Most companies know the value of a good story but do not know how to tell their own. Leary has a process for finding and telling stories about how they change lives, helping their companies grow again.

His clients include Chick-fil-A, Newell-Rubbermaid, Coke, Georgia Tech, and Kimberly-Clark. 

Leary’s work has taken him across the United States and beyond — to Brazil, Chile, Peru, Burkina Faso, Canada, France, Ghana, Tanzania, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Portugal, and Romania. 

The experiences of this award-winning communicator enable him to connect with audiences through storytelling that strengthens the organization’s brand. His U.S. clients discover that this ability makes their messages relevant across cultures and to diverse American audiences, as well as within mainstream media.

Before forming his own company, Leary worked for The Hickory (N.C.) Daily Record and the COMMISSION magazine in Richmond, VA. He also worked for the PR team at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, for nine years. 

Leary is also a teacher who enjoys sharing his expertise with others. He has taught photojournalism at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia; The University of the Nations, Kona, Hawaii; Reinhardt College, Waleska, Georgia; Berry College, Rome, Georgia; Portfolio Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and Dallas (Texas) Baptist University.

He has also been a guest lecturer at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference in Fort Worth, Texas; the Art Institute of Atlanta in Georgia; the American Society of Media Photographers, Atlanta (Georgia) Chapter; and the Southeastern Photographic Society in Atlanta, Georgia.

Clients frequently reach out to him to instruct their team on enhancing their visual effectiveness in brand building.

Leary lives in Roswell, Georgia, holds a B.S. in social work and an M.A. in communications, and is married to Dorie Griggs. They have three children.