Session: Confidence to Command Your Worth
Today women are accomplishing more than ever – but for every woman advancing, many also struggle with believing in themselves despite having external success and possessing wildly ambitious goals.
Bio
Confidence, self-worth, imposter syndrome, women in leadership. Velera Wilson is a sought-after speaker that unravels and addresses these topics head-on with inspirational and transformative messages.
From leading marketing strategy and driving millions in revenue for Fortune 100 and 500 brands for almost twenty years, Velera leverages that insight to challenge and inspire women to own their voice and unique talents to succeed.
She is the founder of Positive Identity, a company that helps ambitious women lead with confidence in their career and personal lives. Through coaching, strategy workshops, digital resources, and events, early stage to seasoned professional women gain the insight and know-how to get paid more, promoted, and pursue their life goals relentlessly.
Velera is also author of the praised book, You’re Absolutely Worth It: Release Self-Doubt, Embrace Confidence, and Own Your Yes. In the book, she helps readers examine the source of internal doubt, and offers practical advice to break ties with limiting beliefs so they can thrive. Women celebrate the page-turner as their permission to be fearless and go-to when making important decisions.
Recognized as a female leader in fintech, Velera was selected to join Money20/20’s RiseUp global accelerator program for women and served as the program’s 2019 U.S. Ambassador. She’s also a contributing writer for Thrive Global on women’s issues.
She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Wayne State University.