Biography

Edna White is an Executive Leadership Facilitator and Coach known for her unique approach to leadership development and team dynamics. With a passion for partnering with Entrepreneurs and getting in the trenches with them, Edna brings a deep understanding of leadership challenges and provides support that goes beyond mere advice. She is the founder of 2nd Chance Inc, a consultancy focused on helping women to get even healthier as a team and to get clearer than ever before about their purpose, identity, and strategies to achieve their vision. Having guided numerous executive team summits & workshops in locations such as Long Island, Hawaii, China, Australia and New Jersey, Edna is highly skilled at creating a safe and productive environment where teams can explore their strengths, challenges, and aspirations. Entrepreneurs often remark that Edna ‘s facilitation skills bring out the best in their teams, leading to breakthrough insights and enhanced collaboration. In addition to her client work, Edna is an accomplished author and podcast host. Her book, “Stuff! The Stuff No One Told Us…” has resonated with over 10,000 leaders globally, providing practical guidance on navigating difficult situations with grace and dignity. Edna ‘s Leadership Conversations “Keeping it Real on Purpose” Podcast has a global reach, with listeners in 100 countries and interviews featuring renowned leaders, offering valuable insights for today’s leaders and the leaders of tomorrow. Edna’’s blog is read by more than two million leaders each year and over 3,500 leaders from all around the world have participated in Edna’s Love Trauma & Healing series. Edna continues to invest in leaders worldwide by sharing her expertise and fostering growth and clarity in the leadership realm. Edna lives in New York on Long Island, with her pup Kooper, surrounded by her loving 3 children, 4 grands, mom, sisters, and nephews. Do you ever feel like you’re not being true to yourself? Like you’re putting on a mask to please others? If so, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with authenticity. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this presentation, I will share the power of authenticity and how you can live a life that is true to yourself. 5 Sentence bio: Edna White is a renowned Executive Team Summit Specialist and Entrepreneur Coach, recognized for her transformative approach to leadership development and team dynamics. With a deep understanding of leadership challenges, Edna provides entrepreneurs with unparalleled support that goes beyond mere advice. As the founder of 2nd Chance Inc, she empowers women to achieve optimal health and clarity in their purpose, identity, and strategies. Edna’s exceptional facilitation skills create a safe and productive environment for teams to explore their strengths, challenges, and aspirations. Her expertise extends to authoring the globally acclaimed book “Stuff! The Stuff No One Told Us…” and hosting the impactful podcast “Leadership Conversations.” With over 3,500 leaders participating in her Love Trauma & Healing series, Edna continues to inspire and transform leaders worldwide. Edna White is a successful 20+ time author, childhood trauma thriving survivor & advocate, life coach, public speaker, community advocate, certified instructor/teacher and podcast host with a straightforward practical approach that helps her clients identify and dissolve what keeps the stuck after life-changing trauma to get the life, relationships and business they deserve. From graduating from Nyack College to being certified by NYS as a Real Estate Instructor, Edna continues to make strides. She has created a successful 20+ year real estate career as a broker owner of Your Home Realty and continues to give back to the community as the President of the Greater Gordon Heights Chamber of Commerce and the Executive Leader of the Brookhaven Town NAACP. Edna White is recognized by international organizations like RAINN, American SPCC, and recently inducted into the Thinker 360’s, Faces of Long Island Diversity in Business LIBN award and Outstanding Service to the Community. If she is not doing what she loves like canoeing, traveling or writing she is spending time with those she loves