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A young woman shakes up the tech world in Corporate America, in a retro romp through the eighties, from Delaware to New York City's pulsing nightclubs, to the Louisiana bayou and the Alaska wilderness.
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Christina Como knows her way around the ER and a computer room.
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After a revealing truth and shocking rejection leave her with shattered dreams, Christina sets out to reclaim her life. Her passion and drive outpace naysayers and bullies, pushing her beyond her family's expectations and traditional gender roles.
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Silicon Valley East is the inspirational story of Christina’s reckoning with external forces and those within. Christina knows lives can be saved, yet the tech world is not moving fast enough.
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There are a hundred reasons why she shouldn't proceed. But there’s one compelling reason why she must.
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Nonfiction Books by Gina M. Wilson
Fearless First Year is a comprehensive guide for students to successfully transition and thrive in college, from an expert coach. Including insights from students' stories, and loaded with practical techniques-- from managing time and finances to making friends, this book inspires and equips students with skills and knowledge for their life-changing transition from high school, with well-being at its core. Essential for the college-bound and current college students.
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Fearless First Year received an award in 2023 from the Delaware Press Association!
Skills That Build is the intersection of cognitive psychology, business, and well-being, offering readers an accessible means to coach themselves on valuable success-generating behaviors in four critical areas: Communication, Empathy, Time and Focus, and Resilience. Learn and master these career-advancing skills that promote psychological health and well-being, using this book as your virtual coach on the bookshelf.
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You can order this book online at your bookseller of choice, from local or independent bookshops,
Books-a-Million, Barnes and Noble, Amazon and through online and local booksellers everywhere!
Volume orders can be purchased directly from the author. (See Contacts page below)
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BOOKS
SKILLS THAT BUILD
The Hard Science of Soft Skills for Work and Life
If you are ready to propel your career to the next level...
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If you are striving for both a successful career and a fulfilling life...
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Skills That Build provides the missing credential in your healthy success tool kit.
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Demand for leadership coaching has skyrocketed worldwide in the last five years, but few people can afford a professional coach. Even fewer receive coaching for career development and personal growth through their employer. Busy racking up buzzworthy credentials on their own time, today’s emerging workers and mid-career professionals teeter precariously between personal and career aspirations.
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​If ever there was a need for preventive mental health practices and accessible tools for workplace empowerment, the time is now. Just over a year ago, the workforce was focused on ascending the career ladder, with less attention paid to maintaining a healthy grip on personal well-being. Since then, the pandemic has underscored the need for resilience and effective ways to cope on both professional and personal fronts. While successful leaders build success from within, they must first lead themselves. This book becomes the virtual coach on the bookshelf, as readers learn and master career-advancing skills that promote psychological health and well-being. Anyone can learn these behaviors and enhance their current repertoire using this evidence-based guide for skills that build us.
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Skills That Build is the intersection of science, business, and well-being, from the perspective of a seasoned management consultant and executive coach with an academic background in cognitive psychology. It offers readers an accessible means to coach themselves on skills in four critical areas, which promote psychological health and generate success both in the workplace and at home.
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Through stories from coaching clients, groundbreaking scientific research, examples of business applications, and exercises to hone and master new behaviors, Skills That Build demonstrates actionable techniques and empowers readers to jump-start their uniquely personal strategies for growth.​
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College Success = Aptitude + x
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For a successful transition to college . . .
To optimize your college experience . . .
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Fearless First Year solves the equation for college success. College acceptance confirms a student’s aptitude for the rigor of higher education but is no guarantee of success once there. Between acceptance and graduation, students face countless hurdles. Nearly half of entering students require six years or more to graduate, while 30 percent fail to return for the second year. Too many students enter unprepared for the major life transition from high school to college.
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College success requires more than academic prowess. Social, emotional, financial, and life skills are critical. Students must stay focused, manage time, maintain physical and mental health, and engage within the campus community. Those who develop these skills before and during college will thrive. Transition preparation is key.
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Fearless First Year is an indispensable handbook for college-bound students to proactively prepare for a smooth transition and college success while also maintaining their well-being. Written by an expert coach with insights from current students, action checklists, and exercises, this guide inspires students to develop and practice behaviors for a Fearless First Year at college . . . and beyond.
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BIO
Author Gina M. Wilson, MS
Photo credit: Kelli Wilke
Holistic executive coach Gina M. Wilson, MS, works with organizations, students, and leaders to inspire and empower personal and professional growth through evidence-based practices. Gina is founder of the Skills That Build Leadership Development Program, the Fearless First Year College Transition Program, and System Strategies Consulting and Coaching As an experienced coach, software developer, healthcare strategist, college instructor, and management consultant, Gina brings a contemporary perspective to applied psychology and coaching.
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Her nonfiction books guide readers toward personal and professional development through evidence-based techniques used in her coaching.
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Gina's foray into fiction writing uses inspirational stories to shine a light on pervasive challenges readers face in today's society, families, and workplaces.
CONTACT
For inquiries about volume book orders, to arrange for coaching or professional development programs, or to book Gina to speak at your conference or event, please contact Gina directly via email at
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© 2025 by Gina M. Wilson, MS
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