Hi! I'm Stephanie! I'm passionate about building impactful partnerships, enabling businesses to grow, and making sure the social impact community thrives. With over a decade of consistently generating seven and eight figure annual revenue for companies, I understand what it takes to drive success.

Over the last 15 years working with non-profit, government and for profit businesses, I've developed a unique process for building community and generating revenue through a partnership growth mindset. I've been fortunate to develop programs and partnerships that have touched lives across the globe, from India to the United States and beyond. I've created thousands of ecosystems and opportunities that unite governments, educators, employers, and donors to make tangible change.

I believe that together we can achieve great things and am committed to paving the way for a more inclusive, impactful future.

Stephanie Wilson

There is something about a sunrise from above the clouds.

You take off in the dark. Everything feels heavy and flat.

And then, the plane breaks through.

Light.

Perspective shifts fast at 30,000 feet.

The weather that felt all encompassing on the ground is suddenly just a layer.

I always find myself thinking about how often that is true in life and work too.

What feels overwhelming up close can look very different with a little distance.

Grateful for early flights. Grateful for perspective. 

Grateful for the reminder that the sun was there the whole time.

#HomewardBound #HomeForARest #Thankful

Cross-Sector Growth Strategist | $100M+ in Government & Partner Funding Secured | Nonprofit • Tech • Education • SaaS | Founder – The Uplift Collective

I do not listen to podcasts. My brain tends to wander halfway through and suddenly I am thinking about a completely unrelated idea.

And I don't read as many books as I think I should.

What I do love?
Articles.
Webinars.
Panels.
Micro learning.
Real conversations in rooms with smart people.

I learn best in short bursts. In live exchanges. In moments where I can connect dots immediately to the work in front of me.

So I am curious.

What are your best sources for sharp, practical learning right now?

Think:
• Articles you actually read to the end
• Webinars worth attending
• Newsletters that are not fluff
• LinkedIn voices who make you think
• Short reads that shift your perspective

Drop one recommendation below ⬇️  please!

I want things I can absorb, apply, and think about right away.

Learning does not have to be long to be meaningful.

#ProfessionalDevelopment #Learning #GrowthMindset

I love small group facilitation.

When leaders from different sectors lean in.
When someone shares a real example instead of a polished talking point.
When one insight sparks another.
When you can almost feel ideas building on top of each other in real time.

Small groups have a different rhythm.

They’re more intimate.
More honest.
More generous.

It’s less about presenting and more about listening.
Less about being right and more about learning.

Facilitating those spaces is about holding the structure lightly.
Watching the clock so no one has to.
Making sure every voice has room.
Asking the question that helps the group go one layer deeper.

There’s something powerful about creating a space where people are willing to share what they’re seeing, what they’re struggling with, and what they’re trying.

Not to impress.

To contribute.

That exchange and the cross-pollination of ideas is what I love most.

That’s the work behind the work.

And it never gets old.

#GrowthMindset #KnowledgeSharing

I’ve been pretty heads down this week.

Working through deliverables for clients.

Problem solving in creative ways.

Building out plans for new engagements.

It’s that deep focus work that I really love.
No noise. No rushing between things. Just time to think, map ideas out, and work through challenges properly.

There’s something really freeing about that kind of space. It’s also where the most exciting ideas tend to show up.

Not every week is like this. But when it is, I’m always reminded how much I enjoy the craft of the work itself.

Solving problems. Building plans. Figuring things out.

That part never gets old.

Jedno The Uplift Collective #ProposalDevelopment #ProgramDevelopment #Concept #Ideation #GrowthMindset

There is a moment in almost every skill where things start to feel easier.

Not because the work became simple.

Because you have done it enough times that your brain recognizes the patterns. 

You see what matters faster. You know where to focus.

That moment happened to me this week.

I was reviewing an application for someone and preparing feedback. As I worked through it, the adjustments that were needed felt obvious. The gaps. 

The places where the story could be clearer. The pieces that needed to connect.

The suggestions just rolled off the tongue.

It reminded me how much practice sits behind moments like that.

Years of reading applications. Writing them. Seeing what works. Seeing what does not.

Practice is what creates that shift.

The more time you spend learning the fundamentals, the more room you have later to experiment, adapt, and think creatively.

