DeLores Pressley is a Confidence Builder, International Keynote Speaker, Confidence Expert, published Author and Life Coach with more than three decades of experience. She is President of DeLores Pressley Worldwide and the Founder and Executive Director of She Elevates™, a non-profit organization created to empower girls to become confident leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs.
As a former elementary school teacher and a pioneer of the plus size fashion and modeling industry, DeLores has inspired and helped thousands to leverage their leadership voice, be confident, have a powerful presence and live their most marvelous life. Her writing skills are notable, as she has published many articles on inspiration, confidence and empowerment. She is the author of “Clean Out the Closets of Your Life”, “Believe in the Power of You” and “Empower”. She is the Spokesperson for Humanitarian Hands Charities.
DeLores has worked at various levels with numerous top-notch companies which include: Ford Motor Company, Coca-Cola, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Procter and Gamble (P&G), Kellogg, American Heart Association, Vident Health, Kirby Vacuum, Bakersfield Women’s Conference and Union Pacific Railroad. She has received many awards and recognition for her work including Women’s Impact Award, Elite Business Woman Award, Smart Business Magazine Award and the Top Ten Business Owners by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), named Top 50 Visionary 2019 by Radical Business Magazine and was a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama.
DeLores is a Former Chairperson of The ABCD, Inc. Board of Directors, O’Jays Entertainers Scholarship Committee Board Member, and Past President of the National Speakers Association’s Ohio Chapter. Furthermore, her story has been touted in Speaker, Glamour, Washington Post, Black Enterprise, Essence, Ebony and Marie Claire. She is a frequent media guest and former host of a TV Show; A Purposeful Life. She has appeared on the Bravo TV Network; Married to Medicine, TCT Network, and has been interviewed on every major network including Entertainment Tonight and OPRAH.
