You're Absolutely Worth It: Velera Wilson

You're Absolutely Worth It: Velera Wilson

Author: Marcylle Combs July 17, 2024 Duration: 30:10

Velera Wilson shares her journey from loving commercials as a child to becoming a marketing leader and speaker on leadership and confidence. She founded Positive Identity to help women develop confidence in leadership. Velera emphasizes the importance of effective communication, asking for what you want, and navigating tough conversations. She encourages women to advocate for themselves, define their own success, build their network, and have something to look forward to outside of work. Velera faced resistance in her career and when publishing her book, but she remained focused on her value and goals. Confidence, leadership, women and high-performing talent. Velera Wilson is a global speaker, author, and consultant that addresses these topics head-on with inspirational and transformative messages. With nearly two decades leading marketing strategy and driving millions in revenue for Fortune 100 and 500 brands, Velera founded Positive Identity, a company that helps talent increase workplace confidence so they can make powerful contributions to organizations and thrive as leaders. From her popular book, "You're Absolutely Worth It", to articles and industry research on talent and career development, Velera delivers insights that help industry-leading organizations and their talent thrive.

www.velerawilson.com


She recommends the books 'Essentialism' by Greg McKeown and 'The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry' by John Mark Comer.


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