It applies to almost everything. Leadership. Strategy. Writing. Problem solving.

The early reps may feel repetitive.

They are also what make the interesting work possible later.

#ProposalWriting #NonProfit #RevenueGrowth #BusinessDevelopment #Learning

A pattern I see in many organizations.

They think the challenge is funding.

But when we dig deeper, the real issue is clarity.

Clarity about what they actually do.
Clarity about outcomes.
Clarity about how their work connects to broader priorities.

Funding usually follows clarity.

Without it, even strong ideas struggle to land.

#Funding #ProposalDevelopment #ConceptDevelopment

Inspired by Jesika Arseneau - I've decided to participate in the Coldest Night of the Year walk and fundraise.  I have 6 days to fundraise so consider helping a girl out! 🙏 

The Coldest Night of the Year is a family-friendly 2 or 5 km fundraising walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness.

Each year in February, tens of thousands of Canadians step outside the warmth and comfort of home to shine a light of welcome and compassion in their communities. Since 2011, the Coldest Night of the Year has raised over $75,000,000 across Canada in 190 Canadian communities – 100% of net proceeds stay local to support our CNOY charity partners. Learn more about our history.

I didn't realize how big this event was or how many locations there are. I encourage everyone to check it out!!

This is my first year and hoping to make it an annual tradition. I'm fundraising so please consider donating (or looking online to donate to someone walking in your community).

https://lnkd.in/eTrGicCw

#CNOY #CNOY2026 #Stittsville #Canada #Community #Fundraiser

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There’s a lot in the headlines lately about major shifts from changes in procurement policy designed to support key sectors and workforce needs, to teams digging deep in the Winter Olympics. 

And it makes me think about this:

Progress isn’t always linear.

It’s not a straight line from A → B.

Sometimes it’s:
• a policy update that reshapes opportunity
• a team rallying after an early setback
• a training room moment nobody ever sees
• a person trying something hard again and again

Whether it’s athletes chasing Olympic dreams or teams trying to solve big workforce challenges, what unites real progress is this:

effort + consistency + community

A reminder today that what matters most isn’t just where you end up,
it’s how you move toward it together.

#Community #TogetherWeCan #ProgressOverPerfection

I love, love, love this. And just need to share!

This is my reply to every email I've missed since Jan 1st.

It's not you, it's me.

And also it's not me, it's *gestures broadly* all of this. 

It's that I learned about the most horrific thing done to children by the men who run *all of this*, before I even left my bed this morning. 

It's the constant deluge of messages on every platform, and the expectation that we are all always available, everywhere, and if we're not, then we're failing. 

It's that we can work this hard and do this much, and they still laugh at us when they think we're not listening. 

It's all of it. 

It's untenable to live in this reality right now as a woman and a mom, and I'm going to do more about it. But in the meantime,  I do apologize for missing your email. 

But I want you to know, it is absolutely not you. 

I love you. 

*boops your nose*.

Top Voice —Follow for posts on leadership, high-performance, and peak productivity 🦉 I help business leaders reclaim their time and accomplish more by leveraging the expertise of our top 1% offshore executive assistants

The most successful founders I know have one thing in common.

Their business does not need them every minute of the day.

That realization is what led me to build what I built.

I started it because I tasted freedom.

There was a moment early on when I realized something simple:

Success is not exciting if you are too tired to enjoy it.

I was building.
Creating.
Growing.

But what changed everything was not more revenue.

It was support.

Real support.

The kind where:

• my inbox wasn’t waiting for me in the morning
• my calendar finally had white space
• follow-ups happened without mental notes
• projects moved while I was with my family

The real flex is not what you own.

It is buying back your time.

Because every day I see brilliant founders stuck in reactive mode, solving low-level friction when their genius belongs in strategy.

This is exactly the problem the Force Multiplier OS™ was built to solve.

At Vera Outsourcing, we help founders systematically buy back their time by pairing them with a world class Virtual Executive Assistant who thinks with you and installing the systems that multiply your impact.

This is not basic task delegation.

Your VEA operates as a true strategic partner trained to:

• anticipate priorities
• manage moving parts
• drive follow-through
• protect your focus

Alongside the assistant, we install the operational structure most founder-led businesses are missing:

• workflows and SOPs
• task and follow-up systems
• communication rhythms
• ownership clarity

So work keeps moving forward without everything depending on you.

