Julie DeLucca-Collins is the Founder and CEO of Go Confidently Coaching and the host of the popular Casa DeConfidence Podcast. Julie began her career as a Pre-K teacher and later worked with Middle School students. Over the past 20 years, she has worked as a senior executive in the education industry and recently completed her tenure as Chief Innovation Officer for an academic solutions company based in New York City. Throughout her career, she gained significant expertise in policymaking, business development, and business operations. Julie worked to expand several companies into new markets and negotiated contracts on their behalf. She served as an advisor to several State Education Agencies in the implementation of federally funded programs as well as speaking at national educational conferences. Julie is a member of the state of Connecticut Governor Council on Women and Girls and is part of the Steering Sub-committee on Education and STEAM. She has been a mentor and coach to women in the professional world and Leadership programs at Community Colleges in her area for the past four years.