Dr. Sheila A. Robinson

Founder of Diversity Woman Media

DR. SHEILA ROBINSON is a celebrated publisher, best selling author on leadership, inspiring speaker and talent innovation specialist. Her company Diversity Woman Media is recognized nationally as a leading multi-platform enterprise with program offerings that advances all dimensions of diversity and inclusion (D&I).

An expert in diversity and inclusion Dr. Robinson helps leading companies transform their culture to reach gender parity, equity and belonging by combining her first-hand experience climbing the corporate ladder with the highest academic degrees, best practices from her leading magazines,
and a deep passion for evidence-based workplace learnings.

During her 14-year career at a Fortune 100 company, Dr. Robinson rose from working on the factory floor to the executive office, ultimately
directing communications for a $6 billion division of a global chemical company. Her experiences, including the obstacles she faced as an African-
American businesswoman in the South, led her to want to help other business leaders achieve leadership success in their career journey. Over
the past two decades Diversity Woman Media has grown to become a multi-faceted company that helps customers drive and deliver business
results through diversity, inclusion, and talent development initiatives.

Dr. Robinson is the author of three books: Lead by Example: An Insider’s Look at How to Successfully Lead in Corporate America and  Entrepreneurship (2014), Your Tool Kit for Success: The Professional Woman’s Guide for Advancing to the C-Suite (2017) and Redefining Your Life D.I.E.T. : Transform How You Look, Feel and Perform (2021)

She serves with the most influential organizations that are working to foster equity, equality and inclusive workplaces, including: Paradigm for Parity (Advisory Board Member), Catalyst (Strategic Business Partner), Executive Leadership Council (Media Partner), Women’s Business Collaborative
(WBC – Diversity Council), Twitter (Member, Inclusion Diversity Council), and Simmons College Institute for Inclusive Leadership (Board of Advisors).

She holds certificates from Stanford University’s Professional Publishing Program (2007), Wharton’s School of Business Chief Learning Officer Program (2013) and Cornell University’s Diversity and Inclusion Program (2019). In 2017 she became a Certified Executive Coach and member of the International Coach Federation, the world’s largest community of professionally trained coaches and is an advisor to CEOs, CDOs, and CHROs.

She has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur and Publishing Executive magazines. Dr. Robinson earned both a Masters of Education and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pennsylvania.

Author of Lead by Example

Sheila is also the author of Lead By Example, a guide to leadership for today’s businesswomen—corporate professionals and entrepreneurs. In it you’ll hear from Dr. Sheila Robinson and other top women leaders on topics that are relevant to your career and life challenges. Using their experiences as a backdrop, these enterprising women discuss everything from managing with power to the importance of time alone, from hiring the right employees to overcoming obstacles at work. You’ll be inspired and enlightened by their stories, and will feel empowered as you reach for the stars in your career.

Find Lead by Example on Amazon.

Hear Sheila discuss her book on Purse Strings Radio.

Author of Redefining your Life D.I.E.T.

Dr. Robinson’s third book Redefining your Life D.I.E.T, how to transform how you look, feel and perform, offers a wealth of tools and tactics for women looking to boost their well-being and their productivity.

She shares her personal weight loss journey and what she learned through this experience. Coupled with research and expert interviews, this book will give you an inspiring and fresh approach to weight loss and self-care. It provides women with a blueprint of how to be and feel their best.

Here’s the Amazon link to purchase CLICK HERE.

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