How Leslie Kornstein Built S.P.I.E.S. Allies to Guide Others Toward Soulful Self-Alignment

Meet Leslie Kornstein, founder of S.P.I.E.S. Allies, a Human Alignment System integrating Spiritual Psychology, QiGong, and Equine Assisted Coaching for those ready to heal their unproductive inner dialogue. Leslie also runs Ruach Ranch and is the author of Lies, SPIES & Butterflies.

What sets Leslie's work apart is the timing of it. At 74, she is bringing decades of credentials and lived experience together into a system she believes is finally ready for prime time, and she is doing it alongside a family team and a new AI Coaching Guide called Soulara. It is a quiet kind of bold: building the most ambitious version of her work after a lifetime of preparation.

Please share a brief introduction and your business:

Leslie Kornstein is the creator of the S.P.I.E.S. Allies Human Alignment System. After a life-changing journey through profound loss, a near-death experience, and healing from Crohn's disease, she devoted herself to understanding true self-alignment.Through her work at Ruach Ranch, she integrates Spiritual Psychology, QiGong, and Equine Assisted Coaching to guide others into clarity, resilience, and Soulful leadership. She is also the author of Lies, SPIES & Butterflies.

Take us back to when you launched. What was your marketing strategy?

I created a team that learned along with me how to launch a business via Bot Builders.

Did you always know you wanted to be an entrepreneur?

No

Do you have a co-founder?

We have three females, and they are all family.

Are you a mamaprenista?

No, we are Grandma's now.

What accomplishments are you the most proud of to date in your business?

AI Hybrid Coach; training/coaching courses.

What is one thing you wish you had known when you started your Entreprenista journey?

To help us get more people to embrace our work.

What did you do before starting your own business?

MS in Ed Psych; MS in Sp. Psych; NYC Evaluator & Educator; Equine Assisted Coach; she is also the author of Lies, SPIES & Butterflies; Breath Walk Instructor; NYC Evaluator & Educator.

What made you take the leap to start your own business?

I'm 74 and now feel that my training is now truly ready for prime time and pass forward my unique S.P.I.E.S. Allies Human Alignment System.

Do you have any recent wins?

The creation of "Soulara," our AI Coaching Guide.

What's one app on your phone that you cannot live without?

LinkedIn

Who are your customers?

Those who are ready to heal their unproductive inner dialogue.

What's your top productivity tip?

The team lives by living S.P.I.E.S. Savvy.

What's your favorite business tool?

Chat GPT

What's your approach to work-life balance?

We integrate by listening to our S.P.I.E.S. Allies.

How do you avoid burn-out?

We have a business team, and we live by listening to our internal team.

What advice do you have for aspiring Entreprenistas?

Love what you're doing, laugh at the stress, and appreciate all assistance.

Leslie's story is a reminder that the work you spend a lifetime preparing for sometimes only becomes truly ready in your seventies, and that bringing family, faith, and emerging technology together can be a perfectly modern way to share an old kind of wisdom. We are so glad to have her in the Entreprenista community and cannot wait to see S.P.I.E.S. Allies continue to grow.

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