About Leslie Coutterand

Former actress, Leslie is a speaker, journalist, moderator, director, producer and climate activist.
 

We have seen her, among others, in lead roles on french national networks such as TF1 in Julie Lescaut a prime time TV series and France 2, in the TV series Deja Vu nominated for best teen show in 2010 at the national "TV festival de La Rochelle".

She was also part of the ensemble cast in the American film “Larry Gaye” alongside awards winners Henry Wrinkler, Marcia Gaye Harden and Stanley Tucci.

Turning Point
After a long personal quest and meeting with spiritual leaders and Tibetan masters in Nepal, India and South East Asia, Leslie quit acting in 2016, and took a turning point in her career to focus on projects that have a positive impact on our society and the planet. Her radical life changes and experiences forced her to question her beliefs and patterns. She came out of it with refreshing perspectives and wisdom on our vision of success, social conditioning, and our need to belong, connect and Love.
 

Director
In 2017, Leslie directed a six-episode satirical mini-series for BBC3 (in the style of a female Borat), exploring social expectations and gender stereotypes.

Between 2018 and 2019, she also worked with the American production company RocNoir, where she produced and directed commercials and short documentaries for brands such as YouTube, Google, Google Pixel, Nuro, Sci-Future, and Indeed.

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Advocacy
Between 2016 and 2018, she created, directed, and launched three environmental campaigns in collaboration with iBoycott and Friends of the Earth (over 1.2 million views), calling on major French banks to divest from the Dakota Access Pipeline and LNG projects in Texas, and to invest in clean energy.

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Flashworld
In 2024, Leslie founded Flashworld in France, a production company dedicated to creating impactful content that broadens perspectives, raises awareness about the environmental crisis, and challenges dominant narratives.

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Festivals, Summits & Events
In addition to speaking at international summits and festivals such as the Sommet du Digital, Web2day, Wanderlust Festival, Paris Design Summit, Lift Conference, and Think Forward Festival, Leslie regularly moderates panel discussions for private companies and public institutions, including the French Embassy in Morocco, Académie Française, Bpifrance, Columbia Global Centers Paris, the Cannes Film Festival, AXA, HSBC, Femmes Entre-Aides et Autonomie, UTMB, Empow’Her Festival, and Sciences Po.
 

Moderation & Interviews
In recent years, Leslie has interviewed a wide range of high-profile figures, including CEOs, government ministers, United Nations representatives, researchers, scientists, a former Secretary of State for Ecological Transition, authors, athletes, politicians, Indigenous leaders from the Amazon, members of parliament, AI experts, actors, and committed public figures across various media platforms.
 

International Speaking & TEDx Talks
Since 2018, Leslie has delivered three TEDx talks in France and the United States, and regularly speaks at international events on the impact of social conditioning and media on society and the environment.

In 2022, she spoke at Indonesian Sustainable Energy Week and at the annual conference of the Harvard Project for Asia and International Relations in New Delhi, raising awareness about the social and environmental impact of social media and mainstream media.
 

Tribunal for Future Generations
Since 2023, Leslie has been working regularly as a journalist for the “Tribunal for Future Generations” events, organized by Usbek & Rica, in collaboration with companies such as Bouygues, Keolis, Veolia, and GRTgaz.

Podcast

Podcast
Her own podcast, Deconditioned, is currently in production.

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Aside from her work, Leslie studied a year of law at Panthéon Sorbonne University in 2021, as she likes to say, "To learn and understand in depth the system I'm would like to change."