Leaders Under Pressure
For managers and operators who need calm standards when the floor is loud, the clock is short, and people are watching.
Lead Like A Lion
Real leadership from the warehouse floor, the battlefield, and the comeback story.
A leadership platform built from a layoff: book, newsletter, community, YouTube, consulting, and career tools for people building under pressure.
- 20+ yrs
- Army vet
- Amazon & DoD
- $5M+ saved
- 4,700+ subscribers
- 28,000+ community
The Mission
This is bigger than a comeback story.
Leroy "Big P" Pinckney Jr.
Army veteran, operations leader, author, and founder of Lead Like A Lion.
The layoff is the origin story. The mission is leadership that holds up when the lights are hot, the shift is moving, the family is watching, and the next chapter has to be built with discipline.
Lead Like A Lion connects operations, faith, family, veteran grit, and practical career rebuilding into one ecosystem that is executive, permanent, and useful.
The Platform
One ecosystem. Five doors in.
The site now treats Lead Like A Lion as the umbrella brand, with each offer getting a clear home instead of fighting for space on a single page.
Platform
Lead Like A Lion
The umbrella for leadership lessons, operations discipline, comeback strategy, and practical growth.
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Newsletter
The Lion's Den
Weekly field notes on leadership, faith, family, discipline, and the work behind the public wins.
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Media
YouTube
Direct conversations, leadership breakdowns, and operational lessons for people building under pressure.
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Book
The Book
Lead Like A Lion turns the comeback story into a practical leadership artifact.
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Career tool
The Pride
AI Career Battle Buddy for job seekers and professionals in transition. Coming soon.
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The Story
From pressure to platform.
The site gives the full arc room to breathe: Harlem, service, operations, the layoff, the brand, and the next chapter.
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Harlem
Pressure built the foundation
The story starts with a standard: survive the pressure, learn the room, and carry the lesson forward.
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Army / Iraq
Discipline under real stakes
Service shaped the operating system: preparation, accountability, chain of command, and calm execution.
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Operations
The warehouse became the classroom
Amazon, DoD, XPO, Kohl's, FleetPride, Copeland, and Spreetail turned leadership theory into measurable performance.
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The Tuesday
A layoff became the origin story
The moment was public, painful, and useful. It became fuel for a platform instead of the whole identity.
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Lead Like A Lion
The platform took shape
Book, newsletter, YouTube, consulting, community, and tools now live under one leadership ecosystem.
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Spreetail
A chapter, not the finish line
The mission keeps moving while the operations work continues at the next level.
Who This Is For
Built for people with weight on them.
Veterans Rebuilding
For service members and veterans translating discipline, grit, and mission focus into the next civilian chapter.
Professionals In Transition
For people rebuilding after job loss, stalled momentum, or a career chapter that closed before they were ready.
The Receipts
Numbers that back the story.
20+
Years leading operations and supply chain teams
$5M+
Career continuous improvement savings
4,700+
Lion's Den subscribers
28,000+
LinkedIn community
Featured Content
The media hub stays light.
Video
Lead Like A Lion on YouTube
Leadership breakdowns, direct reflections, and lessons from operations life.
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Newsletter
The Lion's Den
Weekly field notes for a community of 4,700+ readers.
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Book
Lead Like A Lion
The comeback story shaped into a practical leadership artifact.
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Final CTA
The lion keeps moving.
Join the newsletter, watch the channel, or bring Big P into the room for leadership, operations, and transition conversations.