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Here's my "bio"
(For a quick copy and paste if you’re featuring me in your podcast, show, summit, mastermind, etc.)
Westley Sorgente (@wesorgente) is a high-performance expert, coach, trainer, vlogger, podcast host, and adventurer. He’s passionate about creating the resources and tools needed for young executives to excel under pressure and develop the confidence required to step outside their comfort zones.
Westley attributes a large part of his coaching approach to his South African upbringing and unique career path.
After quitting his 9 – 5, Wez chose to pursue his passion and enter the professional self-development and training space. In 2007, he founded a team building and leadership training company.
Growing up in Cape Town, Wez also saw the value in combining the thrill and adventure of the outdoors with soft-skill training to liven up what typically is considered a dull niche.
He was certified as one of John C. Maxwell's founding members of John's international team of coaches, speakers, and trainers.
Wez quickly realized that he had a knack for helping people confront their limiting beliefs and face the fears that hold them back, and he started focusing more intentionally on that.
After launching his online coaching company, it wasn't long before Wez was drawn to the global trend of coaching & training online. He jumped at the chance to hone his skills as a certified trainer for Dale Carnegie Digital, training and coaching people from organizations like Dell, Microsoft, NASA, the US Army, Harris Teeter, Eversource, Apple, etc.
He made such an impact that he received the Top International Online Trainer award of 2019! This is an award gained from anonymous surveys submitted by the participants in his many classes.
Wez is not your conventional, average, run-of-the-mill coach & facilitator. He is an alchemist mixing adventure, fun, a little NLP, and even a dab of fire walking or board breaking here and there… he strives to make his sessions as impactful, purposeful, and transformative as possible. He speaks the truth with love and understanding for your benefit and to facilitate growth and internal transformation.
Here's my "bio"
(For a quick copy and paste if you’re featuring me in your podcast, show, summit, mastermind, etc.)
Westley Sorgente (@wesorgente) is a high-performance expert, coach, trainer, vlogger, podcast host and adventurer. His passion in life is to create the resources and tools needed for young executives to be able to excel under pressure and develop the confidence and courage needed to step outside of their comfort zones.
Shorty after leaving his 9 to 5; Westley entered the professional self-development and training space in 2007 as the founder and owner of a team building and leadership training company in his home city of Cape Town, South Africa where he combined the thrill and adventure of the outdoors with soft-skills training in order to liven up, what typically is considered a very boring niche..
He went on to certify as one of John C. Maxwell's founding members of John’s international team of coaches, speakers and trainers. It was here Wez quickly realized that he had a knack for helping people confront their limiting beliefs and face the fears which hold them back and he started focusing more intentionally on that.
Having launched his online coaching company, it wasn’t long before Wez was drawn to the global trend of coaching & training online, and he jumped at the chance to hone his skills as a certified trainer for Dale Carnegie Digital, training and coaching people from organizations like Dell, Microsoft, NASA, the US Army, Harris Teeter, Eversource, Apple etc. He made such an impact there that Wez was awarded the Top International Online Trainer award of 2019. An achievement not handed out lightly, because this award is given in recognition of results gained from anonymous surveys submitted by the participants in his many classes.
Wez is not your conventional, average, run-of-the-mill coach & facilitator. He is an alchemist mixing adventure, fun a little NLP and even a dab of fire walking or board breaking here and there…
...he strives to make his sessions as impactful, fun and transformative as possible. He speaks the truth with love and understanding for your benefit and to facilitate growth and internal transformation.
Some of the organizations Wez's clients work for:
Now...
'I remember being left on the playground huddled in the fetal position on the ground. My school shirt, half on and half off. Everything was a blur because my eyes were filled with tears. After all, the itching hurt so much!
I was 11 years old, it was the 8th grade, and on this particular occasion, my classmates had opted to see how many itchy sycamore tree seed pods they could stuff down my shirt and crush... and then watch me writhe in pain and laugh.'
Not a day went by in my primary school and most of my high school career where I was not targeted, teased, bullied, and made to feel less than human. Even in my early days in the professional workplace, I was singled out and bullied a bit because of my lack of people skills (it was still early in my journey… and I had to learn the skill of confidence and raising the perceived value of myself.)
So yeah... You could say, "I've been there, done that & dealt with my fair share of professional bullying, as well as had the shirt full of sycamore seed pods to prove it!"
