About Me

 Veronica Blakely is a native of Tampa, Florida, where she has worked as an educator, manager, and community volunteer. While opportunities gained in the business sector enriched her life, she considers being a teacher the most important, challenging, yet uplifting experience of her career. The idea of transforming a person’s mind from “I can’t, to I can” is a very humbling and rewarding experience. She uses this experience in her business as CEO of  V’s Voice Enterprises, Inc., a Communications, Academic, and Coaching company.

As an accomplished public speaker, Veronica demonstrated those skills in her TEDx Talk, “Your Voice is Your Identity.” She is also the author of six books focusing on communication,  education, depression, and a book of poetry about relationships in the African American community. 

Veronica's additional achievements are as follows:

Professional

• BA – Speech Communication
• MA – Management
• Ed. S – Education Leadership
• High School Teacher
• Reading Tutor
• AVID  Tutor - College/Career prep
• Corporate Manager
• Call Center Manager
• Associate Professor – Business, Entrepreneurship, Communication, and      General Education

Community

• Program Manager - Black Business Expo
• Former Board Chair - Regional Black Chamber
• Host/Emcee - Soledad O'Brien PowHERful Girls Summit - Tampa
• Co-Host/Emcee with local TV News Anchors
• NAACP - Freedom Fund Dinner Co-chair and several committees 
• Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) – Board Member and Youth  Heritage Scholarship Contest Workshop Facilitator
• Co-Chair and Co-Emcee Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Leadership   Breakfast
• TOBA Leadership Institute – Public Speaking Facilitator 
• Computer Mentors Group - Teen Business Challenge Elevator Pitch Workshop      
• Volunteer Coordinator - Teen Girls Leadership Summit - Tampa/St.  Pete
• United Way - Loaned Executive 
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• National Speakers Association (NSA)
• Former Radio Host - The AGM Network
• Toastmaster’s International – Former President and Area Governor - Tampa

Business/Entrepreneur 

• Author
• Consultant
• Host - Emcee 
• Speech Coach
• Voice Over Talent
• Facilitator - Commentator - Announcer - Moderator

In addition to Veronica’s many talents, she was a movie extra in Ocean’s Eleven, which was filmed in St. Petersburg, FL. She is also a former NFL cheerleader for The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and for The WFL (World Football League) Tampa Bay Bandits. Veronica has performed in several local plays, and she has produced and directed numerous Gospel Productions in Tampa. 

To book Veronica for your next meeting, conference, workshop, or business opportunity, drop her a line with your request.