How do you turn setbacks into fuel for impact? Valecia “Dr. V” Dunbar has made a career out of answering that question.

In this episode of Founders’ Forum, Dr. V shares her journey as a founder, strategist, and visionary leader. From overcoming personal and professional challenges to creating spaces where leadership and innovation can thrive, she shows us what it means to transform adversity into opportunity. With her unique perspective, Dr. V offers lessons not just in resilience, but in building something bigger than yourself.

Listeners will walk away inspired and equipped with practical insights for navigating their own leadership paths.

Key Takeaways:

• How Dr. V turned challenges into steppingstones for growth
• Why purpose-driven leadership matters more than ever
• The role of storytelling in connecting vision to impact
• Strategies to stay resilient while scaling a mission-driven business

About Valecia “Dr. V” Dunbar:

Dr. Valecia Dunbar (Dr. V) is the visionary Founder and CEO of The Center for Confidence | Full ConfidenceRX (FCRX), a premier organizational leadership firm specializing in professional, business, and financial coaching for top performers and mission-driven changemakers. With a passion for helping leaders thrive in complex environments, she has become a trusted advisor to executives, entrepreneurs, and institutions across the globe.

A subject-matter expert in organizational crisis & leadership, Dr. Dunbar serves on the MBA Advisory Committee at the Forbes School of Business & Technology and has led national research efforts as a Senior Research Facilitator, including groundbreaking studies on the impact of COVID-19 on multicultural businesses. As a Business Advisor with Goldman Sachs’ Black in Business accelerator, she champions women-owned solo enterprises, guiding founders toward long-term financial growth and sustainability.

Her latest endeavor, The New LaVilla, is a bold $1 million+ community reinvestment and commercial real estate crowdfunding campaign to convert a historic landmark into modern coworking space and entrepreneurship hub in Jacksonville, FL—reviving a historic neighborhood through innovation, ownership, and collective vision.

Follow her work and her series “Lost fortunes” on LinkedIn and across social media @TheTrueDrV.

Connect:

Website: www.fullconfidencerx.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drdunbar/, linkedin.com/company/the-new-lavilla/
Facebook: facebook.com/thecenterforconfidence