Menna Riley is an award-winning Corporate Engagement Strategist who helps organizations turn visibility and relationships into measurable business growth. She specializes in using events, communications, and strategic storytelling as business development tools that drive ROI, strengthen stakeholder trust, and support long-term growth objectives.

With more than 25 years of experience and over 1,000 executive-level events produced, Menna works with leadership teams to align client, investor, and stakeholder engagement with organizational priorities. Her work spans corporate event strategy, stakeholder communications, executive presentation and pitch development, and strategic messaging for growth-stage and professional services organizations. The common thread is helping leaders communicate value, build confidence, and convert engagement into clear results.

Menna’s approach connects strategy and execution. She is known for stepping in quickly, understanding complex business contexts, and producing high-quality deliverables that leadership teams can use immediately, whether that is a pitch deck, investor narrative, strategic presentation, or engagement plan. Her clients value both the thinking behind the work and the efficiency with which it is delivered.

Beyond her client work, Menna is the founder of Leading Ladies Networking, Halifax’s signature women’s business networking event series. Created as a strategic community-engagement initiative, the series reflects her belief that well-designed experiences can generate both economic and social ROI. Since 2011, Leading Ladies has connected tens of thousands of professionals, fostered new client relationships and partnerships, and earned recognition with the SAFI Media Economic Impact Award for Advancing Professional Networks in Nova Scotia.

Menna helps organizations use engagement to build the right relationships, strengthen credibility, and convert visibility into revenue and long-term client retention.