Toyinda L. Smith is an entrepreneur, champion influence™ infuser, and inspirational speaker. She is the founder of Leadership Strategy & Consulting, a team and leader advancement and development firm where she equips people to be champions in every area of life through group influence, innovation, and community impact. For over 14 years, Toyinda held leadership roles at Purdue University, honing her ability to guide individuals and groups to winning in every area of the mindset, refiring to recover passion, and resetting self to place individuals back on a championship track. She is a champion in her own right. She has earned numerous awards for her outstanding performance as a Division I track and field athlete at Purdue University. She has since earned the privilege of being inducted into two athletic halls of fame, and has been honored by a host of other organizations for leadership and innovation, and has made a number of Top 40 under 40 lists. Toyinda has championed efforts through transformation assignments with clients including but not limited to, corporations such as Chick-fil-A, and Fifth Third Bank; higher education institutions such as Purdue University, Francis Marion University, Ivy Tech Community College. As well as South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s in the Hartsville, Darlington and Florence locations. Toyinda earned an associate’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision and double bachelor degrees in psychology and sociology at Purdue University. She has a master’s degree in student affairs and higher education from Indiana State University. Toyinda is an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated – Theta Nu Sigma Chapter, Florence, SC. She is certified to facilitate the Real Colors® Personality Instrument, trained to integrate Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment, is a certified leadership Speaker, Trainer and Coach with the John Maxwell Team and also works as an Adjunct Faculty member at Coker College in Communication & Business Administration located in Hartsville, SC.