Velera Wilson

Today people are accomplishing more than ever – but for every person advancing, many also struggle with believing in themselves, or advocating for their advancement, despite having external success and possessing wildly ambitious goals.

Based on my award-winning book “You’re Absolutely Worth It,” this motivational keynote has helped women and men around the world realize they can operate with greater confidence in their careers and everyday life. With real-life examples, methodologies and engaging questions, I challenge your audience to look inward, elevate how they see themselves and their work, so they can go after what they really want and own the rooms and seats they are in.

​Audiences will learn: 

• How to get to the root of their self-doubt during moments of fear and paralysis

• Practical shifts they can make to break ties with limiting beliefs and shift into confident action

• Why they should – and how to – own every single step they’ve taken to get to where they are today

• Strategies to help them bounce back after failure and “no”

• New mantras to operate with greater confidence overall

Many women step into organizations and leadership roles ready to make an impact. However at times, they find themselves navigating visible and invisible forces and pressure in the workplace that make them wonder, “Can I really be myself – and be successful?” This keynote is an invitation to step into their power authentically and purposefully as an ambitious woman – giving them permission to be who they are, embrace what is right about them, and leverage it to be successful.

Audiences will:

• Learn three sources of fear and resistance that can keep them frustrated in their career – and how to address them

• Discover a simple five-part process to embrace their unique strengths, so they step into their role and any room as their most authentic self

• Take away four action steps they can apply immediately to create a vision for their career that honors their ambitions, values, and well-being

It’s almost cliché to say “high performing leaders” yet nearly every organization covets this type of talent – but what are the ingredients for this in the workplace?  In this talk, I share insight from my research on workplace performance, along with countless real-world and first-hand experiences, to explain the must-haves any organization needs to create an environment where leaders thrive and are, you guessed it, high performing.
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Audiences will learn: 

• Organizational factors that stall – and propel – high performance in leaders

• Often-missed intrinsic factors impacting how leaders show up every day that can’t be ignored

• Ways to support leaders effectively – and not leaving them hanging after the promotion

• How to cultivate a culture that embraces differences, ideas, and failure – so growth happens 

Change is hard – and it’s more difficult when it’s change you didn’t see coming or want. So how can you navigate uncertainty in such a way that you develop – and thrive – during the “messy middle” and still position yourself to reach your goals?

In this talk that merges reality with forward thinking, I help your audience “zoom out” and take a moment to make objective assessments about the change they’re facing, anchor on what’s important to them, and develop a north star of actionable steps that guide them so they can thrive and achieve their goals during times of uncertainty.

 ​​Audiences will learn: 

• How to shift out of the resistance stage that can keep them stuck and unproductive

• Ways to see change as a potential growth opportunity that can work in their favor

• Techniques to focus on the long-term gain to help drive motivation and focus

• Sound approaches to anchor on what they can control – and what they can’t

• Strategies to increase their overall effectiveness during challenging times