Meet Esther Weinberg

​Esther Weinberg is a business growth accelerator that equips executives in high-growth media and technology industries to create game-changing breakthroughs, increase profitability in declining markets and create successful and sustainable “portable” virtual cultures with executives, leaders and teams.

As Founder & Chief Leadership Development Officer of The Ready Zone, she moves leaders through change with proven systems to create big pivots, big impact and big returns. Esther’s strategies assist companies through such impactful conditions as planning and executing reorganizations; moving employees from burnout and Zoom exhaustion to empowered, innovative and driven; and implementing clear priorities and strategies for growing a virtual and global workforce.

Esther provides proven, transformative, yet practical tools and systems that help benchmark and measure results. Despite uncertain times, Esther is not afraid to tell eye-opening truths that dives deeply into the impact of change and consolidation. She does so to create the access and opportunity for meaningful dialogue and action to develop workplace cultures of trust, respect and safety. In fact, she rolls-up-her-sleeves, authentically and methodically helping organizations build sustainable company cultures that thrive vs. survive. From the fundamentals behind developing a collective philosophy of readiness to take on any industry challenge, to coaching leaders on how to reframe, refocus, and realign, Esther is a true powerhouse.

With over 20-years experience, her innovative strategies have assisted clients to grow, scale and thrive during the worst and best of times including Netflix, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, ESPN, WarnerMedia, Warner Bros., CNN, DreamWorks Animation, Discovery Communications, Adobe, Disney, IMAX, National Geographic, and Nickelodeon.

A respected thought-leader with first-hand experience, Esther has held executive positions at Disney and Fox, as well as stood in the shoes of C-Suite executives as an interim CEO and leader at numerous organizations. Esther’s drive for developing global leaders stems from her work abroad, including Botswana, Israel and Uganda. She is a graduate of New York University, and a member of Promax, and Harvard’s Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital. Esther is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a contributor to Forbes. 

A personal note from Esther

I’m beyond excited and proud to share that we just received the Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® (Certified LGBTBE®) certification through the NGLCC Supplier Diversity Initiative. As someone who grew up as a heterosexual woman I did what was expected of me – go to school, get a good job, have boyfriends, get married to a good man and live in a good neighborhood and give back. Yet when I look back, all those memories and time of living was true and accurate for me except there was always something that felt off and for years I had no idea what it was. It’s as if you are living in someone else’s clothes or even identity at certain points until life calls and you listen differently. In 2009 while driving down La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, I was hit with a new awareness that took me years to really come to terms with – that I was gay. While some would argue that being gay is a choice, it’s not. It’s the stepping into owning who you are…finally. And finally being willing to courageously admit to yourself and others who you know yourself to be truly.

Being an NGLCC Certified Business is not simply an honoring of self, it’s an acknowledgement of the responsibility to give back, to show and demonstrate those of the LGBTQIA+ community of what is possible and to show myself what also is continually possible. I have had so many incredible role models who have shown me in all ways that living a life of alignment is not a luxury, it’s a necessity to being true to who you are.

Thank you so dearly to all of my life mentors, friends, colleagues and clients who have shown me what it is to live a life of integrity. This list is not simply of those of the LGBTQIA+ community, they are those who have inspired me, pushed me and have shown me what it is to live a life of being you 🙂 

A personal message from Esther

​I’m beyond excited and proud to share that we just received the Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® (Certified LGBTBE®) certification through the NGLCC Supplier Diversity Initiative. As someone who grew up as a heterosexual woman I did what was expected of me – go to school, get a good job, have boyfriends, get married to a good man and live in a good neighborhood and give back. Yet when I look back, all those memories and time of living was true and accurate for me except there was always something that felt off and for years I had no idea what it was. It’s as if you are living in someone else’s clothes or even identity at certain points until life calls and you listen differently. In 2009 while driving down La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, I was hit with a new awareness that took me years to really come to terms with – that I was gay. While some would argue that being gay is a choice, it’s not. It’s the stepping into owning who you are…finally. And finally being willing to courageously admit to yourself and others who you know yourself to be truly.

Being an NGLCC Certified Business is not simply an honoring of self, it’s an acknowledgement of the responsibility to give back, to show and demonstrate those of the LGBTQIA+ community of what is possible and to show myself what also is continually possible. I have had so many incredible role models who have shown me in all ways that living a life of alignment is not a luxury, it’s a necessity to being true to who you are.

Thank you so dearly to all of my life mentors, friends, colleagues and clients who have shown me what it is to live a life of integrity. This list is not simply of those of the LGBTQIA+ community, they are those who have inspired me, pushed me and have shown me what it is to live a life of being you 🙂