Lissa Appiah

Certified Career Transition & Job Promotion Coach | Career & Leadership Development Workshop Facilitator | Speaker & Trainer | Canada's Top 100 Black Women to Watch of 2022

Are you an introverted professional delivering strong results yet still not getting the recognition, promotions, or leadership opportunities you deserve? You are not alone!

Research shows introverts with a bachelor’s degree earn $290K less over their careers than their extroverted peers, and $760K less with advanced degrees. Many workplaces reward visibility over quiet impact.

It is no surprise that 65% of senior executives view introversion as a barrier to leadership, and only 6% believe introverts have the people skills to lead teams. Without intentional positioning and visibility, many introverted professionals are overlooked despite strong performance.

And I get it... as an introvert, I once believed I had to act extroverted to succeed. Everything changed when I learned how to build a professional brand aligned with my strengths. I landed 5 promotions in under 8 years and eventually became a LinkedIn Top Voice, using visibility strategically to expand my opportunities and influence.

Today, I help introverted professionals do the same through The Introvert Leadership Method. This system helps high-performing professionals build visibility, communicate their impact, and position themselves for leadership roles and higher compensation without acting out of character.

💡 Through this approach, you will learn how to:

✔ Position your résumé, LinkedIn, and professional brand so your value is clear

✔ Build visibility and credibility without draining your energy

✔ Communicate your impact in interviews, promotion discussions, and leadership conversations

✔ Position yourself for promotions, leadership roles, and higher-paying opportunities

📈 Client Results

“Shortly after working with Lissa, I received a job offer exactly aligned with the role I was seeking.” — Anna Savelyeva, Director of Programs

“Lissa’s program gave me the tools to land new roles, negotiate better salaries, and not sell myself short.” — Linda Adwoa Aidoo, Certified Finance Professional

“Her coaching gave me clarity, confidence, and opened doors to new opportunities I never thought possible.” — Grace Udodong

🏆 Featured in: The Globe and Mail • Fortune Magazine • LinkedIn News • CTV News

👉🏽 Ready to turn introversion into an advantage and position yourself for leadership roles?

📩 Message me on LinkedIn or book a discovery call at weapply.ca

Founder, Career & Leadership Development Workshop Facilitator

We help organizations develop and retain talent through career and leadership development workshops or programs. As a Workshop Facilitator & Keynote Speaker, my signature presentations are: 

"Building with LinkedIn: Mastering LinkedIn for Career Success"
"Brand You: Unlocking the Power of Personal Branding to Stand Out in Your Career"

All our workshops and coaching programs are customized based on your organizational needs.

Designing Work-Optional Lifestyles for Women & Couples with Dynamic Financial Plans | Financial Consultant for Executives & Business Owners in Sports & Tech | Financial Wellness Speaker

Somewhere between building a career, managing a household, and making a thousand decisions a week, your financial life got complicated. And nobody handed you a manual.

By most measures you're doing everything right. But there's this voice in the background that doesn't quite go away. Am I leaving money on the table somewhere? Do I even know what I don't know? 

You have accounts, maybe an advisor, maybe a spreadsheet you keep meaning to update, but nobody has ever looked at how it all fits together. And that's the part that bothers you most.

You could spend hours researching it yourself. A lot of women do. But you have a hundred other things that actually need your attention.

That's where I come in.

I'm Renee Cohen, CFP® and founder of Nexa Wealth. I work with women in their 40s and 50s and their families who plan alongside them who are ready to stop guessing and start knowing that nothing is falling through the cracks.

I don't hand you a plan and disappear. We work together as life keeps moving - through decisions as they come up and priorities as they shift. Because a financial plan that sits in a drawer isn't really a plan. It's a document.

You don't have to become an expert. But you will understand every decision we make and why. Being in control doesn't mean doing it alone. It means having the right person in your corner.  My clients come to me carrying a lot of uncertainty. What changes isn't that their life gets simpler. It's that they finally have direction and someone to think it through with.

If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to talk. Reach me here or at nexawealthplanning.com.

Not ready to talk yet? I put together a short guide called The Financial Blind Spot Blueprint — it's a good place to start if you want to see where the gaps might be. You can grab it in my featured section.

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