Charlene Wheeless
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Charlene Wheeless

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Charlene Wheeless is a renowned communications pro, author, and speaker with more than three decades of experience in business, corporate affairs, and communications. She leads her namesake communications and business advisory firm, Charlene Wheeless LLC and is the senior advisor for equity and justice at APCO Worldwide, a global advisory and advocacy communications consultancy. Wheeless is a member of the APCO Worldwide International Advisory Council. Additionally, she partners as a senior counselor with Gagen MacDonald, a strategy execution firm and a longstanding APCO partner. YOU ARE ENOUGH! chronicles Charlene's fearless quest to be the best possible version of herself in every aspect of her life. For me, this means busting up stereotypes, breaking down barriers, and flat-out refusing to be ignored, pigeonholed, or forgotten. While YOU ARE ENOUGH! is her story, it's everyone's story. A key voice in shaping the future of the communications profession, Wheeless is the chairman of the board of trustees for the Page Society, the world’s leading professional association for senior public relations and corporate communications executives. Earlier, Wheeless served as the principal vice president of global corporate affairs for Bechtel Corporation, a$40B company and one of the leading engineering and construction companies in the world. A sought-after speaker, Wheeless has presented at global business and industry events about societal issues, empowerment in corporate America, her “a-ha” career moment, the importance of being authentic, diversity beyond inclusion and much more. Most recently, Wheeless has appeared in several broadcasts and publications on the topic of social and racial injustice, finding and living your purpose, and a new way to climb the corporate ladder, including Chief Executive, Business Insider, Chief Learning Officer, CCO Podcast, Swaay, Populist, and Thrive Global. Wheeless has been named by PR Week magazine as one of the 50 most influential PR professionals in the industry for five consecutive years. She was also named to the PR Hall of Femme, the PR Global Power Book and the 2017 Network Journal’s “25 Influential Black Women in Business.” In addition, she was named a Woman Worth Watching” by the nationally known Profiles in Diversity magazine and a “Women Who Mean Business” honoree by the Washington Business Journal. She resides in Northern Virginia with her husband of 29 years with whom she shares two adult daughters.
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