Welcome! My name is Cheres "Reese" LaFrances Purnell and I am a Strength-based Leadership Development Consultant, Idea Curator, and Certified Masterforce Life Coach. I teach good leaders how to become great leaders and great leaders to become excellent leaders. I accomplish this by collaborating with my clients to assess their current leadership styles in order to determine their area of genius which then provides them with the tools they need to maximize their productivity, boost team engagement, and increase business revenue. As a Certified Master Force Life Coach, I also assist clients with releasing personal baggage and overcoming the barriers preventing them from finding the freedom to follow their dreams. I believe healing, happiness, and hope are the key ingredients to live, love, and lead a fulfilling life of limitless possibilities. So if you are ready to take the lead, tap into the greatness within, and live life free then I am the Coach for you!  Known as a Nonprofit Professional and Award-Winning Community Leader, I  have gained a reputation for building platforms that support the personal and professional development of business and community leaders. Through unconventional approaches to leadership development and aggressive creative strategies, I continues to build a brand that is one of Chicago's premier organizations for young women leaders. As the Founder and Executive Director of the Young Women Professionals League (YWPL), I currently lead a network of 160 young professional African American women who support the holistic development of girls as future leaders through the conduits of leadership development, service, philanthropy, and sisterhood.  If you asked me what motivates me, I would have to say it's my passion to empower millennials to not only connect to what they sell but more importantly to how they serve.” For more information on Cheresa Purnell or the Young Women Professionals League, visit reeselafrances.com or 40under40ywpl.org.