chest full to the brim. You are worth your weight in gold!”
 

— Justin Cole, Workshop Attendee, LinkedIn

What We Stand For

  • No strategy works until your people believe in themselves.

  • Storytelling is a leadership strategy, not just a soft skill.

  • Influence grows through intentional visibility and relationships.

  • Change lasts when a growth mindset and behaviour align.

  • Leadership is most powerful when it starts from within.

LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

The 5Ps of Leadership Visibility

At Align Labs, we don’t believe in surface-level training. Our proprietary 5Ps of Leadership Visibility Framework is trusted by global organisations, including LinkedIn, Diageo, bp, and BNP Paribas. These companies partner with us because we go deeper than theory, combining behavioural science, mindset reprogramming, and storytelling to clear limiting beliefs, shift behaviour, and deliver tangible change.

What sets us apart isn’t just the framework itself, but the depth of how we deliver it. We integrate behavioural science, mindset mastery, and executive influence with modalities such as NLP and hypnotherapy to clear subconscious barriers, strengthen storytelling, and drive measurable behavioural change. This inside-out approach helps leaders transform identity-level patterns that hold them back, enabling them to step into confident, visible leadership that creates lasting cultural impact.

The 5Ps at a Glance

  • Performance: Shift limiting beliefs to unlock confidence and intrapreneurial thinking.

  • Pitch: Influence and inspire through clear, confident communication and storytelling.

  • Presence: Build authentic executive presence and visibility, both in-person and on LinkedIn.

  • Partners: Cultivate and strengthen relationships to attract mentors, allies, and sponsors.

  • Plan: Design a personalised career and leadership visibility roadmap for long-term impact.

Why It Works

 

The 5Ps gives leaders the confidence and visibility to thrive at every stage of their career.

  • Build Confidence. Shift limiting beliefs and unlock authentic self-leadership.
  • Expand Visibility. Step into a stronger presence that inspires trust and influence.
  • Drive Retention. Equip teams with the tools to stay motivated, engaged, and committed.
  • Strengthen Pipelines. Develop leaders who are ready to rise and shape the future.

In today’s fast-changing workplace, our framework empowers leaders to show up with the self-belief and influence needed to make a lasting impact.

Why It Works

The 5Ps gives leaders the confidence and visibility to thrive at every stage of their career.

  • Expand Visibility: Step into a stronger presence that inspires trust and influence.

  • Drive Retention: Equip teams with the tools to stay motivated, engaged, and committed.

  • Strengthen Pipelines: Develop leaders who are ready to rise and shape the future.

In today’s fast-changing workplace, our framework empowers leaders to show up with the self-belief and influence needed to make a lasting impact.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

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