Bibliophile, Anachronist, Philosophus, Socratist, Solivagant... These are all words that have at different times in her life been applied to Ms (Leigh) Bella St John, who is simply known as Bella to many of her friends and acquaintances... (although she usually just refers to herself as variations on 'elegantly weird'... :-) )

Before she largely retired when she turned 50, Bella spent several decades working with some of the world’s top companies, helping organisations to increase shareholder value by focusing on and leveraging their strengths, possibilities, and successes – and specializing in developing and delivering innovative think tanks, summits, and online remote leadership development programs (http://Peer-Mentoring.com). Bella also has a passion for virtual leadership and coaching/mentoring programs that are innovative, collaborative, practical, and that demonstrate a tangible link between ‘respect’ and ‘profitability’.

Bella has helped senior executives, entrepreneurs, corporate clients, and self-published authors to achieve their goals and dreams; as well as having had significant personal achievements in the areas of media/entertainment, event management/MC, and as a journalist, and best-selling author of both fiction and non-fiction.

In addition to authoring and publishing several books, she also coached a number of business people and executives through the process of writing and publishing their books, and then turning them into best-sellers on various platforms.

Bella was a consultant for many years in the area of personal branding working with a variety of successful business people and high net worth individuals, and her successes across a variety of disciplines and industries, combined with having lived in several different countries, as well as her lifelong study into 'what makes people tick' ~ collectively these aspects and more give her an unparalleled insight into spotting hidden opportunities, identifying and preparing for possibly unforeseen challenges, and finding new and innovative ways to be successful.

Thanks to the residual income streams Bella has created from licensing her professional development programs, she is now retired and travels the world fulltime as a Luxurious Nomad (http://LuxuriousNomad.com), living a life many people only dream of living (yes, even in the current ‘situation’).

Bella currently lives 'elegantis vitae' daily, even travelling with crystal glasses (a set comprising wine, scotch, tumbler, and cognac balloon, of course), gold-plated cutlery, vintage Edwardian cup, saucer, and plate (some mornings nothing beats a cup of Twinnings Earl Grey, with honey and lemon...), a gold fountain pen (well, actually two since she thought she had lost the first some time ago so bought another - only to find the first exactly where she left it - funny that!), her personal wax seal, embossed letterhead and envelopes for sending handwritten notes, a assortment of books from her collection that is currently in storage, including several published in the early to mid 1800s, and ranging from classical literature, to mythology, to history, and beyond...

"a life without books for me is unimaginable! - and the older, the better... the older the books are, that is, not the older I am!" :-)

"I look forward to hearing from you..."

~ Bella