Author of the Amazon Bestseller En el Harén de Estambul (Honour, Heels and Headscarves) and passionate about empowering women's voices to reach far and wide.
CARLA is a former CNN correspondent and contributor to prominent media outlets like EL MUNDO newspaper from Singapore, Dubai, India, Turkey, Italy and Spain, countries where she has lived for the past eighteen years.
Carla is an expert in women empowerment and her mission is to amplify women ́s voices. She is the founder of the International Women Empowerment Initiative (IWEI) and a successful speaker on women’s empowerment topics for multinational companies and governmental institutions. In 2018, she co-founded BEPOW MEDIA , a disruptive digital media company for the personal and professional development of women.
In October 2023, She was awarded by the Women Economic Forum as “Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All”.
Her latest book # #SHAKTI, a novel that delves into the great inner feminine power, has been reviewed by Hello magazine as ¨a novel that will get to your heart¨
From 2000 to 2003, she was press advisor for the First Deputy Primer Minister and Finance Minister of Spain.
CARLA DE LA VEGA
Founder of IWEI, Bestseller Author and International Speaker.
"Carla de la Vega is a symbol of hope and strength, motivating others to work with her towards a more empowered tomorrow"
BOOKS
Carla is a recognized author of books about the woman universe. Author of the Best seller EN EL HARÉN DE ESTAMBUL (Honor, Heels and Headscarves. Real-Life stories of women from Istanbul) and of #SHAKTI, a novel that delves into the great inner feminine power.
“#Shakti is very cinematographic ...
it’s a beautiful novel” Mara Malibrán,
Ex-Chief Editor of VOGUE AND ELLE MAGAZINE
"Carla de la Vega displays here all her knowledge of the Eastern World"
VOGUE MAGAZINE
"A unique portrayal of women in Turkey"
HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS
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"A novel that will get to your heart"
SPEAKER
Carla is a communication expert and speaker on women’s empowerment topics, personal and professional growth and storytelling. She has given talks for multinational companies, like Intralinks or UBS bank, at European Union events held in Colombia or at the Women Economic Forum LATAM .
Her signature talk is "Maximise your potential and Boost Confidence outside your comfort zone".
With her talks you will earn:
AWARENESS: Increased awareness of own limitations
MOTIVATION: Boosted motivation
RISK TAKING: Willingness to go beyond the comfort zone
IMPROVE PERFORMANCE: Employees and consequently that of company
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"The talk was fantastic,
I personally enjoyed a lot, it was very interesting content with very useful tips to put in practice. "
Patricia Gómez
INTRALINKS SALES DIRECTOR IBERIA
̈"I found the talk very inspiring and in fact I think I have gained a degree of self- confidence and self-esteem on a professional level. "
Yolanda García Fuentes
M&A ANALYST AT TELEFONICA
"Very inspiring everything you said in your talk."
María De las Hera
SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (BANKING & LENDING) AT TINK
ENTREPRENEUR
Carla is the Founder and CEO of the International Women's Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), an international initiative with a mission to unleash the full potential of women in the workplace, promote diversity and empower organizations to achieve better business results. This bespoke, research-backed, interactive EdTech platform is dedicated to the empowerment and inclusion of women in the workplace, aiming to create environments where women can thrive.
The inspiring story behind IWEI
Listen to Carla's inspiring personal journey from overcoming a dark period of self-doubt to becoming an international expert on personal confidence. Discover how she founded IWEI, created a media outlet that has impacted over 20 million women, and empowered countless individuals along the way.
