Velera Wilson

Award-Winning Author & Consultant

Velera Wilson

Award-Winning Author & Consultant

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Biography

Confidence, leadership, high performance, women in the workplace: Velera Wilson is a global speaker, author and consultant that addresses these topics head-on during keynotes and trainings for clients like Visa, Pfizer, Hulu, WeWork, GAP, CVS, and other industry leaders.

Velera doesn't speak theoretically—her expertise has been tested, tried and proven in the real world. With over twenty years of marketing leadership expertise, she's developed strategies and launched products for industry giants like AT&T and Fiserv, and, as a VP of Marketing, led a global team responsible for generating over 200 million in revenue annually.

It’s with this insight that she founded Positive Identity, a company that partners with organizations to develop confident, skilled contributors and thriving leaders.

A highly engaging speaker and educator, she connects with audiences at every level—from interns to senior executives—because despite being wildly ambitious, she knows all too well what has impacted her and affects many others: self-doubt.

From her award-winning book, You're Absolutely Worth It, articles and podcasts to interviews with CBS, NBC and other media outlets, Wilson delivers transformative messages that help people break through limiting beliefs, embrace change, do it scared and achieve incredible results.

Speaker Videos

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Speech Topics

4 Steps to Build Confidence that Drives Success & Wellness

Confidence is the fuel that drives success and performance - but how can you leverage it to be WELL? In this insightful talk, Velera gives four steps to build confidence that not allows you to achieve incredible results- but protect and preserve your most important asset- YOU.

Shifting from Self-Doubt to Undeniable Confidence

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 Wilson's 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 lives. With real-life examples, methodologies and engaging questions, Wilson challenges your audience to look inward and 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:

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

Braving Change with Resilience

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 so 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, Wilson helps 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
Strategies to increase their overall effectiveness during challenging times

3 C’s that Foster High Performing Leaders

It’s almost cliché to say “high-performing leaders” and nearly every organization covets this type of talent—but what are the ingredients for this in the workplace? In this talk, Wilson shares insight from her 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.

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 leave them hanging after the promotion
How to cultivate a culture that embraces differences, ideas, and failure—so that growth happens