Ucheonye Maple, Managing Director at Noteworthy Consulting

Ucheonye Maple

Managing Director at Noteworthy Consulting

Professional Training and Coaching

Education: Prairie View A&M University - Johns Hopkins University

Ellicott City, MD, USA

Biography

Ucheonye Maple is an esteemed thought leader in the fields of leadership development, empathy, and organizational development. With over two decades of experience in the aerospace industry, she has held prominent positions within Fortune 500 companies, leading and managing product development from concept to operations.

As the Managing Director of Noteworthy Consulting, a leadership and profesional development company, Ucheonye partners with leaders and teams on leveraging strength-based solutions to enhance engagement. Her expertise as a professional speaker, coach, and mentor in the STEM and entrepreneurial communities has transformed the lives of countless professionals.

Ucheonye's commitment to empowering others is further reflected in her role as the founder of the Women Who LEAP Community. Through this platform, she assists professional women in embarking on a journey towards reclaiming their time, monetizing their talents, and improving their overall well-being.

An accomplished author, Ucheonye has penned the impactful books "Bitter Not Better" and co-authored "Resilient: A Key to Being Brilliant." She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Leadership Essentials Program at Loyola University.

With her extensive expertise and dedication to fostering leadership, empathy, and organizational development, Ucheonye Maple is at the forefront of thought leadership in these fields.

Passion

I love seeing people grow and become a change agent.

I am willing to travel

More than 100 miles

When it comes to payments

I always get paid for speaking

Topics

career development engineering executive coaching for women career coaching science diversity in the workplace diversity and inclusion thought diveristy african americans in stem minority and african american women girls in science technology engineering math executive coaching executive presence womens leadership women entrepreneurship women empowerment women returning to work mbse

Best Story

When I went to a networking event with so many female engineers in attendance. As I was making my way around the room, I heard a group of early career engineers discussing how difficult it is to move up the corporate ladder. They were stating how hard it is to find sponsors or obtaining career advancing assignments. A fire was lit within me because I understood what they were saying, so I decided to start my own career development coaching and consultation company to provide African Americans and women STEM professions coaching and training services that will advance their career and their salaries.

Origin Story

After working for 14 years as an engineer, I was ready to be more challenge and gain more responsibilities. However, after interviewing for several positions and being told " you are not what I am looking for", "I don't know you" or "better luck next time". I was frustrated. It was then I decided to take ownership of my career. After, I made the decision to manage my career, I gained a position 2 levels higher and increased my salary by 20%. Looking back, it was the best thing that happened to me.