Michelle Renne Leach

I'm Michelle Renne Leach, an independent writer, reporter, illustrator, editor, consultant and communications specialist. I've developed news articles, features, press releases, TV and radio scripts, whitepapers, blog posts, social media items, handbooks and other memorable content for media outlets, news services and organizations in Sydney, Australia, London, U.K., Washington, D.C., Chicago, the active Detroit-area Flint market and throughout America's Heartland. 

Name an industry, I've probably written about it. Name a type of communication, I've probably developed it. 

I'm also a published book author and have partnered with authorities in respective fields to ghostwrite their books/book chapters, too. 

A graduate of the Medill School of Journalism (at Northwestern University) and Lake Forest College in Chicago's North Shore suburbs, I am a passionate and lifelong storyteller at heart. I take pride in, and am driven to, consistently bring topics to light and to life across communication type/format and media.

Yoshitomo: Chef Utterback receives global acclaim for reimagined sushi

Yes, Yoshitomo is a restaurant. But it's also a destination. People fly to Omaha to specifically dine at David Utterback's creative twist on sushi and its neighboring sushi counter/omakase table, Ota.

The James Beard Best Chef: Midwest finalist never had an interest in pursuing a career in the industry until after a few years of working jobs in kitchens.

"My first job in the industry was behind the register of a Burger King ..."

Jadomte' Mobile Nail Bar brings salon on wheels concept to Omaha area

One may be inclined to assume new mobile services businesses are an outgrowth of the pandemic; however, Sabrina Mahupete had the foresight to form Jadomte' Mobile Nail Bar well before COVID-19 was an inescapable, daily reality. The effects of the crisis have only underscored the value that patrons find in the salon-on-wheels, which its founder ultimately aims to franchise in the future.

"Funny story is, I literally just started getting my nails done a month and a half ago," said Mahupete last month. "I've never really been a beauty-conscious person, but ..."