Don't Just Be a CEO, Be The Authority
My Story
Sybil Stewart is an entrepreneur, speaker, and ethical business strategist.
For 15 years, she worked as an HR Director at national and global corporations, championing for pay equity and gender equality. Armed with this expertise and a rare skillset to help build, grow and scale billion-dollar businesses, she supports new women entrepreneurs with personal development and business strategy.
Sybil has been a featured Talk Show Host on Women Win Network, quickly gained national attention in the Business Insider, and can be seen on women's empowerment stages across the U.S.
Sybil believes that business is personal and that the future of work will require a transition from "the norm" of business as usual. Thus, she partners with organizations and institutes of higher education who are prepared to embrace 5 generations, hybrid environments, and whole person workplaces.
Rebuilding Communities
She is on a mission to empower women who value their independence to pursue personal goals while building a memorable legacy.
Sybil is a volunteer image consultant at Dress for Success, a Board member of Haven House Services and regularly supports local music programs. Additionally, she is a TEDx Host, and Adjunct Professor at Shaw University, the oldest HBCU in the state of North Carolina.
Sybil Stewart holds a masters of public administration from the University of Alabama - Birmingham and recieved her PHR (Professional of Human Resources) in May 2018.
A SWIFT EXIT
This is not what I wanted. I wanted the security of a corporate environment, the steady pay of a 9-5.
Was it ego or something more? Each denied job application made me more insecure about every achievement and accolade.
How was it possible that at the height of my career, it seemed that none of my skills were desirable anymore?
When things don't make sense, we question our value. When people are no longer kind we start to think "is it me?". In this case it was.
It was clear that I couldn't go back...
The exit from corporate brought two things that I didn't anticipate. Peace and clarity.
BEING A SOLOPRENEUER DOESN'T MEAN DOING BUSINESS ALONE
ON BUILDING AUTHORITY
Where are all the resources?
What do you mean you won't help me start my business?
But I don't have anymore options...I've tried everything.
Why won't you help?
A coach told me I wasn’t ready, that she didn't help "women like me".
When I sought advice from my local SCORE office, hoping for support, they suggested I might be better off returning to a corporate job.
But deep down, I knew I was meant for something different.
I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was called to carve my own path, to build something that was entirely mine.
So, I bootstrapped, learning everything from scratch and tackling each challenge head-on.This journey wasn't easy. I faced roadblocks and societal norms that seemed designed to make me doubt myself.
But every challenge reinforced my purpose.
Today, I'm here not just as an entrepreneur but as a guide and supporter for other women who are taking this brave step into business ownership.I know how tough it can be — the early mornings, the late nights, the 'just one more coffee' moments.
Starting a business is hard enough; my mission is to make it as easy and accessible as possible for women.
