The Power of Emergence: A Memoir to Demystify Gender Identity and Inspire Belonging in the Workplace - Paperback
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A deeply personal story that illuminates gender identity, builds compassion, and inspires leaders to demonstrate meaningful enterprise allyship.
Ella knew from a young age that her lower anatomy seemed wrong, feeling a disconnect between her assigned gender and her actual gender. Though at the time, she didn't understand why she felt this way nor did she have the language to communicate what was happening inside of her. For years, she resigned herself to living with what felt like an irreparable divide between her inner truth and external reality.
Eventually, with purposeful internal work and corrective lower surgery, Ella fully emerged as herself-a woman, aligned with who she'd always been. Her emergence led to an unexpected and welcome calling as a leader in workplace gender equity. Ella's story combines the personal journey of honoring one's truth with the transformative power of acceptance and love, emphasizing the need for increased allyship and belonging in the workplace.
By exploring the complex concept of gender identity through the lens of her own experiences, Ella highlights the importance of creating supportive and inclusive spaces.
Through honest and vulnerable storytelling, The Power of Emergence offers profound insights into the innate nature of gender identity with the goal of increasing understanding, promoting enterprise allyship, and improving belonging for the gender-diverse and transgender workforce.
Ella Samson (she/her), founder and strategic operations leader of Emerge Collaborations, author, and speaker, is transforming how organizations approach gender equity in the workplace. She creates safe spaces for authentic dialogue about gender identity, helping enterprise leaders deepen their understanding, foster meaningful allyship, and improve belonging.
With an MBA from the Wharton School and more than thirty years of cross-functional leadership experience at organizations including Deloitte Consulting and Peet's Coffee & Tea, Ella has guided companies through complex transformations, operational improvements, and culture shifts. Today, she applies this expertise to enable organizations to address structural inequities related to gender identity through actionable enterprise-wide recommendations in policies, processes, and culture.
Ella's memoir, The Power of Emergence, helps readers understand gender identity and inspires meaningful allyship through authentic storytelling. Drawing on decades of operational leadership and lived experience, Ella collaborates with clients across the US and Europe to build understanding and enable enterprise-wide impact.
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