Empowering Women Winners

…provides inspiration, encouragement, and resources that help women develop skills to live life by God’s plans for you…with financial independence and freedom to live the life of your dreams.

If you’re a woman who is an entrepreneur, holds a job, has a career, is looking for a career, needs to build upon existing skills, or need to develop new skills, Empowering Women Winners is here to help you.

Ladies, I know that we can make more income. I’ll share my story, but right up front. it’s important you know my ultimate goal.

I provide training and resources to help women develop their skills and get paid more. I’m here to break the barrier of women feeling

• unseen

• unheard

• unsupported

We can live a fulfilled, God-centered, God-focused life where our God-sized dreams become reality.

I’ve lived what sometimes feels like a double life.

As a career woman, I’m treated with respect in my profession. But it wasn’t always the case. I worked in 2 male-dominant industries: Software Engineering and Military Defense Contracting.

Despite these unique and influential opportunities, I was often treated as less than equal.

I’m a black, educated female. I can appear as opinionated when it comes to my profession. However, it’s more than my opinion; I’ve always felt an internal push to provide solutions for my team, the company, and our customers.

I understand the significance of the products we build and release for our U.S. Military.

I worked in Configuration Management and DevOps for over 20 years. I know my job pretty well at this point.

I won’t bore you with the details, but “back in the day,” it was hard to speak up for myself.

I hear others talk about this as well, that women struggle to express their voice or lack advocates within many companies.

I have worked for several mid to large-size companies because I stayed with the product we built & released. Unfortunately, I experienced several years of being looked over, treated as though I didn’t matter, and other degrading behavior.

I learned to stand up for myself and to push up other women and men in the workplace. I’ve had mentors, coaches, and leaders who helped me in my career. I, in turn, was committed to helping others excel in theirs.

Here’s the Double Life:

Early in my career, I felt led to start a women's group in our church.

It was a privilege to lead a fantastic group of ladies. The environment allowed the women to speak openly, freely, and honestly. I believe that’s the only way to live. It’s not about being rude; it is about having a voice. And that’s how I raised my four children.

I would listen to the ladies share the same sentiments I felt about work. They said things like:

• Women aren't visible in the Bible.

• They don't do much.

• Men get all the credit.

Whether totally accurate or not, that’s how the women felt.

I endured similar feelings at work, and now, hearing this at church stirred me to find out if it was true.

I loved reading the Bible even as a child, and I didn't believe I was part of a faith that left women feeling the way I felt in my chosen career. There had to be more.

Yvette Ward Ray speaking at a Women's Event.