Lydia Fernandes

Lydia Fernandes is the president of MotivMode and is a Certified Personal Brand Strategist who helps professional women get unstuck by uncovering and leveraging their unique “wow factor”.  She believes that personal branding is a critical step in rekindling a woman’s work+life mojo.

Drawing from over 14 years combined experience in career development and adult education, Lydia has helped some of the most talented individuals who have struggled with raising their professional profile and communicating their business impact in an increasingly competitive marketplace.  Lydia is recognized for her authentic, supportive and fun style…..and for asking a lot of important, thought-provoking questions.  One of the biggest takeaways for clients is opening up a series of “a-ha moments” and creating a new and impressive sense of self.

Lydia has been featured in the First Lady of California’s Women’s Conference website as the subject of “Making Time To Live Your Dreams”.  She was selected as a top example of Well Branded Online Presence in the book The Quintessential Guide to Job Search 2.0 written by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.  Lydia is also named one of Toronto's "Women you need to know" in CRAVE Toronto, a book that celebrates and showcases some of the most creative, interesting and gutsy female proprietors throughout the city.