Meet the Founder

LEAD
BETTER.
FOR REAL.

Twana Smith is a leadership and operations executive with more than a decade of experience leading people, building teams, developing managers, and navigating organizational change.

Her work has spanned healthcare, operations, client experience, training, and leadership development, giving her a front-row seat to what happens when talented people are promoted into leadership without being taught how to actually lead.

The Honest Leader was built to close that gap.

Master’s in Health Administration
10+ Years in Leadership & Operations
Team & Leadership Development
Change Management & Organizational Growth

Better leaders build better teams.

The Honest Leader helps emerging and experienced leaders build the skills that don’t always come with the title: communication, confidence, accountability, trust, and the ability to lead people through the hard stuff.

No corporate fluff. Just honest conversations, practical tools, and leadership development that works in the real world.

Who We Are

MEET WITH THE HONEST LEADER

Leadership, learned in the real world.

I didn’t create The Honest Leader because leadership came easily. I created it because I learned that the hardest parts of leadership are often the ones no one teaches you. How to have the conversation you’ve been avoiding. How to hold someone accountable without losing their trust. How to lead through change when you don’t have all the answers. How to build a strong team without losing yourself in the process.

That’s the work behind The Honest Leader.

WORK WITH TWANA