L. Denise Wells, is an award-winning author, educator, and motivational speaker, dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations through dynamic leadership and personal development. With a storied career spanning over 25 years, her experience traverses government, corporate, and creative spheres where she honed her expertise in communication strategy, team building, and transformational leadership. Her passion for driving change and fostering growth has been recognized across various industries, solidifying her reputation as a thought leader in the realm of professional and personal enhancement.
SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Target audiences for L. Denise Wells’ business includes professionals and organizations seeking leadership and personal development training, including government officials, corporate executives, non-profit leaders, educators, and individuals in the arts and entertainment sectors. Furthermore, her services would appeal to conference organizers, educational institutions, and companies looking for motivational speakers, workshop facilitators, and expert panelists. Individuals striving for growth, improved communication skills, and transformative change would also greatly benefit from her expertise.
L. Denise Wells is a John Maxwell Academy certified teacher and coach offering 1-on-1 or group training sessions to maximize skill development. She is equipped to deliver content designed to improve communication and performance for both individuals and teams. Clients can opt to work on big picture goals, immediate issues, or a combination of both as part of their process.
L. Denise Wells is a certified ISO-30415 Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging consultant. She is equipped with the skills needed to help individuals, institutions and organizations complete a formal risk management assessment and devise a strategic plan that will identify gaps and opportunities for building actionable and measurable DEI goals. Final outcomes will include a new DEI framework building a diverse workforce and improved the perception of the business and brand for stakeholders that can bring in increased revenue, more customers, and higher profits.
L. Denise Wells operates under the pen name of "L. D." and her first published work is that as Author and Co-Editor of the award-winning “An Anthology of Sisterhood” – a compilation of more than 100 original poems, essays, short stories and lyrics commissioned from twenty-two dynamic women who are all joined by their membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This 2013 publication, with its forward written by the late, legendary Ruby Dee, was named as an African American Literary and Indie Award nominee. Additionally, the tremendous exposure of the project has garnered the author a spot as a Delta Authors on Tour, has received a Visionary Award from the Black Women in Jazz and Fine Arts project in 2015 and added the 2016 Best Publication in Print from the Writers Ball to her list of accolades. In 2020, she presented a commissioned chronicle to the Rockdale section of the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW) and, later that same year, became a Core Team/Charter Member of the NW Georgia section. Also, her work has also been deemed as required reading for a popular Ethnic Studies course taught at Santa Barbara College in California.
L. D. Wells serves as the co-benefactor of the Ruby Dee Legacy of Sisterhood Scholarship which designates funds annually for deserving young women studying Humanities. Additionally, through strategic partnership with members of the Sorors Initiated Through Zeta Psi (SITZY) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the largest organizational donation of its kind was created at her alma mater, the University of Georgia.