As a kid and even more so as an adult, I realize if you do not have the skills and confidence needed to take up space and be counted, work & life can be nothing less than painful, and whoever said, “words are just words,” does not know WTF they are talking about!
is traumatic & very painful!
Fortunately for me, I found a book - or instead, it found me - stressing the importance of having the right mentors in life as you finish school. The book changed my life, and I then embarked on a long road to find the right people, opportunities & tools to transcend these new ideas into practical strategies I could share with you.
I have no university degree to my name and was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I was born into a very conservative, middle to a lower-income Christian family which prioritized character & values over popularity and reputation.
I grew up very socially awkward and a bit of a goody-two-shoes. Perfect when you have ambitions to pastor a church or start a non-profit or welfare organization. Not so great if you want to relate or not threaten the status quo.
I got to where I am today through mentoring & coaching, hard work & learning in the trenches - dealing with high-school bullies, dealing with toxic managers, and interacting with abusive colleagues.
Today I am proud to be considered an elite performance coach, and I dedicate myself to helping people like yourself get out of the same value-less pit I was in for much of my adolescent life.
Although my clients may say, I am a persuasive, confident, and charismatic coach. In my eyes, I am just fulfilling my purpose to help people like you Stop Self-Sabotaging your Calm & Happiness!
Let me guide you on this journey, and I promise you this.
Put in the work.
Put in the time and be dedicated.
And you will transform yourself from being undervalued & under-appreciated to an impactful leader who influences.
This journey will be the most enjoyable, exciting & exhilarating journey you have ever embarked on. And like me and my story, your people and colleagues will not believe you have become the person you have become.
The transformation will be so incredible!
Don't you think you owe it to yourself to do so?
Now...
‘I remember being left on the playground huddled in the fetal position on the ground. My school shirt half on and half off. Everything was a blur because my eyes were filled with tears because the itching hurt so much!
I was 11 years old, it was the 8th grade and on this particular occasion, my classmates had opted to see how many itchy sycamore tree seed pods they could stuff down my shirt and crush... and then watch me writhe in pain and laugh.’
Not a day went by of my primary and most of my high school career where I was not targeted, teased, bullied and made to feel less than. Even in my early days in the professional workplace I was singled out and bullied a bit because of my lack of people's skills (it was still early in my journey… and I had to learn the skill of confidence and raising the perceived value of myself.)
So yeah... I guess you could say, "I've been there, done that & dealt with my fair share of professional bullying as well as had the shirt full of sycamore seed pods to prove it!"
As a kid and even more so as an adult, I realize if you do not have the skills and confidence needed to take up space and be counted, work & life can be nothing less than painful and whoever said, “words are just words,” does not know WTF they are talking about!
is traumatic & very painful!
Fortunately for me I read a book stressing the importance of having the right mentors in life just out of school, and I embarked on a long road to find the right people and look for the opportunities to tools to transcend those limiting beliefs.
Today I am proud to be considered an elite performance coach and I dedicate myself to helping people like yourself get out of the same value-less pit I found myself in... for much of my adolescent life.
I have no university degree to my name and was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. In fact I was born into a very conservative, middle to lower income Christian family which prioritized character & values over popularity and reputation. As a result, as a kid, I grew up very socially awkward and a bit of a goody-two-shoes. Good… if you have ambitions to pastor a church or start a non-profit or welfare organization... not so great if you want to relate or not threaten the status quo.
I got to where I am today through mentoring & coaching, hard work & learning in the trenches… dealing with high-school bullies, putting up with toxic managers and interacting with abusive colleagues.
After years and years of trial and error, mentoring, reading up and studying at the feet of some very influential and impactful names out there, I guess I can say (I still have that little voice in the back of my head saying be humble Wez. No bragging or showing off!) because my clients and participants constantly say it… that I have managed to become a very persuasive, confident & charismatic coach & facilitator who makes it his mission to help people like you find their CALM & Supersize their Confidence & Courage.
I promise you this… should you put in the work, time & dedication… this journey from being undervalued & under-appreciated to impactful leader & persuasive influencer will be the most enjoyable, exciting & exhilarating journey you have ever embarked on… and like me and my story, your people and your colleagues will not believe that you have become the person you have become, the transformation will be so great!
Don't you think you owe it to yourself to do so?
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