Leah Bailey
Leah Bailey is a results-driven Director of Operations at Veriti, bringing over a decade of experience in digital advertising, operations strategy, and revenue growth. Based in Arvada, Colorado, she is known for her ability to streamline processes, optimize performance, and lead high-impact initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes. With a strong foundation in data analysis and e-commerce, Leah has built her career around turning complex challenges into scalable, efficient solutions that support both organizational growth and client success.
Prior to her current role, Leah served as Director of Strategy Operations at AdCellerant, where she led cross-functional improvements and training initiatives that enhanced team performance and deepened product strategy understanding. She oversaw a portfolio generating more than one-third of departmental revenue while implementing key operational advancements, including a company-wide Salesforce transition and cost-of-goods analysis that produced over $200,000 in annual savings. Her technical expertise spans platforms such as The Trade Desk, Google Tag Manager, and Shopify, complemented by her certification in Google Ads and TikTok media buying.
Leah’s career reflects a consistent passion for building systems, empowering teams, and fostering environments where innovation and collaboration thrive. From her early days at Comcast Spotlight to leadership roles across digital media and operations, she has demonstrated a talent for connecting strategy with execution. Known for her analytical mindset and commitment to continuous improvement, Leah approaches every challenge as an opportunity to learn, refine, and elevate. She is equally dedicated to mentorship and team development, believing that strong systems and strong people together create lasting impact.
• Certified-Tick Tock
• Florida State University - B.S. in Communications, 2012
• Salesforce Trailblazer Award
• Denver Post
• 2018
• GEM Award
• Comcast Spotlight
• 2014
• Awards - Salesforce Trail Blazer by Denver Post 2018
• Gem Award with Comcast - 2014
• Verity Employee Volunteer Program (helping employees volunteer in local communities across the United States)
• Previously fostered animals at local shelters
What do you attribute your success to?
I would attribute my success to my stubborn, gritty, go-getter attitude. I'm very much someone who, if something's broken, I don't walk away from it. I keep thinking about it until I find a solution, or I keep trialing and erroring different opportunities that could possibly work for us. I don't give up. I'm just one of those people who sees a problem as an encouraging challenge, not as a discouraging challenge.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I ever received was from one of my old bosses at Comcast. She told me that if your team is failing, it's your fault, because it's your responsibility to create the best working environment for them. That means making sure they have materials to reference, a clear understanding of the process, and the data to support the requests you ask for. It's up to you to create that success for not only your department, but your team - making sure you have the data to support your request, making sure you have assets and referenceable materials for your team so that they can do their jobs, and then, ultimately, trusting the people that you hire and put in certain positions so that they can be successful because you believe they can be successful.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say for a young woman getting into this field, don't be discouraged by some of the older school policies and treatment. If you feel like it's out of place, it's not always the job that's incorrect - it's sometimes the company, or sometimes it's the leadership. So, don't settle for what you don't want. Keep going until you find it, and don't be okay with any poor treatment that you might receive in the industry. It's kind of our responsibility to keep going and keep trying to find where we belong. I'm seeing a shift in the industry where it was really male-dominant for a long time, and I'm starting to see that kind of dissipate a little bit every day. I now work for a woman-owned and primarily run business, and I can't tell you how amazing that is. For the first time in a long time, I actually feel like I found that company, so it can happen for anyone.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
I would say the biggest challenge would be managing multiple priorities at once. Security is just as important as client experience, and making sure that we properly prioritize both while not minimizing the amount of effort and dedication we have to each of those tasks.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
My values closely align with our company's values. I very much believe in transparency and honesty. I believe in being direct and talking about the things that we want and what we specifically want. Integrity is a big thing for me - if you say you're gonna do something, I trust that you're going to follow through. Similarly with me, if I say I'm gonna do something, I very much believe in following through. And lastly is courage. I very much consider myself brave in a lot of areas of my life, mainly because even though I'm afraid, or I'm worried about something, I still push through and I go through with it, because you never know what the outcome is gonna be, and I think it's important to have courage to explore and to still try new things.