What changes is not just productivity.

It is breathing room.

Fewer fires.
Less decision fatigue.
More white space on the calendar.
More strategic thinking time.
More life outside the business.

Because real leverage is not doing more.

It is building a business that no longer requires your constant presence.

A Rolex is visible.
A Ferrari turns heads.
A designer bag makes a statement.

But walking into your day calm, prepared, and clear
knowing your business runs without you gripping every lever…

That is quiet wealth.

If you are ready to step out of constant overload and into multiplied impact…

DM me “OS” or book a free strategy call through the link in my bio.

We intentionally work with a limited number of founders each month to ensure depth of support.

You can also download the Self Running Business Playbook in my Featured section.

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Growth isn’t free.
But neither is staying where you are.

Most founders don’t fear failure.

They fear the investment.

The hire.
The systems.
The restructure.
The shift in identity.

So they wait.

And while they wait…

→ Opportunities expire.
→ Energy drains.
→ Momentum slows.
→ Confidence erodes quietly.

You worry about the cost of going for it.

But have you calculated the price of staying stuck?

Staying stuck looks safe.

Until you realize it’s costing you:

→ time you can’t get back
→ deals you should’ve closed
→ talent you should’ve hired
→ thinking space you no longer have
→ the version of you that leads calmly

Here’s what I tell founders when they’re hesitating:

1/ Inaction compounds just like action does.
Every quarter you delay structure, complexity grows.

2/ The real cost isn’t money.
It’s decision fatigue and lost strategic focus.

3/ If everything still runs through you, you don’t own a company.
You own a dependency.

4/ Growth requires upgrading your operating system.
Not just adding more effort.

5/ The safest move long-term is installing leverage early.
Systems. Delegation. Ownership beyond you.

You built the business for freedom.

Don’t accidentally build a cage.

If this hit close to home, pause for a moment.

Ask yourself:

What is staying exactly where I am costing me right now?

And what would change if I stopped operating as a Force of One?

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Credits to Mel Robbins for this powerful visual. 

📌 If you saw yourself in this post, that’s exactly what the Force Multiplier OS is built to fix.

We install the leverage your business is missing:

→ systems that hold the work
→ delegated ownership that moves decisions
→ a world-class Virtual Executive Assistant who takes real weight off your plate

So growth no longer depends on you being everywhere.

DM me “OS” if you’re ready to stop paying the price of staying stuck.

Or start here: https://lnkd.in/dxR3Ht67

From “Always On” to “Finally Free” in 90 days.

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Growth doesn’t die from lack of talent.

It dies from poor time choices.

You can have the best ideas in the world…

But if your calendar is chaos, your systems live in your head, and you’re still doing everything yourself

Scaling will always feel just out of reach.

I created this visual cheat sheet to help you spot the habits silently stalling your growth

Even if you’re smart, strategic, and deeply driven.

Here are the 10 Time-Wasting Habits That Kill Momentum (even when your vision is big):

1 Being the Bottleneck
↳ Approving everything You are the block not the leader
↳ Fix: Define decision rules and push ownership down to your team

2 Reactive Scheduling
↳ If your day serves others priorities your strategy suffers
↳ Fix: Time block your top three priorities before opening your calendar

3 Manual Everything
↳ Still doing it all by hand Automate or stay stuck
↳ Fix: Identify repeat tasks and automate or templatize them first

4 No Clear SOPs
↳ If the answers live in your head your team cannot scale
↳ Fix: Document once in a simple SOP and store it in one central hub

5 Low Impact Tasks
↳ You are too valuable for inbox zero and formatting slides
↳ Fix: Delegate anything that does not require your unique expertise

6 Avoiding Delegation
↳ Only I can do it is costing you hours and growth
↳ Fix: Start with a 30 percent handoff and improve through feedback

7 Strategy in the Cracks
↳ Big thinking cannot happen in 10 minute gaps
↳ Fix: Protect weekly deep work blocks for CEO level thinking

8 Chasing Everything
↳ Saying yes to everything equals diluted focus
↳ Fix: Set clear quarterly priorities and filter opportunities against them

9 Ignoring Energy
↳ Burnout leads to bad decisions Protect your bandwidth
↳ Fix: Design your day around peak energy windows not just availability

10 No Metrics
↳ Guesswork bleeds momentum Clarity comes from data
↳ Fix: Track a simple weekly dashboard tied to growth and time
 
If even two or three of these are hitting a nerve…

That’s a sign it’s time to shift from doing to designing.

