Leif Hemstad is a leadership advisor, speaker, and author of The Leadership Harvest. After more than 30 years leading global teams at Great Plains Software and Microsoft, he now helps leaders scale performance without sacrificing culture, belief, or humanity.

Leif Hemstad is a leadership advisor, speaker, and author of The Leadership Harvest. After more than 30 years leading global teams at Great Plains Software and Microsoft, he now helps leaders scale performance without sacrificing culture, belief, or humanity.
Raised on a North Dakota wheat farm, Leif blends boardroom experience with grounded wisdom — speaking on purpose-driven leadership, storytelling, culture, and navigating seasons of growth and transition with clarity and heart.