Ilana is known in Silicon Valley for breaking barriers. From an F-16 Flight instructor in the Air Force and the first female commander in her squad, the youngest hire in Intel at the time, a tech executive, now the founder of Leap Academy, one of the fastest-growing companies in America.

Leap Academy is disrupting professional education and is the only platform in the world today that helps individuals build portfolio careers and prepare for the future of work.

Ilana is also the host of the Leap Academy with Ilana Golan podcast, interviewing leaders such as Richard Branson, GaryVee, the president of Starbucks, the founder of Zillow, and countless other CEOs & founders of $B companies.

Ilana won countless awards, including Inc 500,  Startup of the Year, Featured on the Nasdaq Tower, CEO World Award, 40 Women to Watch, and gave keynotes on the biggest stages in the world, including Tech Crunch Disrupt, Google Startup Accelerator, Inman Connect, Western Digital Leadership Conference, Wix community, Executive MBA Programs, Economic Corporation, and more. Ilana was also invited to give a private talk for Richard Branson and a very select group of CEOs on his private island.