Want to scale faster?

✅ Set up delegation systems
✅ Automate predictable workflows
✅ Protect your energy and strategy time
✅ Get an assistant who can anticipate needs and follow through

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📌 If you’re still answering emails, chasing updates, or re-explaining the same task… You’re burning time on things a smart system + assistant should be handling.

Let me show you how to buy back time and build momentum.
DM “Delegate” and let’s get your time back.

I didn’t start a Virtual Executive Assistant firm
because I love productivity.

I started it
because I tasted freedom.

There was a moment early on
when I realized something simple:

Success isn’t exciting
if you’re too tired to enjoy it.

I was building.
Creating.
Growing.

And I loved it.

But what changed everything
wasn’t more revenue.

It was support.

Real support.

The kind where:

→ My inbox wasn’t waiting for me in the morning.
→ My calendar had white space.
→ Follow-ups happened without mental notes.
→ Projects moved while I was with my family.

The real flex isn’t what you own.

It’s buying back your time.

Not because you’re overwhelmed.

But because you value your energy.

When you experience true executive support, something shifts.

→ You think longer.
→ You decide better.
→ You show up calmer.

You lead instead of react.

And I remember thinking:

More founders deserve to feel this.

Because here’s what I see every day:

Brilliant founders living in reactive mode.

High performers solving low-level friction.
When their genius belongs in strategy, not scheduling.

Teams waiting for permission.
When they could be empowered with structure.

Growth happening but without breathing room.
Momentum without margin.

Freedom available but not installed.

That’s why I built this.

Not to give founders “assistants.”

But to give them capacity.

→ To give them back their mornings.
→ Their evenings.
→ Their thinking time.

A Rolex is visible.

A Ferrari turns heads.

A Gucci bag makes a statement.

But walking into your day

calm, prepared, and clear

knowing your business runs
without you gripping every lever?

That’s quiet wealth.

Do you agree?

P.S. If you had 10 hours back this week, where would you invest them?

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Credit to Preston S. for this powerful visual!

📌 If this felt familiar, this is exactly what the Force Multiplier OS is built for.

We install the leverage layer your business is missing

→ systems that hold the work,
→ clear delegation that moves decisions,
→ and a world-class Virtual Executive Assistant who protects your time.

So growth doesn’t depend on you being everywhere.

DM me “OS” or start here:
https://lnkd.in/dxR3Ht67

From “Always On” to operating with space.

I once heard someone say:
“Be the person you needed when you were struggling.”

And I realized, almost everyone is carrying something you can’t see.

Stress. Self-doubt. Exhaustion. Silence.

Criticism is easy.
Judgment is cheap.
Negativity is contagious.

Most people don’t need another critic in their ear.
They already have one in their own mind.

But encouragement?

Encouragement is leadership.

It shows presence. Strength. Vision.

The ability to see people not just as they are… 

but who they can become.

And when you lead this way, your team doesn’t just work for you,
they grow with you.

Here are 5 simple encouragement habits leaders and founders should practice daily:

1/ Catch people doing something right
We are trained to spot mistakes. Train yourself to notice progress.

2/ Affirm effort, not just outcomes
Effort builds identity. Praise builds confidence.

3/ Ask: “What do you need to succeed?”
Support is more powerful than direction.

4/ Speak life in rooms where others stay silent
If you believe in someone, say it. Out loud. Often.

5/ Lead with curiosity instead of correction
“Help me understand” goes further than “Here’s what you did wrong.”

It doesn’t take much to change someone’s day, sometimes even their direction.

The world has plenty of critics.

Be the one who lifts.

Because someone out there is holding on by a thread today…

and your words might be the reason they don’t let go.

P.S. Who encouraged you when you needed it most?
Tag them. Let them know. 👇

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It’s Monday! Rooting for every leader building something meaningful this week. Let’s go. 🔥

Be an encourager. the world has plenty of critics already

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