Nieama Booker: It’s not about where you come from.

By: Peter Casale

The Jersey City born V Teamer tells her story of of how she went from hard times to celebrating at President’s Cabinet.

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Have you ever felt like giving up? Nieama Booker has. If you were her, you probably would too. But she made a choice that she wasn’t going to let her circumstances define her.

Instead, she defined herself — as determined, hopeful and passionate. I’ll even go ahead and throw in a fourth, fearless.

Determination is the most important thing to succeed - not just in yourself but to instill it in the people around you

Nieama Booker

Nieama began her career in a Customer Service Call Center in Morristown, NJ. Seventeen years later, she’s a top Verizon Enterprise Solution Sales Leader and Multiple President’s Cabinet winner.

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About the author:

Peter Casale is a member of the Verizon Corporate Communications team. He's the resident writer, producer and creative who likes to tell stories — just ask his parents, he's been doing it his whole life. 

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