Vakassia “V.J.” Niles is a Strategist, Transformational and International Speaker, and founder of The Niles Group who guides midlevel professionals in their career development. With over 20 years of experience across 4 industries she supports, motivates, and leads her clients through career pivots, professional brand development, effective networking, and leadership training by arming them essential tools and strategies to thrive. VJ helps companies build diverse pipelines, succession plans, and empowered leaders while increasing employee engagement. She’s a contributing author in "Just Me: The Business Woman's Personal Branding Guide" and frequently speaks on career growth, pivots, succession planning, and networking. Her past speaking engagements include Panasonic, Tesla, GlaxoSmithKline, Centene, Enersys, DisruptHR NYC, Atlanta SHRM, NCSHRM, HACE, and National Black MBA Association.