Hi Reader,
Let's just say...something not great / not the best happened to me recently that I wanted to share with you.
I woke up one sunny Thursday morning (not this Thursday, there's a cyclone brewing off the coast right now). I had a delicious coffee and couldn't wait to start the day.
Then I made the mistake of checking my phone.
I immediately felt my stomach drop.
I had posted something for feedback in a consultant's forum overnight, and I woke up to the response.
The feedback was... well, brutal is putting it mildly.
For about two hours, I sat with that uncomfortable feeling in my chest. You know the one – when someone points out flaws in your work and your first instinct is to either defend yourself or curl up into a ball.
Then something clicked.
I remembered Tom Brady's Netflix comedy roast and started reframing the feedback through that lens, pretending that Nikki Glaser was reading it (looooove her).
"What if this is just a roast?" I thought.
Suddenly, everything felt lighter.
Behind the harsh delivery was an undercurrent of truth I desperately needed to hear.
That forum response – painful as it was – transformed my work into something far better than my original version.
And it made me realise something: most of us never get honest feedback until it's too late.
Think about it – when was the last time someone told you something about your work that made you uncomfortable but ultimately improved it?
When did feedback last fundamentally change your direction?
For most of us, the answer is "never" or "not recently enough."
Our friends and peers have no incentive to tell us the harsh truth. They'd rather preserve the relationship while watching us launch something half-baked.
We wake up wanting validation, not criticism.
But validation doesn't make our work better.
That's when this idea hit me... what if I could offer this experience to others?
At first, I laughed at myself. How obnoxious, right?
But then I realised: The roast I received – once I got past my ego – was exactly what I needed. And maybe I could provide that service to others, minus the jarring delivery that made it hard to hear initially.
INTRODUCING: Roasted by Leanne
I've done some cool things in my career, and I've learned that honest evaluation from the right person at the right time is what separates good work from remarkable work.
So here's the challenge: I dare you to send me your work.
I'll review it via video (not text!), roasting you with love and empathy (but I won't hold back the truth).
Not only that: You'll get specific, actionable ideas to help you make progress – I won't leave you in "the cave of despair."
This might be particularly helpful if you need a deadline to push yourself or if you want to clarify your ideas before making them public.
It'll help move you off, what I label, the Hesitation Station.
You can submit almost anything:
- Workshop design
- LinkedIn profile
- Sales page
- Email newsletter
- Podcast idea
- Book concept
- Anything else you'd like honest feedback on (except, don't send me contracts, financial reports, or get me to review policies/procedures... I'm SO BAD at those things that you would be roasting me!)
How Roasted by Leanne works
- Send me your piece when you’re ready.
- I’ll review it on video and send that to you, along with action items to improve your work. You’ll get a sharp, no-BS critique… but with warmth, humour, and actionable ways to make it better.
Book your Roasted by Leanne spot now (I'm going to pull down the offer on 12 March).
So what do you say?
Are you brave enough to get roasted?
Like I said, this is a limited thing: I’m only taking roast bookings for 5 days—then this offer disappears.
Once you book in, you have up to six months to submit your work (so, it also teams up as an accountability nudge. This gives you a deadline to finally put your work out there).
I'd love to help you transform your work into something you're truly confident about – something that's survived a proper roasting and come through the other end stronger, better, more awesome (and in the process, builds your profile and gets you more $$!).
Just book your roast, and let's make your work better together.
Leanne "I'll roast you with compassion" Hughes
p.s. TL;DR? A stranger roasted my work, and it was brutal. But? It helped dramatically up my game. I'm offering you the same experience with Roasted by Leanne.
