About DeLores

What do Oprah, Saks Fifth Avenue, Procter & Gamble, and Washington Post have in common? They all featured DeLores Pressley’s work.
DeLores brings an impressive blend of personal and professional experience that qualifies her to be an expert in her field.  She is an author, life coach and the Founder of the Born Successful Institute and Speak for Hire. She has spoken to 107,000 people in over 65 major cities and countries. Her client list includes:
  • Procter and Gamble
  • Roche Pharmaceutical
  • Athena International
  • FirstEnergy Corporation
  • Saks Fifth Avenue

Specific credentials include:

  • Has been interviewed on every major TV network: ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX including America’s top shows OPRAH and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
  • Being quoted and/or profiled in national publications; Glamour, New York Daily News, Ebony, Chicago Tribune, First for Women, Chicago Sun Times, Essence and People
  • Presenting for such organizations as Procter and Gamble, First Energy, American Business Woman’s Association (ABWA), eWomen Network, Farm Bureau Insurance, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Roche Pharmaceuticals
  • Founder & Principal of the Born Successful Institute, a professional and personal development company that helps businesses and individuals with their beliefs and behaviors to make the difference between success and failure
  • President of Dimensions Plus Model Agency where she represented over 100 models and placed them with companies such as Nordstrom, Lane Bryant, Just My Size, Dillard’s and Liz Claiborne
  • Founder of the Plus USA Woman Beauty Pageant and Convention which provided an opportunity for hundreds of women to achieve dreams. This event was produced for 16 years in Cleveland, Washington, DC and Chicago.
  • Has received many honors including Top Twenty Business Owners by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) & Key Bank Corporation, Outstanding Community Service Award from the University of Akron (where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree), and ATHENA Finalist sponsored by Inside Business Magazine.
  • Notables have commented on her work: Maury Povich says, “DeLores can do the job!” Jack Canfield, Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul says, “As much as I have read, I still learned something from DeLores.” Oprah says, “That’s great…That’s great!”
  • Serves as Vice-President on the Board of ABCD, Inc. (a non profit transportation and housing development)
  • Author of Clean out the Closets of Your Life and Believe in the Power of You