Author Biography
LaKiesha Tomlin helps engineers become world-class leaders and help companies looking for engineers attract the exceptional candidates.
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Media Biography
As a career consultant, speaker and founder of Thriving Ambition, Inc, LaKiesha Tomlin helps engineers become world-class leaders and help companies looking for engineers attract the exceptional candidates.
After graduating with a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University, she quickly rose from entry-level engineer to a mid-level manager in less than 18 months and increased her salary over 37%! This allowed her to pay off her student loans and travel to a new city every month.
LaKiesha’s expert advice on engineering careers, leadership and networking has been featured on Forbes.com, American Express Open Forum, Diversity in Action Magazine, Technology Expresso Podcast, Saint Louis University and many more. Get instant access to the free career development workbook that helped her get promoted at: http://ThrivingAmbition.com/win
Long Biography
As a career consultant, speaker and founder of Thriving Ambition, Inc, LaKiesha Tomlin helps engineers become world-class leaders and help companies looking for engineers attract the exceptional candidates.
After graduating with a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University, she quickly rose from entry-level engineer to a mid-level manager in less than 18 months and increased her salary over 37%! This allowed her to pay off her student loans and travel to a new city every month.
LaKiesha’s expert advice on engineering careers, leadership and networking has been featured on Forbes.com, American Express Open Forum, Diversity in Action Magazine, Technology Expresso Podcast, Saint Louis University and many more.
After a series of internships during college, LaKiesha found herself helping close friends and family members polish their professional image, coach them towards interviews, and most importantly becoming employed in a role which suited their own interests.
Before long, she became sought after for career panels and conferences all over the United States; notably a speaker at Saint Louis University’s “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”, the Council for Opportunity in Education’s 33rd and 34th Annual Conferences, and in the Boeing Leadership Program where she was honored to introduce a couple of their Vice Presidents.
As owner and operator of Thriving Ambition, LaKiesha has carefully crafted a brand to share her story with the world, provide one-on-one consulting to build key skills, and supercharge her audience to motivate their lives!
Thriving Ambition has helped LaKiesha change lives; guiding those struggling to achieve their goals turn their career around and provide for their families. Transitioning from a passionate advocate into a successful business owner, LaKiesha has been proving the impossible in the traditional mindset for over a decade.
LaKiesha has a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Saint Louis University and notoriety from the Council for Opportunity in Education, the recipient of the National TRiO Achievers Award, and a long time volunteer with The National Society of Black Engineers.
Get instant access to the free career development workbook that helped her get promoted at: http://ThrivingAmbition.com/win