Meet a woman who will inspire your team to "Think, Work and Live - Powerfully!"
Passionately Pursuing Her Purpose
Lethia has lived a resilient life even in the face of adversity. Despite seemingly hopeless odds, she knows what it means to achieve success. She elevated herself from being a teenage mother and high school dropout to graduating among the top of her high school class and being awarded a Presidential Scholarship to attend Albany State University.

Her tenacious drive for excellence and her commitment to life long learning empowered her to rise in triumph over poverty and the limited thinking of people who told her she would never succeed.

Lethia Owens is the founder and CEO of a successful personal and organizational development firm based out of the St. Louis Metropolitan area. As a professional speaker and trainer, Lethia uses the power of life lessons and real world business experience to motivate, inspire and empower audiences to:
         better their best;
         do more than they're paid to;
         give more than they have to;
         try harder than they want to;
         aim higher than they think possible.

She has served organizations across the country for more than 14 years. Her enthusiasm is contagious and she has the amazing ability to engage audiences in a way that makes her message stick. Lethia is passionately committed to helping people succeed in life by equipping them with the tools and resources needed to Think, Work and Live – Powerfully!™ Her experience in the area of personal and organizational development enables her to deliver practical, high value content that produces lasting positive changes in the lives of others.

Lethia holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Albany State University, a Master of Science degree in Managerial Leadership from National Louis University and is in the pursuit of a Doctorate in Leadership from Capella University.

Lethia specializes in the development of human potential and the enhancement of personal effectiveness, bringing her expertise to a wide range of audiences at conferences, conventions, corporations, non-profits and universities. She has taught a Lindenwood University and has lectured at National Louis University. She is an Advanced Toastmaster, and the chartering past president of a Toastmaster’s International chapter. She is the author of the Think, Work and Live – Powerfully!™ audio program, the Successful Student interactive learning program and has written articles for Christian and business publications.

With clients such as the Good News Herald, The National African-American Women’s Leadership Institute, The Impact Group, Houston Kirk Financial Group, YWMC, Mission Missouri and the My Girlfriend Gina TV Show, Lethia speaks from first-hand experience with a unique blend of realism and humor that consistently inspires, entertains and engages her audiences to take action!

Lethia is a member of the International Coach Federation and is licensed through Corporate Coach U. She is also a member of the National Association of Female Executives, the American Society for Training & Development, the Project Management Institute and she is a National African-American Women’s Leadership Institute Fellow.

Book Lethia for your next event and watch your people, productivity and profits GROW!

Register below before 11:00 PM Thursday, September 4th. Late RSVPs will have an additional $5.00 charge.

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Sharon Wingron, CPLP and president of Wings of Success LLC, is a Leadership Consultant focused on PEOPLE Development:  Personal Excellence – Organizational Performance – Leadership Effectiveness™.  This includes Leadership and Management Development, Organizational Culture, Personality Dynamics, Emotional Intelligence, Teambuilding, Performance Excellence through the application of Baldrige criteria, and Process Improvement.  Sharon provides value by bringing a fresh perspective and realistic guidance accompanied by practical knowledge and skills.  Her engaging presence quickly builds rapport with clients and enables them to build trust and take strategic risks which enable growth.