About Me.
Leslie Juvin-Acker, J.D. is a globally minded cultural storyteller, on-camera host, author, and creative entrepreneur whose work explores the intersection of culture, history, spirituality, law, psychology, and human resilience. Born on a U.S. military airbase in the Philippines to a Filipino mother and Scottish-American father, Leslie’s international upbringing across military communities shaped her lifelong fascination with identity, belief systems, inequality, diplomacy, and the emotional forces that shape societies and individuals.
A gifted student recognized through advanced academic programs, scholarships, and academic honors, Leslie became financially independent at 17 and worked her way through college and law school without family financial support. Her academic background includes international studies, sociology, anthropology, comparative religion, anti-terrorism studies, global diplomacy, and law, with a particular focus on how institutions and cultural narratives influence human behavior and social structures.
Professionally, Leslie has worked as an author, speaker, intuitive coach, and media personality, combining intellectual depth with emotional insight and spontaneous storytelling. She is currently developing multiple creative projects in France, including Leslie in Castelnaudary, an on-camera travel and paranormal exploration series blending culture, history, spirituality, and adventure. She is also the founder of a private boutique healing and intuitive coaching studio in Castelnaudary, France, offering tarot, energy rebalancing, workshops, and creative healing experiences designed to help individuals reconnect with intuition and personal empowerment.
Leslie is currently studying spiritual and financial astrology under astrologer Philippe Saunier while continuing work on several books, including Law School For Visual Learners: Contracts and Le Mariage, the second novel in her La Liberation romance series. Following a transformative near-death experience in 2025, her work increasingly centers on meaning, emotional healing, intuition, creativity, and authentic human connection.
With a warm, intelligent, and emotionally engaging on-camera presence, Leslie brings together storytelling, travel, culture, law, spirituality, and lived experience to create meaningful conversations and compelling media experiences for modern audiences.
Education
2025
US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights
Certified Human Rights Consultant with US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.
2019-2024
Northwestern California University School of Law
Juris doctorate. Legal research and area of focus principally on business law and corporate governance.
2023
U.C. Berkeley Law
Sustainable Capitalism & ESG. Incorporation of environmental, social, and governance considerations into business and investment strategy.
2022
Cornell Law
Corporate Governance. Recognizing and mitigating legal issues. Understanding fiduciary duties required in effective and profitable corporate governance.
2022
Harvard Business School
ESG Factors in investment decisions, sustainable investing landscape, implementation of ESG metrics in investment strategy, and apply frameworks to measure and monitor sustainable investment opportunities.
2016
Motivational Institute of Hypnotherapy
Four 60-hour segments of study and practice which include theory and clinical applications of the latest advancements in hypnosis, including Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Energy Psychology, and Therapeutic Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).
2014
Center for Credentialing
Global Career Development Facilitators (GCDFs) help people meet career goals by providing career facilitation and guidance. GCDFs work alongside professionals with more extensive training in government employment agencies, schools, universities, corporate human resources departments, private consultancy firms, and many other settings.
2003-2007
University of North Florida
Concentration: International Affairs & Comparative Politics Minor Concentrations: Sociology & French
Interdisciplinary approach to understanding economic, environmental, cultural, political and technological forces that shape today's world.