Spicy Corn and Sausage Chowder with Crispy Kale

Name: Spicy Corn and Sausage Chowder with Crispy Kale
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 8 oz Conecah Sausage, Cajun flavor; 2 Leeks, chopped roughly ((white and light green parts only)); 3 cups Russet potatoes, chopped; 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth; 1 Bay leaf; 1 lb Corn kernels, about 3 cups; 1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk, whole milk or half and half; 8 Kale chips, store bought or homemade. (If you need a recipe for these, I have one linked in the post. ); Salt, to taste; Black Pepper, to taste