OUR TEAM
Leo Popik
Founder and CEO of Leading Peers
Leo is a servant leader with a passion for helping entrepreneurs achieve personal and professional goals within a supportive peer-to-peer environment. In 2020, he founded Leading Peers and became its CEO, with a vision of transforming the organization into the largest global CEO community for connection, collaboration, and growth.
Leo’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2003 when he co-founded Friendly Visit and became its CEO. Under his leadership, the company became the leading city-tour provider in Argentina. In 2008, he launched ESA Latin America. During his tenure as CEO, the company grew from a startup to over $1 million in monthly sales, operating as the region’s largest provider of destination management services for international corporate events. As an investor, Leo co-founded an agricultural business in 2004 that grew 20% annually until he exited the business in 2009.
In his 20s, Leo earned a M.A. Political Economy degree from Harvard University and worked in the modernization of the Argentinean government. He is the author of several books and articles on business, politics, economics, and personal growth.
Leo’s greatest calling in life is to be a husband and a dad, and he lives with his family in Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Diane Pallini
Community Manager
As the Community Manager for Leading Peers, Diane Pallini is dedicated to ensuring a smooth and engaging experience for all members.
She excels at building strong relationships with members, fostering community growth, and promoting active engagement.
In 2003, Diane and her husband founded LeetServers.com, which they successfully ran until its sale in 2020. Diane holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Safety Management and currently resides in Weston, Florida, with her husband and two children.
Chief Marketing Officer
CEO and Founder, The Dobbins Group
With more than 20 years leading marketing and communications teams and working directly with CEOs and business owners, Steve Dobbins has a passion for brand building, compelling content, audience engagement, purpose-driven business and growing dream teams.
As the CEO and founder of The Dobbins Group, Steve has led marketing efforts for Leading Peers since 2021. He and his team work with diverse clients including the Events Industry Council, 50/50 Women on Boards, Tiger 21, Prime Power and Alliance Resource Group.
A passionate leader, lifetime learner and eternal optimist, Steve believes in the power of business to transform lives and create a better world for us all.
Trained as a journalist, Steve has used his love for words, imagery and the storytelling process each step along his career. His leadership journey has taken him around the world, working in more than 30 countries and wearing many hats, from small business owner and entrepreneur at Spin Creative (1997-2009) to chief marketing officer for YPO (2007-2014) and senior vice president of member engagement at Vistage Worldwide (2014-2016).
He launched the Dobbins Group in August 2016.
